The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Love Is Here To Stay

The song of the day for Sunday, June 6, 2021, is “Love Is Here To Stay.”

About This Song

“Love Is Here To Stay” was written by George and Ira Gershwin in 1937 for The Goldwyn Follies movie, which was released after George Gershwin’s death. It’s also known as “Our Love Is Here To Stay,” but the published title of the song omits the “Our.”

About This Version

Tony Bennett first recorded “Love Is Here To Stay” in 1959 for Hometown, My Town and again most recently with Diana Krall on their album Love Is Here To Stay. Today’s recording is from his 1962 appearance at Carnegie Hall, captured on the release of Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall.

Our Love Is Here to Stay (From "The Goldwyn Follies") (with Ralph Sharon & his Orchestra) - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962

Listen to Our Love Is Here to Stay (From "The Goldwyn Follies") (with Ralph Sharon & his Orchestra) - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra · 1962

“Love Is Here To Stay,” as well as Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall is available on Apple Music.
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Song of the Day: Love Is Here To Stay

The song of the day for Wednesday, September 28, 2016 is “Love Is Here To Stay.”

About This Song

“Love Is Here To Stay” was written in 1937 by George and Ira Gershwin for The Goldwyn Follies movie, which was released after George Gershwin’s death. It’s also known as “Our Love Is Here To Stay,” but the published title of the song omits the “Our.”

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Love Is Here To Stay” in 1958 for his album Hometown, My Town. The arrangement is by Ralph Burns.

Love Is Here To Stay

Listen to Love Is Here To Stay on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1959


“Love Is Here To Stay,” as well as Hometown, My Town, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Love Walked Right In

The song of the day for Thursday, January 16, 2014 is “Love Walked Right In.”

About This Song

George Gershwin wrote the music for “Love Walked Right In” in 1930, though Ira Gershwin’s lyric wasn’t written until 1937 for the movie The Goldwyn Follies, released in 1938. Louis Armstrong recorded it that same year and the song has stayed popular, with recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Artie Shaw and Sammy Kaye, among many others.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Love Walked Right In” in 1956 for his second full-length album Tony, released in 1957. It was arranged and conducted by Ray Conniff. Tony has always been an interesting album to me. On one hand, we hear the big dramatic sound that Bennett was known for early in his career. At the same, though, he’s singing songs in a more introspective manner, showing his impeccable phrasing, as in today’s song and “Lost in the Stars.”

http://open.spotify.com/track/12g7iTirVNLnBwSanuvi4o
“Love Walked In,” as well as the album Tony, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Love Is Here To Stay

The song of the day for Thursday, July 25, 2013 is “Love Is Here To Stay.”

About This Song

“Love Is Here To Stay” was written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1938 musical film The Goldwyn Follies, which was released shortly after George Gershwin’s death in July, 1937. It was the last song that George Gershwin composed. The song is a jazz and popular standard and has been recorded by singers from Nat King Cole to Ella Fitzgerald to Billie Holiday to Eric Clapton. The song ranks #57 on the jazz standards website.

About This Version

Today’s version is from Tony Bennett’s wonderful 1959 album Hometown, My Town. This is a remarkable album and if you don’t have it in your collection, I urge you to consider getting it; it’s $4.99 at iTunes and I promise you won’t be disappointed.

http://open.spotify.com/track/2EnIxktTOZc3kAPZ3fte40
“Love is Here To Stay,” as well as the full remastered album Hometown, My Town, is available from iTunes.