Today’s song was one of the biggest hits of the 1930’s. It's a wistful number which has been recorded over 700 times since its first release. Give a listen!
As soon as I saw the name of this week’s song, I started singing it, & it kept running through my head ever since. Finally got a chance to listen tonight. I remembered it in Tony Bennett’s romantic style—& all his training still showed in his breath control, style, & pitch even when his voice began to fray. But the swing version forced my feet to dance (not publically, of course)—& yet respected the lyrics. What fun!
i love the way the big band style plays the melody first, emphasising the role of the actual music - the musicians weren’t just props for a lead singer. Tony Bennett’s ballad-version is rich and gorgeous in that movie-soundtrack, candle light sort of way.
I didn't know this song. Beautifully sung by Mr. Bennett. And what lovely lyrics. I added this to my playlist that we play after dinner while cleaning up. Thank you Debra!
I like Tony Bennett, but I love that sound of the Big Band dance hall and the Fox Trot beat. You can imagine a bunch of young people pushing the chairs aside and rolling up the carpet and putting the records on to dance, and then an older couple coming in and switching it to that slower romantic pace of this song, and everyone following along. I’ve probably seen that in a movie.
Tony Bennett definitely brings more “thought” to this ballad. His slow pace allows him to emphasize why it’s vital for vocalists to omit the “R” sound whenever it comes in the middle and end of words, as in “hee-ah” for hear, “nee-ah” for near and “faw-get” for forget.
As soon as I saw the name of this week’s song, I started singing it, & it kept running through my head ever since. Finally got a chance to listen tonight. I remembered it in Tony Bennett’s romantic style—& all his training still showed in his breath control, style, & pitch even when his voice began to fray. But the swing version forced my feet to dance (not publically, of course)—& yet respected the lyrics. What fun!
Thinking, imagining… God’s gifts to us.
That 1934 version!!!! I didn’t care if the vocals ever started, the instrumentals were so much fun. Made my day! Thank you.
i love the way the big band style plays the melody first, emphasising the role of the actual music - the musicians weren’t just props for a lead singer. Tony Bennett’s ballad-version is rich and gorgeous in that movie-soundtrack, candle light sort of way.
I didn't know this song. Beautifully sung by Mr. Bennett. And what lovely lyrics. I added this to my playlist that we play after dinner while cleaning up. Thank you Debra!
I like Tony Bennett, but I love that sound of the Big Band dance hall and the Fox Trot beat. You can imagine a bunch of young people pushing the chairs aside and rolling up the carpet and putting the records on to dance, and then an older couple coming in and switching it to that slower romantic pace of this song, and everyone following along. I’ve probably seen that in a movie.
Tony Bennett definitely brings more “thought” to this ballad. His slow pace allows him to emphasize why it’s vital for vocalists to omit the “R” sound whenever it comes in the middle and end of words, as in “hee-ah” for hear, “nee-ah” for near and “faw-get” for forget.