Wednesday, January 18, 2017

An overlooked cover tune XXII

"Begin The Beguine" is one of my favorite big band tunes.  It features a stately, elegant melody and works even better in an easy listening/swing arrangement.  I played multiple versions of it on WEW, but there was one version I didn't realize existed until recently.  Nino Tempo and April Stevens, best known for their catchy version of "Deep Purple," covered "Begin The Beguine."  I'd had it on CD for years but hadn't realized it until today.  As I listened to it, I thought, "Did the Everly Brothers arrange this?  It sounds ideal for their voices."  Tempo and Stevens do the song justice, however, as I imagine the Everly Brothers would have.