Posts Tagged ‘Tony Bennett’
Greatest Love Songs Ever: #1 “Love is Here to Stay”
The best love song written by the greatest American composer was his last. George Gershwin died unexpectedly of a brain tumor at the age of thirty-eight. He composed the music for “Love is Here to Stay” shortly before his death in 1937. What a love song for the ages!
Read MoreGreatest Love Songs Ever: #4 “As Time Goes By”
The American Film Institute ranks “As Time Goes By” as the 2nd greatest movie song ever, even though you only hear 51 seconds of this love song on screen. And yet those few seconds define the entire film. Without it, Casablanca wouldn’t be the classic film that it is.
Read MoreGreatest Love Songs Ever: #5 “The Way You Look Tonight”
“The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn’t stop, it was so beautiful.” That was reaction Dorthy Fields had to hearing the music to “The Way You Look Tonight” the first time. Her lyrics made it even better.
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #30 “Cheek to Cheek”
Of all of the songs ever performed in the history of cinema, “Cheek to Cheek” ranks #15, according to the American Film Institute. That’s how good it is. It was…
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