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I Wanna Be Around - Tony Bennett

Song: I Wanna Be Around

Artist:	Tony Bennett
Music written by:	Johnny Mercer
Lyrics written by:	Sadie Vimmerstedt, Johnny Mercer
Recording date:	October 19, 1962
Language:	English
First release:	On audio single I Wanna Be Around (1962)
Comments:	Sadie Vimmerstedt suggested the line "I want to be around to pick up the pieces when somebody's breaking your heart" to Mercer and he made a song out of this.

Cover hierarchy

I Wanna Be Around by Tony Bennett (1962)
- I Wanna Be Around by Perry Como (1963)
- I Wanna Be Around by Aretha Franklin (1963)
- I Wanna Be Around by Brenda Lee (December 9, 1963)
- I Wanna Be Around by Frank Sinatra & Count Basie and his orchestra (August 1964)
- I Wanna Be Around by Eydie Gorme (1966)
- I Wanna Be Around by Keitaro Miho & His Group (November 10, 1969)
- I Wanna Be Around by Tony Bennett with Bono (September 26, 2006)

Partially covered by

I'm in Great Shape/I Wanna Be Around/Workshop by Brian Wilson (2004)

Added by Bastien on 2004-07-17
Modified by Bastien on 2008-02-18
Page generated on 2008-10-11 02:05:29

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Er is leven na de dood by Freek De Jonge was originally written by Bob Dylan and performed by Bob Dylan in 1988.

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