The song of the day for Monday, August 17, 2026, is “May I Never Love Again.”

About This Song

“May I Never Love Again” was written in 1940 by Jack Erickson and Sano Marco. the first recording was by Bob Chester and His Orchestra. There several other big band recordings: The Charioteers, Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Perry Como on vocals, and Frankie Laine with Carl Fischer’s orchestra.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “May I Never Love Again” on May 8, 1955; it was released as single (on both 45 and 78 rpm). Percy Faith wrote the arrangement. In 1991, Bennett added this recording to Forty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett as well as the Fifty Years and Sixty Years updates.

“May I Never Love Again,” as well as The Columbia Singles, Vol. 4, is available on Apple Music.

I found this delightful version of “May I Never Love Again” sung by a Swedish quartet named Potential Scandal at a 2018 Barbershop Quartet competition. It’s incredibly beautiful and unusual.