The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Falling In Love with Love

The song of the day for Thursday, January 80, 2026, is “Falling In Love with Love.”

About This Song

“Falling In Love with Love” was written by Richard Rodgers and Larry Hart for the 1938 Broadway musical The Boys From Syracuse, pairs a beautiful Rodgers waltz melody with the adult and rather somber lyric by Hart: in other words, a perfect Rodgers and Hart song.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Falling In Love with Love” on February 19, 1965, featuring an arrangement by Don Costa. The song was released in 1997 for he CD re-release of the album If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set.

“Falling In Love with Love,” as well as If I Ruled The World: Songs For The Jet Set, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: This Can’t Be Love

The song of the day for Wednesday, July 16, 2025, is “This Can’t Be Love.”

About This Song

“This Can’t Be Love” was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1938 Broadway musical The Boys From Syracuse. It is one of their most joyous and least ironic love songs. Both Benny Goodman and Eddy Duchin recorded the song in the late 1930s. In addition to Tony Bennett’s fine recording here, “This Can’t Be Love” has also been recorded by Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Diana Krall.

About This Version

Tony Bennett, with The Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet, recorded “This Can’t Be Love” from July 12-16, 1973, on his Improv label for the album Tony Bennett Sings 10 Rodgers & Hart Songs in 1973. Tony Bennett Sings More Great Rodgers & Hart, was also released in 1973. The songs were later released on The Complete Improv Recordings and Tony Bennett Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook.

The Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet was formed in 1973, with Braff on trumpet and cornet, Barnes and Wayne Wright on guitar, and John Guiffrida on bass. In July 1973, Tony Bennett and the quartet performed a concert at Alice Tully Hall in New York. The quartet played instrumentals the first half of the concert; Tony Bennett joined them for the second half and sang Rodgers and Hart songs. They recorded those songs two weeks later.

“This Can’t Be Love,” as well as Tony Bennett Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Falling In Love With Love

The song of the day for Wednesday, July 19, 2023, is “Falling In Love With Love.”

About This Song

“Falling In Love With Love” was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1938 Broadway musical The Boys of Syracuse. It pairs a beautiful Rodgers waltz melody with the adult and rather somber lyric by Hart: in other words, a perfect Rodgers and Hart song.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded Falling In Love With Love” on February 19, 1965, featuring an arrangement by Don Costa. It was released in 1997 on the CD re-release of If I Ruled The World: Songs For the Jet Set.

“Falling In Love With Love,” as well as If I Ruled The World: Songs For the Jet Set
 is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Falling In Love With Love

The song of the day for Wednesday, September 21, 2022, is “Falling In Love With Love.”

About This Song

“Falling In Love With Love” was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1938 for the Broadway musical The Boys of Syracuse, pairs a beautiful Rodgers waltz melody with the adult and a rather somber lyric by Hart: in other words, a perfect Rodgers and Hart song.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Falling In Love With Love” on February 19, 1965, featuring an arrangement by Don Costa. This recording was not included on the original 1965 release of If I Ruled The World: Songs For The Jet Set, but was (thankfully) used on the 1997 CD re-release.

“Falling In Love With Love,” as well as If I Ruled The World: Songs For The Jet Set, is available on Apple Music.

I’ve recently fallen in love with the score of The Boys From Syracuse, specifically the 1997 Encores! Concert, starring the late Rebecca Luker. Here is today’s song and another song that I’m completely over the moon for.

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Song of the Day: This Can’t Be Love

The song of the day for Monday, October 4, 2021, is “This Can’t Be Love.”

About This Song

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart wrote this song for the 1938 Broadway musical The Boys From Syracuse. It is one of their most joyous and least ironic love songs. Both Benny Goodman and Eddy Duchin recorded the song in the late 1930s. In addition to Tony Bennett’s fine recording here, “This Can’t Be Love” has also been recorded by Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Diana Krall.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “This Can’t Be Love” in 1973. It was released in 1976 on Tony Bennett Sings 10 Rodgers & Hart Songs, on Bennett’s Improv label.

This Can"t Be Love

Listen to This Can"t Be Love on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2004

“This Can’t Be Love,” as well as The Complete Improv Recordings is available on Apple Music.