Steppin' Out with My Baby
"Steppin' Out with My Baby" is a
popular song written by Irving Berlin and introduced in the 1948 musical film Easter Parade.[1] There it was sung by Fred Astaire as part of a dance number involving Astaire on stairs and three different dance partners.[1]
Tony Bennett recordings
Since "Easter Parade", the song has been recorded and performed by several artists, most notably
American Idol season 10. Aguilera and Bennett's version was nominated in 2008 50th Annual Grammy Awards
in the category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Bennett continued to perform the song until his retirement in 2021, at the age of 95.Other recordings
- Fred Astaire included the song on his album The Astaire Story (1952)[5]
- Doris Day recorded the song for her "Cuttin' Capers" album (1959).[6]
- Curtis Stigers, alongside the John Wilson Orchestra performed the song as the opening song for the film Ted 2 (2015).[7]
- American swing revivalists the Cherry Poppin' Daddies recorded a version of the song on their 2016 cover album The Boop-A-Doo, alongside several other songs originally composed by Berlin.[8]
Popular culture
- It was also used as the ending song for the film She's Funny That Way (with footage "Easter Parade").
- The song was performed by the cast of the BBC's, Are You Being Served? on the 1978 episode, "Happy Returns".[9]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780520950061.
- ISBN 9781101203118.
- ^ Blum, David (August 22, 1994). "The Cooling of Tony Bennett". New York. p. 40.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged". Allmusic. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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- ^ "www.imdb.com". imdb.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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