"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" Tony Bennett
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
An official theme song for 'The City By The Bay', Tony Bennett's signature song has grown in popularity over the decades, becoming one of the most popular and enduring songs in music history.
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was composed by songwriters George Cory and Douglass Cross about their favorite California city.
Millions of couples consider it a romantic song about a beautiful city, which San Francisco definitely is.
Before the song was recorded, Tony Bennett gave a LIVE performance of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" before San Francisco Mayor George Christopher and future Mayor Joseph Alioto at the famous Fairmont Hotel.
After the single was released, it became a hit on several music charts and was awarded the Grammy for Record of the Year, with Tony Bennett winning the Grammy for Best Male Solo Vocal Performance."I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is officially listed, by both the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts, as one of of the most historically significant songs of the 20th century.
"That song helped make me a world citizen. It allowed me to live, work and sing in any city on the globe. It changed my whole life," singer Tony Bennett has stated.
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is, without a doubt, one of the all-time greatest California songs in history. It is a classic song that will never die by a singer whose voice will live forever, Tony Bennett.
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
