![]() ![]() ![]() Patti Austin and James Ingram were the first to record “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” for the film Best Friends, and the song was nominated for an Academy Award. The lyrics advise, “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”Ĭomposed by Michael Legrand lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Top Hat starred the dream dancing couple Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.įirst released by Nat King Cole in 1948, the song is like a fable and lacks the witticisms of many other works in the Great American Songbook. Written by Irving Berlin for Top Hat (1935) The song is the first single from Bennett and Lady Gaga’s Cheek To Cheek album and kicks off their concert broadcast on Great Performances. Tony Bennett first recorded the song in 1959 with Count Basie and his Orchestra for the album Basie Swings, Bennett Sings (also sold as Strike Up the Band). Written by Cole Porter Anything Goes (1934) Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga bring new life to jazz classics in Cheek to Cheek LIVE! – but do you know the stories behind the songs? Learn more about what made them icons. Behind the Songs: Tony Bennett and Lady Gagaīy CHRISTINA KNIGHT, Senior Web Producer, Great Performances ![]()
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