Tony was my Dad's idol and even loved to dress in the suits and ties like Tony does. Even just going to the shops, he'd look dapper. We played The Good Life at his funeral to send him out in style and that would have made him happy.
My dad was the same. Bespoke suits smart. Always spoke of the ol days the good life Tommorrow is my dad's funeral and I chose this song for him Rest in eternal peace Dads
Sometimes I have the impression that people hear this song but don't listen attentively enough to catch the profound irony of the lyric. It's not about celebrating the "good life": It's about kissing "the good life" goodbye. That life was a time of shallow, selfish living--characterized by Romantic love, which is, by nature, selfish, self-centered, pleasure loving, fulfilling the hedonistic need of the child. It falls in the the category of "Eros," far short of Caritas (friendship) or Agape (spiritual love). It's glorious song--one that is especially effective because it paints a vivid picture of those good ole playboy days that must be kissed goodbye for growth, maturation and a fuller self-realization.
I second your emotion, John Tate: "Fantastic post" -- by 'Caponsacchi' aka Samuel Chell, professional jazz pianist, retired English prof, and my all-time favorite Amazon jazz reviewer.
Tony Bennett is the world's greatest crooner. I saw him in concert ~15 years ago & he just swept me away with his vocals. This duet with Billy Joel is the best of the male singers. k. d. lang & Queen Latifah are the best female singers.
Oh, My... Tony... this is incredible !! Hey Steve do what only you can do in this intire world... Make it even incredible , this incredible song!!! Love both... and thank you for exist!!!
TONY BENNETT / BILLY JOEL - The Good Life It's been exactly 60 years since Tony Bennett recorded my favorite of his ballads from the 60s --THE GOOD LIFE. Like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett sometimes rescued, from certain oblivion, songs we might otherwise never have heard. Like this one, composed by two Frenchmen who never had another hit; given its sublime English lyric by one “Jack Reardon” who disappeared without a trace. In fact the Wiki entry for the song doesn't mention Jack's name until detailing Tony Bennett's various recordings: "The Good Life" (originally "La Belle Vie" in French) is a song by Sacha Distel with French lyrics by Jean Broussolle, published in 1962. It was featured in the movie The Seven Deadly Sins. The song is best known in the English-speaking world via a 1963 recording by Tony Bennett with English lyrics by Jack Reardon. In the US, it was a number 18 hit on the U.S. pop singles chart, and number 7 on the Middle-Road Singles chart.[4] "The Good Life" became one of Bennett's staple songs, and was featured on four of his top-selling albums, including 1994's MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett and 2006's Duets: An American Classic, the latter featuring Billy Joel. Bennett also named his 1998 autobiography after the song. He continued to perform the song live and did so at his final concerts, at Radio City Music Hall, aged 95. ----- Google for it and the first offering this day at RUclips is this one -- from “The Making of Duets” - hosted by the late producer extraordinaire, Phil Ramone, who left us a decade ago. Among the comments, is a note from a dear friend of mine, Samuel Chell - a professional jazz pianist and retired professor of English at a college in Wisconsin. Under his Amazon reviewer pen name, Sam shared this insight: Caponsacchi 2 years ago Sometimes I have the impression that people hear this song but don't listen attentively enough to catch the profound irony of the lyric. It's not about celebrating the "good life": It's about kissing "the good life" goodbye. That life was a time of shallow, selfish living--characterized by Romantic love, which is, by nature, selfish, self-centered, pleasure loving, fulfilling the hedonistic need of the child. It falls in the the category of "Eros," far short of Caritas (friendship) or Agape (spiritual love). It's glorious song--one that is especially effective because it paints a vivid picture of those good ole playboy days that must be kissed goodbye for growth, maturation and a fuller self-realization. Thanks for sharing Tony Bennett. Celebrated elsewhere this day (1/15/2023) [search] " Great Melody, Great Lyric, Great Rendition, Songwriting Workshop, Harmony Central "
Wrong. That is a classic but not an American classic it was composed by French Sacha Distel, a favorite singer in France and England where he performed this song to the delight of audiences. Sadly he died early .
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RIP Tony - The world lost a tiny piece of itself when you passed away, but we will never forget you! 😉
RIP Tony!
Billy Joel looks so honoured. Love it.
the choice of Billy Joel for THIS song to duet with is just SPOT ON.
Tony Bennett was the most romantic singer of his time!
Tony was my Dad's idol and even loved to dress in the suits and ties like Tony does. Even just going to the shops, he'd look dapper. We played The Good Life at his funeral to send him out in style and that would have made him happy.
My dad was the same. Bespoke suits smart.
Always spoke of the ol days the good life
Tommorrow is my dad's funeral and I chose this song for him
Rest in eternal peace Dads
@@ayshnafi2079 Rest In Peace. I'm sorry for your loss, friend.
You conveyed so much -- in so few words. Concise, yet anecdotal My favorite comment here. Thanks for sharing BXS LifeGoesOn
まさにGood！ この曲を聞くたびに幸せ🎉
rest east Tony🕊️
Tony is an angel in the sky. What a funny moment are all them spending. 😂
Wauw, billy Joël's voice is perfect for this song
BJ is a great artist but no, he does not come close to TB's layers and depth in this rendition.
I’m not a Joel Fan but this Man has soul, TY
Beautiful Billy Joel and Tony Benett
Two legends
Tony is a legend
Sometimes I have the impression that people hear this song but don't listen attentively enough to catch the profound irony of the lyric. It's not about celebrating the "good life": It's about kissing "the good life" goodbye. That life was a time of shallow, selfish living--characterized by Romantic love, which is, by nature, selfish, self-centered, pleasure loving, fulfilling the hedonistic need of the child. It falls in the the category of "Eros," far short of Caritas (friendship) or Agape (spiritual love). It's glorious song--one that is especially effective because it paints a vivid picture of those good ole playboy days that must be kissed goodbye for growth, maturation and a fuller self-realization.
That is a fantastic post caponsacchi. So deep so true thank u
I second your emotion, John Tate: "Fantastic post" -- by 'Caponsacchi' aka Samuel Chell, professional jazz pianist, retired English prof, and my all-time favorite Amazon jazz reviewer.
Tony Bennett is the world's greatest crooner. I saw him in concert ~15 years ago & he just swept me away with his vocals.
This duet with Billy Joel is the best of the male singers.
k. d. lang & Queen Latifah are the best female singers.
RIP Legend🙏
The best of the duets, in my opinion, and my favorite Tony Bennett song.
These two are a great match. They sound so much alike in tone and phrasing.
Well done, piano man! Sings just like a seasoned jazz man.
Oh, I'm so glad these 2 got to perform this song when they did! So great! We Miss you BIG, Tony💔🌹
What a classy GENTLEMAN 👏 I just LOVE the expression on his face when he sings with another artist. He is so giving, is truly amazing!
Wow 😮 ich liebe seine Lieder und Songs und einfach genial in diesem Alter 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful
Pure Eargasm
Tony Bennett needs no other singer, he is perfection on his own.
Gifted artists, talented voices....THANK YOU for making magic with your music. 2 legends...what a gift 🎙
Love them both very much.
No words....this is crazy nuts, both of them on top of their game with talent that is A++++. Someone make sure the Smithsonian keeps a copy of this.
Ah, I cannot say how much this man and his talent have blessed the world
O TIMBRE DE VOZ DO TONY BENNETT, É SIMPLSMENTE LINDOOO!!!!
Tony 🥂❤️🍾❤️
This is a PERFECT example of two music Legends. getting together to make one PERFECT sound!!!!
I absolutely LOVE that they made this whole album live man I love that sh*t fr
Simply the best....
Il sorriso del grande Billy Joel dice tutto...🎤🎹👏👏👏
just wow
I hope someone special is listening to this dear song💖🙏
We need more music like this. MUCH MORE! This is style! Music these days has lost it. It's not the same...
You are sooooo Right!
Can we get the full-length version of this incredible duo as opposed to having it cut off?
The best song from Mr. Bennet.
This is so nice!
Doesn't get better than this!
I adore Tony, fabulous 💗💗💗💗
Excellent duet..Oui.
Awesome❤
FANTASTIC !!!
Oh, My... Tony... this is incredible !! Hey Steve do what only you can do in this intire world... Make it even incredible , this incredible song!!! Love both... and thank you for exist!!!
I love you Tony forever!! you will be immortal!!!
Tony Benetti, um dos maiores intérpretes da música romântica americana good Loock my dear.
Sensacional! !!
TONY BENNETT / BILLY JOEL - The Good Life
It's been exactly 60 years since Tony Bennett recorded my favorite of his ballads from the 60s --THE GOOD LIFE. Like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett sometimes rescued, from certain oblivion, songs we might otherwise never have heard. Like this one, composed by two Frenchmen who never had another hit; given its sublime English lyric by one “Jack Reardon” who disappeared without a trace. In fact the Wiki entry for the song doesn't mention Jack's name until detailing Tony Bennett's various recordings:
"The Good Life" (originally "La Belle Vie" in French) is a song by Sacha Distel with French lyrics by Jean Broussolle, published in 1962. It was featured in the movie The Seven Deadly Sins.
The song is best known in the English-speaking world via a 1963 recording by Tony Bennett with English lyrics by Jack Reardon. In the US, it was a number 18 hit on the U.S. pop singles chart, and number 7 on the Middle-Road Singles chart.[4]
"The Good Life" became one of Bennett's staple songs, and was featured on four of his top-selling albums, including 1994's MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett and 2006's Duets: An American Classic, the latter featuring Billy Joel. Bennett also named his 1998 autobiography after the song. He continued to perform the song live and did so at his final concerts, at Radio City Music Hall, aged 95.
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Google for it and the first offering this day at RUclips is this one -- from “The Making of Duets” - hosted by the late producer extraordinaire, Phil Ramone, who left us a decade ago.
Among the comments, is a note from a dear friend of mine, Samuel Chell - a professional jazz pianist and retired professor of English at a college in Wisconsin. Under his Amazon reviewer pen name, Sam shared this insight:
Caponsacchi
2 years ago
Sometimes I have the impression that people hear this song but don't listen attentively enough to catch the profound irony of the lyric. It's not about celebrating the "good life": It's about kissing "the good life" goodbye. That life was a time of shallow, selfish living--characterized by Romantic love, which is, by nature, selfish, self-centered, pleasure loving, fulfilling the hedonistic need of the child. It falls in the the category of "Eros," far short of Caritas (friendship) or Agape (spiritual love). It's glorious song--one that is especially effective because it paints a vivid picture of those good ole playboy days that must be kissed goodbye for growth, maturation and a fuller self-realization.
Thanks for sharing Tony Bennett. Celebrated elsewhere this day (1/15/2023) [search] " Great Melody, Great Lyric, Great Rendition, Songwriting Workshop, Harmony Central "
Czysta przyjemność 😍😚👏👏
Tony always looking polished next to Billy looking like a slob. An appropriate reflection of the change we have seen in America.
grandissimo Tony, bravissimo Joel. Che duetto splendido
Billy always does an imitation of the person he sings with
Wonderful!
❤️mi commuove profondamente
I love Billy Joel but seriously Tony showed up in a suit and Billy well... come on man. Step up the game for Tony.
❤😍❤️
just perfect
Tonny tem uma voz meiga delicada adoravelmente de se ouvir. I love Tonny. Gratidão.
how wonderfull *-*
ahh....that was fantastic!!!!
oh my god son good
The timbre of both voices is quite similar.
Good life Bennett and joel with lyrics
It's safe to say he is the last of the greats.
❤🥰🥰🥰🙏💓💓
Any song tony sang with a duets they all sang good together I don't think any singer that sang with the great tony Bennett was an honor to sing
Q: Does Tony play an instrument?
A: Tony IS the instrument.
🙏❤️🌹🌹
PARIS : 2020
" Tony is The Instrument."
Grande Bennet ma Billy fa veramente bene ogni genere musicale ....completo ... Versatile ....Piano MAN
Does anyone know the song title Tony said is the best he's sung?
St James Infirmary Blues :)
It's musical arrangement by high performance
They do sound alike.
Where's the collabo with Steve?
Whoever bought tickets to the August 2 show got refunds. Tony Bennett died last July 21.
This is a french son 😉
Legend up there with Sinatra and the rat pack
Who's the roadie singing with Tony?
1:25
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Wrong. That is a classic but not an American classic it was composed by French Sacha Distel, a favorite singer in France and England where he performed this song to the delight of audiences. Sadly he died early .
strange....Billy Joel sounds more like Tony Benett then Tony Benett does
Billy has no originality 😂
What does that even mean in relation to this song?
Seriously? After all that intro filler, vevo cut off the tune? Ridicalous. Absoid.