The song of the day for Friday, April 1, 2022, is “Funny Thing.”

About This Song

“Funny Thing” was written in 1954 by Jimmy Van Heusen (writing as Arthur Williams) and Carl Sigman. In his autobiography, The Good Life, Tony Bennett wrote “I was especially fond of a song I recorded that year called ‘Funny Thing,’ which was credited to the excellent lyricist Carl Sigman and a little-known composer named ‘Arthur Williams.’ Actually, ‘Arthur Williams’ was a pseudonym for publishing reasons by the great tunesmith and my great friend Jimmy Van Heusen. I thought ‘Funny Thing’ was a great song and a likely hit, and I was disappointed when it didn’t go anywhere

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Funny Thing” in 1954. Percy Faith conducted the orchestra and wrote the arrangement. This song was released as a single.

“Funny Thing,” as well as all the songs collected on The Columbia Singles, Vol. 3 is available on Apple Music.