This blog is about Tony Bennett. Some of you may be thinking
of his album with Lady Gaga, or his duets with
k. d. lang, I however I'm thinking of the Tony Bennett who's been in my
life since the 1950s.
First off, I want to apologize for my entire generation. We
took his song," Lady of Spain," and changed the lyrics. We sang "Lady of Spain I adore you. Pull down
your pants I'll explore you."
At that point, we were into rock 'n roll, and we perceived
Tony was singing to our parents generation. Ah, what fools we.
He then sang, "I
left my heart in San Francisco," and so many loved that song. I met many
people, when I was living in Germany, who would say the words to the song and
say San Francisco was the one place they wanted to visit, out of all cities.
He always said, "I'm not about creating big songs, I'm
about creating great albums."
One of his albums had this beautiful song called "When
Joanna loved me." Every once in a while I think about that song and the
feelings it evokes. The song went,"
When Joanna loved me, every town was
Paris, every day was Sunday, every month was May." To me this song encapsulates what true love is all about. Now
Tony Bennett speaks to a new audience, in the same way he spoke to my parents
in the last days of the Great American Songbook.
Carry on Mr. Bennett, for you sing for the ages.
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