It was introduced in Fred Astaire’s Swing Time of 1936, where Astaire croons it to Ginger Rogers. Charlap certainly did nothing during this performance (including a sweet and tender solo of his own) to make me question Bennett’s wisdom.Ībout the song: Kern composed the music, but the lyrics were by Dorothy Field. At the piano is Bill Charlap, whom Bennett had introduced as “the finest jazz pianist today,” but I’d never heard of him before. Bennett didn’t announce which Kern he’d choose, though, just began singing - the second round of applause greets the specific selection. The first occurs when Bennett agreed to Costello’s request to sing something by Jerome Kern. In this recording of the performance, you’ll hear two distinct bursts of applause at the beginning. Yes you’re lovely, with your smile so warm. Lyrics: Some day, when I’m awfully low, When the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you. Here, Bennett takes his time with it, even free-form vocalizing softly - and a very little - down towards the end. The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra. But his version “swings,” flirting (I guess) with the object of the song’s affection. I’ve had a Frank Sinatra cover for years. His performance of this old standard, at close to the beginning of the episode, greatly moved me. Tony Bennett was 82 years old when he appeared, in 2008, on Elvis Costello’s talk-and-music program, Spectacle.
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