The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: It Was Me

The song of the day for Wednesday,July 6, 2016 is “It Was Me.”

About This Song

“It Was Me” was written by Gilbert Becaud as “C’etait Moi,” with English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. It’s a beautiful love song that brings memories of summers past and, maybe, to come. In 2009, Tony Bennett named this as his favorite summer song on NPR; you can listen to the interview here.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “It Was Me” in 1962 for his great album I Wanna Be Around, released in 1963. This recording was also used on the 1971 album Summer of ’42.

It Was Me

Listen to It Was Me on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1963.


“It Was Me,” as well as I Wanna Be Around, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: It Was Me

The song of the day for Wednesday, July 15, 2015 is “It Was Me.”

About This Song

It Was Me” was written in 1960 by Gilbert Becaud as “C’etait Moi,” with the original French lyrics by Maurice Vidalin and the later English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. It’s a beautiful love song that brings memories of summers past and, maybe, to come.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded this song in 1962 for the album I Wanna Be Around, with a Marty Manning arrangement. The album was produced by Ernie Altschuler.

In 2009, Tony Bennett named this as his favorite summer song on NPR; you can listen to the interview here.

It Was Me

Listen to It Was Me on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1963.


“It Was Me,” as well as I Wanna Be Around, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: It Was Me

The song of the day for Thursday, July 17, 2014 is “It Was Me.”

About This Song

Today’s song, originally titled “C’etait Moi”was written in 1960 by the French composer Gilbert Bécaud with lyrics by Maurice Vidalin. The English lyrics are by Norman Gimbel.

About This Version

This is one of my favorite summer songs. And according to this interview with NPR, Tony Bennett thinks so too.

“It Was Me” is dedicated to my online friend Jeff Macauley, whose cabaret show of songs by Norman Gimbel is titled “It Was Me.” One day I hope to see this show live, instead of in clips on YouTube.

http://open.spotify.com/track/27SCZ5Gnb7YxnzoBJo2sZJ
“It Was Me,” as well as the album I Wanna Be Around, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: It Was Me

The song of the day for Sunday, June 23, 2013 is “It Was Me.”

About This Song

If there is a more perfect song to bring summer to life, I don’t know what it is. “It Was Me” was written by Gilbert Becaud  as “C’etait Moi,” with English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. It’s a beautiful love song that brings memories of summers past and, maybe, to come.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “It Was Me” for his 1963 album I Wanna Be Around. National Public Radio’s Melissa Block interviewed Tony Bennett about his favorite summer song, “It Was Me,” in 2009. Click here to listen to the story.

http://open.spotify.com/track/27SCZ5Gnb7YxnzoBJo2sZJ
“It Was Me,” as well as the entire I Wanna Be Around album, is available from iTunes.

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