The song of the day for Tuesday, June 2, 2020, is “Then Was Then, Now is Now.”

About Today

This week, jazz and pop fans have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miss Peggy Lee, born as Norma Deloris Egstrom in North Dakota on May 26, 1920.

About This Song

Cy Coleman and Peggy Lee wrote “Then Was Then, Now is Now” in 1964; Miss Lee recorded it for her 1964 album of the same name.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Then Was Then, Now is Now” in 1965 for his album If I Ruled The World: Songs for the Jet Set. Don Costa wrote the arrangement.

“Then Was Then, Now is Now,” as well as If I Ruled The World: Songs for the Jet Set, is available from iTunes.

The song of the day for Tuesday, April 2, 2019, is “Then Was Then And Now Is How.”

About This Song

Today’s song, “Then Was Then And Now Is How” was written by Cy Coleman and Peggy Lee in 1964.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Then Was Then And Now Is How” in 1965 for his album If I Ruled The World: Songs For the Jet Set and features a Don Costa arrangement.

Then Was Then And Now Is Now

Then Was Then And Now Is Now, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

“Then Was Then And Now Is How,” as well as If I Ruled The World: Songs For the Jet Set, is available from iTunes.