The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Love For Sale

The song of the day for Wednesday, August 28, 2024, is “Love For Sale.”

About This Song

“Love For Sale” was written by Cole Porter for the 1930 Broadway musical The New Yorkers. The song was sung by a prostitute advertising her services. The song was considered rather scandalous at the time. In fact, for the production of The New Yorkers, it was supposed to be sung by the white star Kathryn Crawford, but the song was assigned to an African-American singer instead. In spite of being banned from play on the radio, “Love For Sale” has had many fine recordings, including those by Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Miles Davis.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Love For Sale” on October 24, 1957, for The Beat of My Heart. For The Beat of My Heart, Bennett invited guest percussionists to play on the album; “Love For Sale” featured Sabu and Candido. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

“Love For Sale,” as well as The Beat of My Heart, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Love For Sale

The song of the day for Friday, October 1, 2021, is “Love For Sale.”

About Today

Love For Sale is available today, October 1, 2021. Order the CD and while you’re waiting for it to arrive, the streaming services will tide you over!

About This Song

“Love For Sale” was written by Cole Porter for the 1930 Broadway musical The New Yorkers, written from the viewpoint of a prostitute offering “love for sale.” The song was denounced because of the content and most radio stations refused to play it. More disturbing was the backlash about the song being sung by a white singer. They reset the song to performed in the Cotton Club and sung by a black female singer.

In spite of this, the song did become quite popular. Early recordings include those by Lily Holman and Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians and The Jack Teagarden Orchestra. Other recordings include those by Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Astrud Gilberto, and Elvis Costello. Tony Bennett recorded it in 1957 for his album The Beat of My Heart.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded “Love for Sale” for their 2021 album of Cole Porter songs, Love For Sale.

Love For Sale

Listen to Love For Sale on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga · 2021

“Love For Sale,” as well as the album Love For Sale is available on Apple Music.

We also have the music video made for the recording. Enjoy!

Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga - Love For Sale (Official Music Video)

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