The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Are You Havin’ Any Fun?

The song of the day for Thursday, March 27, 2014 is “Are You Havin’ Any Fun?”

About This Song

“Are You Havin’ Any Fun?” was composed by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Jack Yellen. It was written for George White’s Scandals of 1939. Elaine Stritch recorded this song on her first album, Strich, released in 1956.

About This Version

Today’s version is from Tony Bennett’s 1959 Basie/Bennett album with Count Basie and His Orchestra. Like today’s song, this album is a lot of fun.

Today’s song is dedicated to my good pal Nick, who always reminds me to have fun. Thanks, Nick.

http://open.spotify.com/track/7Bm7PmBH5fCO2rzpZ7OXvB
“Are You Having Any Fun?” as well as the album Basie/Bennett is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Are You Havin’ Any Fun?

The song of the day for Saturday, June 22, 2013 is “Are You Havin’ Any Fun?”

About This Song

“Are You Havin’ Any Fun?” was written by Jack Yellen and Sammy Fain for the 1939 revue George White’s Scandals. Please visit our sister site, The Interactive Tony Bennet Discography, for more information about Are You Havin’ Any Fun?

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded this song in 1959 with Count Basie on their terrific swinging album Basie/Bennett. Please visit our sister site, The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography, for more information about Basie/Bennett, including session information.

http://open.spotify.com/track/2QMkgDxADnazpGUDkipfaK
“Are You Havin’ Any Fun?,” as well as the entire Basie/Bennett album, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Are You Havin’ Any Fun?

The Song of the Day for October 2, 2012 is Are You Havin’ Any Fun?

About Are You Havin’ Any Fun?

This song was written for George White’s Scandals of 1939, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Jack Yellen.

About This Version

We feature Are You Havin’ Any Fun? as we prepare for Viva Duets, which contains a duet of this song with Dani Martín. Today’s version is from the recently remastered album with Count Basie: Strike Up the Band!, from the 1959 Basie/Bennett album. Mr. Bennett also sang the song as duet with Elvis Costello on the original 2006 Duets: An American Classic.