That’s Entertainment

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PROFILE
Composer Arthur Schwartz
Lyricist Howard Dietz
Year Written 1952
About That’s Entertainment
This song was written for the 1953 MGM musical The Band Wagon, which starred Fred Astaire. It also served as the theme song for the very popular That’s Entertainment movie, released in 1974, with the greatest MGM musical songs and dances.

Lyrics

The clown with his pants falling down or the dance that’s a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean.
That’s entertainment!

The lights on the lady in tights or the bride with a guy on the side,
Or the ball where she gives him her all.
That’s entertainment!

The plot can be hot, simply teeming with sex,
a gay divorcee who is after her “ex”.
It can be Oedipus Rex, where a chap kills his father
and causes a lot of bother.
The clerk who is thrown out of work by the boss,
Who is thrown for a loss by the skirt who is doing him dirt.

Session / Album Information

1993

“That’s Entertainment” was recorded in July 1993 and was released that year on Steppin’ Out. It was arranged by Tony Bennett and Ralph Sharon.

That"s Enterainment

Listen to That"s Enterainment on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1993

This recording released on:

  • 1993: Columbia CD: CK 57424 — Steppin’ Out
  • 2011: Disc #59 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK58) Steppin’ Out

Stay Where You Are

photography by Herman Leonard

photography by Herman Leonard

PROFILE
Composer David E. Coleman
Lyricist William Engvick
Year Written 1952
About Stay Where You Are
Lyricist William Engvick collaborated frequently with composer Alec Wilder, writing lyrics for “While We’re Young” and “A Time For Love,” among others. David Coleman composed popular music in the 1950s, including “Tippy-Toe” and “Soda Pop Hop.”

Lyrics

Stay where you are
Here in my arms
This is the moment I’ve prayed for

Stay where you are
Close to my heart
This the night we were made for

Don’t watch the clock
Don’t say it’s late
Don’t leave me now lost and lonely

Can’t you feel it darling
Can’t you see what
What the nearness of you means to me

Please won’t you stay
Stay where you are
And make this moment last forever

Session / Album Information

1952

“Stay Where You Are” was recorded on August 26, 1952 and released as single that year. It was arranged by Percy Faith.

Stay Where You Are

Listen to Stay Where You Are on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

  • 1952: Columbia 78: 39866
  • 1952: Columbia 45: 4-39866
  • 2000: Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits
  • 2001: Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]
  • 2004: Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits
  • 2004: Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]
  • 2005: ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand…
  • 2007: Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony
  • 2011: Disc #4 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK4) The Columbia Singles, Volume 2

No One Will Ever Know

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PROFILE
Composer Fred Rose
Lyricist Mel Foree
Year Written ca. 1960
About No One Will Ever Know
“No One Will Ever Know” was primarily recorded by country artists, including Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Ferlin Husky and The Statler Brothers.

Lyrics

No one will ever know my heart is breaking
Although a million tears start to flow
I’ll cry myself to sleep and wake up smiling
I’ll miss you, but no one will ever know

I’ll tell them we grew tired of each other
And realize our dreams could never be
I’ll even make believe I never loved you
Then no one will ever know the truth but me

No one will ever know how much I’m pining
Each time the past comes back to haunt me so
No one will ever see the tears I’m hiding
You’ve hurt me, but no one will ever know

I’ll tell them I’ve found true love with another
That I was glad the day you set me free
I’ll even make believe I never loved you
Then no one will ever know the truth, but me

Session / Album Information

1952

“No One Will Ever Know” was recorded on September 4, 1952 and released as single the following year. It was arranged by Percy Faith.

No One Will Ever Know

Listen to No One Will Ever Know on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

  • 1953: Columbia 78: 39964
  • 1953: Columbia 45: 4-39964
  • 2004: Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett
  • 2007: Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony
  • 2011: Disc #4 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK4) The Columbia Singles, Volume 2

The Inch Worm

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PROFILE
Composer and Lyricist Frank Loesser
Year Written
About The Inch Worm
This song was written for the 1952 film Hans Christian Anderson, which starred Danny Kaye. In the film, Kaye is listening to the children in classroom reciting their arithmetic lesson and begins to sign about the inch worm he sees crawling in the flowers.

Lyrics

Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
That’s all you have on your business-like mind
Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
How can you be so blind?

Inch worm, inch worm
Measuring the marigolds
You and your arithmetic
You’ll probably go far

Inch worm, inch worm
Measuring the marigolds
Seems to me, you’d stop and see
How beautiful they are

Inch worm, inch worm
(Two and two are four)
Measuring the marigolds
(Four and four are eight)

You and your arithmetic
(Eight and eight are sixteen)
You’ll probably go far
(Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two)

Inch worm, inch worm
(Two and two are four)
Measuring the marigolds
(Four and four are eight)

Seems to me, you’d stop and see
(Eight and eight are sixteen)
How beautiful they are
(Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two)

Inch worm, inch worm
(Two and two are four)
Measuring the marigolds
(Four and four are eight)

You and your arithmetic
(Eight and eight are sixteen)
You’ll probably go far
(Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two)

Inch worm, inch worm
(Two and two are four)
Measuring the marigolds
(Four and four are eight)

Seems to me, you’d stop and see
(Eight and eight are sixteen)
How beautiful they are
(Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two)
Seems to me, you’d stop and see
How beautiful they are

Session / Album Information

1998

“The Inch Worm” was recorded in June 1998 and released that same year on the album The Playground.

This recording released on:

  • 1998: Columbia CD: CK 69380 —The Playground
  • 2011: Disc #64 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK62) The Playground

I’ve Never Seen

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PROFILE
Composer Don Marcotte
Lyricist Dorcas Cochran
Year Written 1952
About I’ve Never Seen
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Lyrics

I’ve never seen you wake at dawn
And brush a dream from your eyes
I’ve never seen you part your lips
To take a kiss by surprise

And I’ve never seen you bow your head in prayer
Or jump for joy and let your laughter fill the air
And yet I love you, sight unseen
For my heart has seen what I’ve never seen

And yet I love you, sight unseen
For my heart has seen what I’ve never seen
For my heart has seen what I’ve never seen

Session / Album Information

1964

“I’ve Never Seen” was recorded on September 4, 1964 and released in 1964 on the album Who Can I Turn To. It was arranged by George Siravo.

I"ve Never Seen (feat. The Ralph Sharon Trio)

Listen to I"ve Never Seen (feat. The Ralph Sharon Trio) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon Trio · 1964

This recording released on:

  • 1964: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9085 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 1964: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2285 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 66503 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 2011: Disc #30 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK29) Who Can I Turn To

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