The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: I Fall In Love Too Easily

The song of the day for Tuesday, May 19, 2026, is “I Fall In Love Too Easily.”

About This Song

“I Fall In Love Too Easily” was written in 1944 by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn for the film Anchors Aweigh, where it was introduced by Frank Sinatra. Significant recordings include those by Mel Tormé, Chet Baker, Johnny Hartman, Shirley Horn, and Anita O’Day.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “I Fall In Love Too Easily” in June 1992 for Perfectly Frank, his tribute to Frank Sinatra. Ralph Sharon, wrote the arrangement.

Perfectly Frank won the 1992 Grammy Award –for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

“I Fall In Love Too Easily,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available on Apple Music.

Here’s Frank Sinatra’s 1944 recording of “I Fall In Love Too Easily.”

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Song of the Day: East of the Sun (West of the Moon)

The song of the day for is “East of the Sun (West of the Moon).”

About This Song

“East of the Sun (West of the Moon)” was written by Brooks Bowman (Princeton University Class of 1936) in 1934 for a student musical production called Stags at Bay, produced by the Princeton Triangle Club. The song had great reception and was noted by Princeton alumnus F. Scott Fitzgerald. After his graduation from college in 1936, he worked briefly in Hollywood for the film industry, but decided to return to the East Coast. He was about to start a contract with a New York music publisher when he was killed in an automobile accident in 1937. The song is regarded as a jazz classic, with many fine recordings by artists including Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, and Diana Krall.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “East of the Sun (West of the Moon)” in June 1992 for Perfectly Frank, his tribute to Frank Sinatra. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement and led the trio that accompanied Bennett on the album (Sharon on piano, Paul Langosch on bass, and Joe LaBarbera on drums).

Perfectly Frank won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

“East of the Sun (West of the Moon),” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available on Apple Music.

We’ve included the 1940 recording of “East of the Sun (West of the Moon)” by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, with Frank Sinatra on vocals:

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Song of the Day: Last Night When We Were Young

The song of the day for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, is “Last Night When We Were Young.”

About Today

The Year of Tony Bennett remembers E.Y. (Yip) Harburg today; Harburg was born in New York City 130 years ago on April 8, 1896.

About This Song

“Last Night When We Were Young” was written in 1935 by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg. Harold Arlen considered “Last Night When We Were Young” to be one of his favorite songs. In American Popular Song, Alec Wilder calls it a “most remarkable and beautiful song … (that) goes far beyond the boundaries of popular music.” Yip Harburg has said that he doesn’t know exactly where the title came from but that “the juxtaposition of those two phrases is almost a whole world of philosophy.” All in all, it’s a very beautiful and introspective song that is much beloved by singers. Frank Sinatra included on his wonderful album In The Wee Small Hours. It has also been recorded by Judy Garland, Mel Tormé, Carmen McRae, and Tony Bennett.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Last Night When We Were Young” in June 1992 for tribute to Frank Sinatra: Perfectly Frank. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement.

Perfectly Frank win the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

“Last Night When We Were Young,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

The song of the day for Tuesday, February 17i, 2026, is “One For My Baby (And One More For The Road).”

About This Song

“One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)” was written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the 1943 film The Sky’s The Limit, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. Harold Arlen called this song one of his “tapeworms” as at 48 bars, it was longer than the standard 32 bar popular song. Alec Wilder, in American Popular Song, says that “the honors must go the lyric. Just imagine having the acuity and courage to start a song, as Mercer does, with ‘It’s a quarter to three!’.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)” in June 1992 for Perfectly Frank, his tribute to Frank Sinatra. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement.

“One For My Baby (And One More For The Road),” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available on Apple Music.

We have Sinatra’s 1958 recording of “One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)” from Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely, with an arrangement by Nelson Riddle.

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Song of the Day: Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me

The song of the day for Wednesday, February 11, 2026, is “Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me.”

About This Song

“Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me” was written in 1933 by Rube Bloom and Ted Koehler for the Cotton Club Parade – World’s Fair Edition. It’s been widely recorded by artists including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Joni Mitchell, and Frank Sinatra.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me” in June 1992 for the album Perfectly Frank, Bennett’s tribute to Frank Sinatra. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement.

Perfectly Frank won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

“Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available on Apple Music.

We’ve got Frank Sinatra‘s recording “Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me,” with a Nelson Riddle arrangement, from his 1957 album Where Are You.