Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's latest collaboration is a lively jazz standard.
The pop star and the jazz legend shared the music video for their cover of "I Get A Kick Out Of You," ahead of the release of their upcoming collection of Cole Porter standards, Love for Sale. In the video, which shows the recording session for the single, Gaga and Bennett show their lovely camaraderie as they smile fondly at each other and hug several times while recording the song.
Love for Sale, which drops August 3, is Gaga and Bennett's second collaboration since 2014's Cheek to Cheek, and it will feature both solo recordings and duets of Cole Porter's most famous songs. The album has also been billed as Bennett's final recording. The jazz legend, 95, revealed in February that has been battling Alzheimer's as he toured and recorded music since 2016, per Variety.
Last week, Gaga and Bennett performed two concerts at Radio City Music Hall. The shows, called "One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga," were Bennett's final performances in New York. Gaga, 35, who graced the stage in a glittering white gown, told the second show's audience about the first time she met Bennett, per New York Post. The pop star shared that she met the jazz legend in a backstage dressing room at the beginning of her career in 2011, and introduced herself saying, "Hi, I'm Lady Gaga."
She said that Bennett looked her in the eye and said, "I know who you are — you’re a jazz singer."
Gaga took to Twitter to honor Bennett before the final concert Thursday night. "Can’t wait for our last show tonight Tony. The world loves you, and we’re all so lucky to witness your gift, your generosity, and your joy tonight at Radio City," she wrote.
Quinci LeGardye is an LA-based freelance writer who covers culture, politics, and mental health through a Black feminist lens. When she isn’t writing or checking Twitter, she’s probably watching the latest K-drama or giving a concert performance in her car.
