"Love for Sale" is a song by Cole Porter introduced by Kathryn Crawford in the musical The New Yorkers, which opened on Broadway on December 8, 1930 and closed in May 1931 after 168 performances. The song is written from the viewpoint of a prostitute advertising "love for sale".
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett recorded a version of the song for their second collaborative album Love for Sale.
Performances
| Dates | Location | City | 
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| 2021 | |||
| Sep 30 | Lady Gaga celebrates Love For Sale | Los Angeles, CA | 
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| Tour | Dates | Performances |
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| Jazz & Piano Engagement | 2021-2022 | 18 |
| Total: | 18 |
Lyrics
When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
When the moon so long has been gazing down
On the wayward ways of this wayward town
That her smile becomes a smirk
I go to work
Love for sale
Appetizing young love for sale
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled
Love that's only slightly soiled
Love for sale
Who will buy?
Who would like to sample my supply?
Who's prepared to pay the price
For a trip to paradise?
Love for sale
Let the poets pipe of love
In their childish way
I know every type of love
Better far than they
If you want the thrill of love
I've been through the mill of love
Old love, new love
Every love but true love
Love for sale
Appetizing young love for sale
If you want to buy my wares
Follow me and climb the stairs
Love for sale.
Music video
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Credits
| Composer & Lyricist | Cole Porter |
| Producer | Dae Bennett |
| Vocals | Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett |
| Engineer | Dae Bennett |
| Recording Engineer | Josh Coleman at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City, NY
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| Asst. Recording Engineer | Janick Manceta, Roland Cespedes and Taylor Fuchs at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City, NY
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| Mastering Engineer | Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound, Edgewater NJ
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| Mixer | Dae Bennett |
| Musical Director | Tom Ranier for Tony Bennett Quartet |
| Conductor | Marion Evans for A Big Band |
| Orchestra Contractor | Jill Dell'Abate |
| Track Participants | Alto Saxophone by Aaron Heick, David Mann and Steve Kortyka |
| Baritone Saxophone by Roger Rosenberg | |
| Bass by Marshall Wood | |
| Bass Trombone by Jeff Nelson | |
| Drums by Harold Jones | |
| Guitar by Gray Sargent | |
| Saxophone by Steve Kortyka | |
| Tenor Saxophone by Charles Pillow and Marc Phaneuf | |
| Trombone by Michael Davis, Nicholas Grinder and Randy Andos | |
| Trumpet by Dylan Schwab, Jonathan Owens, Scott Wendholt and Tony Kadleck |
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