Tony Bennettand Lady Gagarecently waltzed through The Tonight Show,where they performed a swinging setof standards, Cheek to Cheek and It Dont Mean a Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing), off their recent duets album, Cheek to Cheek.
After Gaga, who looked both glitzy and glittery, opened Cheek to Cheek like a love-lorn ballad, she and Bennett, who remained dapper and stoic during the performance, kicked up the Irving Berlin classic, trading lines before belting the last few verses together in harmony. It Dont Mean a Thing foundthe two maintainingthat pace and closing with a delightful bout of scatting.
Gaga also stuck around for an exclusive performance of Cole Porters Evry Time We Say Goodbye. Introducing the lovelorn number as a bit of a sadder song for the holidays, Gaga wenton to deliver a fittingly chilling and emotional rendition, though not without adding just ahint of needed melodrama.
Bennett and Gaga released Cheek to Cheek in September and are now set for a handful of live dates this winter, including a New Years Eve showat The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; they have a string of showsscheduled for next spring as well in North America and Europe. Cheek to Cheek debuted at Number One on Billboards Top 200 album chart, and recently earned a Grammy nominationfor Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Its all the great songs of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, all the greatest composers, Bennett told Rolling Stonebefore the albums release. No other country has ever given the rest of the world so many magnificent songs, and theyre going to live forever.