The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is "Remembering Tony Bennett," the great jazz and pop singer who died on July 21, less than two weeks before his 97th birthday. All the songs on this show were part of Tony Bennett’s repertoire. (Photo: Mark Seliger)
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Let's Begin Tony Bennett - The Beat of My Heart - Columbia |
| I Left My Heart in San Francisco Peggy Lee - I’m a Woman: Expanded Edition - Capitol |
| Let’s Face the Music and Dance Willie Nelson - Let’s Face the Music and Dance - Legacy |
| East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) Diana Krall - When I Look in Your Eyes - Verve
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| I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Tony Bennett & Bonnie Raitt - Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues - RPM/Columbia |
| Anything Goes Tony Bennett & The Count Basie Orchestra - Count Basie Swings/Tony Bennett Sings - Roulette |
| Boulevard of Broken Dreams Marianne Faithfull - 20th Century Blues - RCA |
| When I Fall in Love David Clayton-Thomas - Combo - Antoinette
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Just One of Those Things Tony Bennett - Love for Sale - Columbia/Interscope |
| Pennies from Heaven Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer - Pennies from Heaven - Justin Time
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| A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet Jackie Washington, Ken Whiteley & Mose Scarlett - Where Old Friends Meet - Pyramid
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| Whatever Lola Wants Holly Cole - Montreal - Universal
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| Love for Sale Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Love for Sale - Columbia/Interscope |
| Body and Soul Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse - Duets II - Columbia |
| Smile Missy Burgess - Play Me Sweet - Missy Burgess
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| It's Only a Paper Moon Chaim Tannenbaum - Chaim Tannenbaum - StorySound
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| I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby Sophie Milman - Sophie Milman - Linus
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| As Time Goes By Dave Van Ronk - Sweet & Lowdown - Justin Time |
| Play It Again, Sam Tony Bennett - I've Gotta Be Me - Columbia |
| Blues in the Night Tony Bennett - Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues - RPM/Columbia |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart Catherine Russell - Bring It Back - Jazz Village |
| Do Nothing ‘til You Hear From Me Steve Howell, Dan Sumner & Jason Weinheimer - Long Ago - Out of the Past |
| Keep the Faith Baby Tony Bennett & K.D. Lang - Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues - RPM/Columbia |
| Are You Having Any Fun Tony Bennett & The Count Basie Orchestra - Strike Up the Band - Roulette |
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At the end of the show I mentioned that next week's show theme would be "Songs of Bruce Springsteen." That theme will now be heard on August 29. Next week's theme will be "Remembering Robbie Robertson (1943-2023)."
11:22 PM, August 9th, 2023