The video of the Tony Bennett – Marie Gadú duet of Blue Velvet has been released!
Blue Velvet will be available on the Target release of Viva Duets as well as the iTunes version. You can preorder these versions now.
Viva Duets Preview: Steppin’ Out With My Baby
Tony Bennett and Christina Aguilera have released a preview of their song from Viva Duets, Steppin’ Out With My Baby.
It’s a terrific, upbeat arrangement of a great song by Irving Berlin, introduced in the film Easter Parade and famously sung and danced by Fred Astaire.
Head on over to Soundcloud to hear the song.
And don’t forget to preorder Viva Duets!
Song of the Day: I Wanna Be Around
The Song of the Day for April 19, 2013 is I Wanna Be Around.
About I Wanna Be Around
The story behind this song is legendary. A woman from Ohio named Sadie Vimmerstedt was a fan of Johnny Mercer. She came up with the first two lines of the song and thought they sounded like a Mercer lyric. She famously mailed a letter with those two lines to “Johnny Mercer, Songwriter, Los Angeles, California.”
Mercer agreed, and went on to write the melody and remaining lyrics for I Wanna Be Around. He asked Tony Bennett to record the song, which Bennett did in October, 1962. It was the foundation for his 1963 album of the same name.
Johnny Mercer gave 50 percent of the royalties from the song to Ms. Vimmerstedt, which allowed her to retire and travel the world.
About This Version
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Song of the Day: Rags to Riches
The Song of the Day for October 14, 2012 is Rags to Riches.
About Rags to Riches
This song was written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Tony Bennett’s original recording of the song was made in 1953 and reached #1 on the Billboard charts. Martin Scorsese fans may associate this song with Goodfellas, where it was used at the beginning of the film.
About This Version
We choose this song today in our preparation for Viva Duets, which will include a duet of this song with Romeo Santos. Today’s version is from Tony Bennett’s legendary 1962 Carnegie Hall Concert.
We’ve previously used Tony’s original recording of Rags to Riches as the song of the day. See the link below to view the topic for that version.
Song of the Day: Just In Time
The Song of the Day for October 13, 2012 is Just In Time.
About Just In Time
Written by Jule Styne (music) and Betty Comden and Adolph Green (lyrics), Just In Time is just one the great hits from the 1956 Broadway musical Bells Are Ringing. The stars of the show, Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin introduced the song. Tony Bennett recorded the song in the same year, and it was a big hit for Mr. Bennett. He introduced the song 1956 as a single.
About This Version
We choose this song today in our preparation for Viva Duets, which will include a duet of this song with Juan Luis Guerra. Today’s version is from Tony Bennett’s legendary 1962 Carnegie Hall Concert.
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