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 Sunday, December 31, 2023, is “Some Other Time.”

About This Song

“Some Other Time” was written in 1944 by Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden for the 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.

“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: Lucky To Be Me

The song of the day for Wednesday, September 27, 2023, is “Lucky To Be Me.”

About The Next Few Days

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded their second album, Together Again, 47 years ago, from September 27-30, 1976, at the Columbia Studios in San Francisco. Their first album, The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, was recorded in 1975 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.

We’ll be featuring songs from Together Again for the next few days.

About This Song

“Lucky To Be Me” was written by Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden, for the 1944 musical On The Town, where it was introduced by John Battles. The song (as were most of the songs from the score) was cut from the 1949 film.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Lucky To Be Me” in September 1976 for their second album, Together Again, which was released in 1977.

“Lucky To Be Me,” as well as Together Again, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Some Other Time

The song of the day for Friday, August 25, 2023, is “Some Other Time.”

About Today

Today we are honoring the composer of today’s song, Leonard Bernstein, who was born on August 25, 1918, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. His musical career was legendary: conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, composer of classical music and musical theatre scores, pianist, lecturer, and author. To learn more about Bernstein and his work, visit Lenard Bernstein Office.

About This Song

“Some Other Time” was written by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, for the 1944 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 their first album: The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album.

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

I thought you might be interested in this version of today’s song from a studio recording of the score of On The Town, which features Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Nancy Walker:

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Song of the Day: Some Other Time

The song of the day for Wednesday, May 3, 2023, is “Some Other Time.”

About Today

Today we are celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Betty Comden, who co-wrote the lyrics of today’s song with Adolph Green. Comden was born on May 3, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. In 1938, mutual friends introduced her to Adolph Green and a life-long professional partnership was born. On The Town was their first Broadway musical. In addition to writing lyrics for musicals (including Bells Are Ringing, Wonderful Town, and Peter Pan), the pair also wrote scripts as well for Singin’ in the Rain and The Band Wagon.

Comden and Green sang “Rain on the Roof” in the legendary 1985 Follies in Concert. (The clip also includes Liliane Montevecchi singing “Ah, Paree” and Elaine Stritch singing “Broadway Baby.”)

About This Song

“Some Other Time” was written by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, for the 1944 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 July 1975 for thier first album: The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album.

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

I’m also including a recording of “Some Other Time” from a 1960 studio recording of the score, which features Betty Comden, Nancy Walker, Adolph Green, and Cris Alexander. It’s a lovely recording.

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Song of the Day: Some Other Time

The song of the day for Sunday, October 30, 2020, is “Some Other Time.”

About This Song

“Some Other Time” was written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green for the 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. The album was released in 1975 on the Fantasy label, Bill Evans’ label.

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