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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

May 4, 2016 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: I Love A Piano

The song of the day for Wednesday, May 4, 2016 is “I Love A Piano.”

About This Song

Irving Berlin wrote “I Love A Piano” in 1915! It was one of Berlin’s ragtime style songs and was introduced in the 1915 Broadway musical Stop! Look! Listen!, where is was sung by Harry Fox. It as recorded in 1915 by Billy Murray, but did not catch on immediately, due in part, I’m sure, to the fact that home phonographs may not have been as prevalent as they were a few decades later. Berlin included it in the 1948 movie Easter Parade with Fred Astaire and Judy Garland and since then the song has been well-received.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “I Love A Piano” for his live MTV Unplugged album, which won both Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance and Album of the Year at the 1994 Grammy Awards.

I Love a Piano - Live at Sony Studios, New York City, NY - April 1994

Listen to I Love a Piano - Live at Sony Studios, New York City, NY - April 1994 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1994


“I Love A Piano,” as well as MTV Unplugged, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Irving Berlin, MTV Unplugged, Stop! Look! Listen!

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