The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Maybe September

The song of the day for Tuesday, September 15, 2020, is “Maybe September.”

About This Song

“Maybe September” was composed by Percy Faith, with lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, for the 1965 movie The Oscar. The song is from the only movie that Tony Bennett acted in, where he played the good guy, an agent named Hymie Kelly. While the film received mixed reviews, this song is terrific and is beautifully sung by Tony Bennett.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Maybe September” in 1965 for The Movie Song Album, released in 1966. Bennett has said several times that this one of his favorites of the albums he’s made.

“Maybe September,” as well as The Movie Song Album, is available from Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Maybe September

The song of the day for Monday, September 2, 2019, is “Maybe September.”

About This Song

“Maybe September” was written in 1965 by Percy Faith, with lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for the 1965 movie The Oscar. It’s the only movie that Tony Bennett acted in (so far), where he played the good guy, an agent named Hymie Kelly. While the film received mixed reviews, this song is terrific and is beautifully sung by Tony Bennett.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Maybe September” in 1965; it was released in 1966 on The Movie Song Album. The song was arranged by Larry Wilcox.

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Maybe September” for their second album, Together Again.

“Maybe September,” as well as The Movie Song Album, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Maybe September

The song of the day for Sunday, February 24, 2018 is “Maybe September.”

About This Song

“Maybe September” was written by Percy Faith, with lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. The song is from the only movie that Tony Bennett acted in (so far), The Oscar, where he played the good guy, an agent named Hymie Kelly. While the film received mixed reviews, this song is terrific and is beautifully sung by Tony Bennett.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Maybe September” in 1965. It was released in 1966 on The Movie Song Album, which Mr. Bennett has said is one of the favorites of his albums. “Maybe September” was arranged by Larry Wilcox.

Song from ‘The Oscar'(Maybe September)

Song from ‘The Oscar'(Maybe September), a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

“Maybe September,” as well as The Movie Song Album, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Maybe September

The song of the day for Monday, May 29, 2017 is “Maybe September.”

About This Song

“Maybe September” was composed by Percy Faith, with lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, is from the only movie that Tony Bennett acted in (so far), The Oscar, released in 1965. Bennett played the good guy, an agent named Hymie Kelly. While the film received mixed reviews, this song is terrific and is beautifully sung by Tony Bennett.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Maybe September” with Bill Evans for their second album, Together Again, released in 1977.

Maybe September

Maybe September, a song by Tony Bennett, Bill Evans on Spotify


“Maybe September,” as well as Together Again, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Maybe September

The song of the day for Monday, September 30, 2013 is “Maybe September.”

About This Song

This song is from the 1966 film The Oscar, which starred Stephen Boyd and Elke Sommer and co-starred Tony Bennett as Hymie Kelly, whose memories of the lead character served as the narration of the film. This song was written by Percy Faith, with lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. I’ve never seen the film; alas, it not available on DVD. It does show up on Turner Classic Movies from time to time … I’ll try to keep an eye on their schedule and give everyone a heads up if and when it is shown again.

About This Version

As today is the last day of September, it seemed time to feature this song. Today’s recording is from Bennett’s 1966 The Movie Song Album; it was arranged by Larry Wilcox and conducted by Johnny Mandel. Bennett also recorded this song in 1977 with Bill Evans for Together Again.


“Maybe September,” as well as The Movie Song Album, is available from iTunes and amazon.com.

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