"Anything Goes " is a song written by Cole Porter from his musical of the same name in 1934. Many of the lyrics are humorous references to various figures of scandal and gossip in society in high-society of the time.
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett covered the song for their collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek . This song was released as the first single from the album on July 29 , 2014 .
Release
"Anything Goes" was released as the lead single from Cheek to Cheek on July 29, 2014 as a surprise release on iTunes.
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Lyrics
[Lady Gaga]
In olden days, a glimpse of stocking was
Looked on as something shocking
Now Heaven knows
Anything goes
[Tony Bennett]
Good authors too who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose
Anything goes
The world has gone mad today
And good's bad today
[Lady Gaga]
And day's night today
And black's white today
[Tony Bennett]
And most guys today
That women prize today
[Lady Gaga]
Are just silly gigolos
[Tony Bennett]
And though I'm not a great romancer
[Lady Gaga]
I know you're bound to answer
[Both]
When we propose
Anything goes
[Tony Bennett]
Go
[Lady Gaga]
Go
Whoo
The world has gone mad today
[Tony Bennett]
And good's bad today
[Lady Gaga]
And day's night today
[Tony Bennett]
And black's white today
[Lady Gaga]
And most guys today
That women prize today
Are just silly gigolos
[Tony Bennett]
And
[Both]
Though we're not a great romancers
We know you're bound to answer
When we propose
Anything goes
[Tony Bennett]
Anything goes
[Lady Gaga]
Anything goes
[Both]
Anything goes
Studio Video
Premiere date
July 29 , 2014
Director(s)
Nicole Ehrlich and Harvey White
Fashion director
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N/A
Director of photography
Credits
Writer and composer
Cole Porter
Piano
Tom Ranier
Tenor sax solo
Joe Lovano
Brass
Brass arranged and conducted
Marion Evans
Alto Sax
Lawrence Feldman and Lou Marini
Tenor Sax
Dave Mann & Andy Snitzer
Baritone Sax
Ronald Janelli
Trumpets
Tony Kadleck, Bob Millikan, John Owens and Budd Burridge
Tenor Trombone
Mike Davis, Larry Farrell and Keith O'Quinn
Bass Trombone
George Flynn
Publishing
WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)