The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Some Other Time

The song of the day for Friday, August 16, 2024, is “Some Other Time.”

About Today

We remember Bill Evans, born on August 16, 1929, in Plainfield, New Jersey.

About This Song

“Some Other Time” was written by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, for the 1944 Broadway musical On The Town, the story of three sailors on leave in New York City and their romantic adventures. This song is sung at the end by two of the couples. Inexplicably, this beautiful song was cut from the 1949 film version.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Some Other Time” in June 1975 for The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album. If any recording can be called perfect, it’s this one.

“Some Other Time,” as well as The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: The Two Lonely People

The song of the day for Thursday, August 17, 2023, is “The Two Lonely People.”

About Today

We are proud to remember Bill Evans on the anniversary of his birth on August 16, 1929.

About This Song

“The Two Lonely People” was written in 1971 by Bill Evans; Carol Hall wrote the lyrics. The song first appeared on Evans’ 1971 The Bill Evans Album. The song was also recorded in 1974 on the album But Beautiful, recorded live with Stan Getz at Jazz Middelheim in Antwerp, Belgium.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “The Two Lonely People” in September 1976 for their second album, Together Again, released in 1977.

“The Two Lonely People,” as well as Together Again is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: My Foolish Heart

The song of the day for Saturday, August 17, 2019, is “My Foolish Heart.”

About This Song

“My Foolish Heart” was written by Victor Young and Ned Washington for a widely-panned film of the same name, based on a J.D. Salinger short story. Time magazine excoriated the score: “nothing offsets the blight of such tear-splashed excesses as the bloop-bleep-bloop of a sentimental ballad on the soundtrack.”

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “My Foolish Heart” in June 1975 for their first album, The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album.

My Foolish Heart

Bill Evans, Tony Bennett · The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album (Expanded Edition) · Song · 1975

“My Foolish Heart,” as well as The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, is available from iTunes.