Tony Bennett - Emily Lyrics






Emily, Emily, Emily
Has the murmuring sound of May
All silver bells, coral shells, carousels
And the laughter of children at play

Say Emily, Emily, Emily
And we fade to a marvelous view
Two lovers alone and out of sight
Seeing images in the firelight
As my eyes visualize a family
They see dreamily, Emily

As my eyes visualize a family
They see Emily, Emily, too





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  1. e.... r....

    This arrangement is one of the best orchestral arrangements I've ever heard! So touching

  2. E.... H....

    My dad used to sing this to me, i want this to be my daddy/daughter dance at my wedding.

  3. D.... L....

    My. Name. Si. Emily

  4. S.... R....

    What a fabulous version. The best.

  5. L.... S....

    I've sung this song to my daughter ever since she was born 16 years ago. We opened her Sweet Sixteen with this song. Love this song so much. <3 Her name is Emily.

  6. B.... T....

    OH! TONY. NOBODY COULD SING IT BETTER.❤️❤️❤️.I SENT THIS TO ITALY THIS MORNING FOR MY FIRST GREAT GRANDCHILD BORN EARLY THIS MORNING.....IT IS THE PEREFECT AND MOST APPROPRIATE WELCOME TO LITTLE EMILY GRACE, INTO THIS WORLD....THANK YOU TONY...YOU ARRE STILL ADORED BY SO MANY, INCLUDING ME

  7. a.... ....

    Tony Bennett was such a fine singer in the 1960s. Then decades later he became a jazz singer and his singing became not as polished as we have here in this song. Thus I treasure these 1960s recordings. I admit hes a good singer even today but these slow ballads are recorded less and less.

    a.... ....

    This is pure jazz.

  8. m.... ....

    Sounds good but I like Andy Williams version better.

  9. C.... D....

    Tony nailed the song

  10. T.... N....

    I was having a relationship with a woman 25 years older than me and she had many recordings of this performer Tony Bennett and that's how I was introduced to this wonderful singer there was a good times then the bad times but that was long ago

  11. M.... R....

    My name is Emily Miller

  12. R.... M....

    This is art !

  13. T.... T....

    Beautiful, just beautiful song. Sung by the master Tony Bennett. I am lucky to have seen him sing in San Francisco back in 1992. What a great voice. !!@@!!

  14. J.... R....

    Grande cantor ! E a suas canções ...

  15. L.... F....

    One of the best versions of this song and arranged by the composer, Johnny Mandel!

  16. m.... ....

    For me, this represents the definitive version.

  17. E.... M....

    When I was younger, there were no Emily's - I thought my name was old fashioned. My father named me after his favorite Aunt, Emily Ellen. Now that my name is popular, I have people ask me all the time what my middle name is - its funny to me.

  18. s.... ....

    I loved Frank Sinatra's cover of this song, but I believe Tony's the best.  It's all in the arrangement....soft, slow, and Bennett's voice -- all a clear match in how this song is best sung.  Masterful & beautiful!

  19. a.... c....

    Daughter number one is an Emily. Plus, I believe Bill Evans wrote it, and I saw him twice, once in NYC at the Village Gate, and once in Chicago about a year before he died. Sat right next to the bandstand at Rick's Americain on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

  20. w.... ....

    fabulous:  lyrics, melody, arrangement and singer, of course perfect--brings a mood of peace and harmony bathed in...I'm going to stop as words don't describe my emotional response to this song and Tony's singin...

  21. R.... C....

    a voice here like a trumpet and almost hitting high c !

  22. M.... K....

    One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Andy Williams also does a nice job on it.

  23. f.... ....

    Tony is the man.

  24. E.... K....

    My name is Emily

    E.... K....

    +Emily Kapner Same, it's a good name

    E.... K....

    Emily Kapner ***************************************1113

    E.... K....

    Emily Kapner please

    E.... K....

    I'm jealous.

  25. L.... K....

    Lush orchestration so well suits Tony's voice!

    L.... K....

    +Lawrence Keesler Will second that!

  26. M.... C....

    one and only Tony bennett

  27. �.... ....

    O.M.G it is just perfect. So beautiful :)

    �.... ....

    +Sgt Song It is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. B.... ....

    We Love you Tony... God Bless...

  29. M.... j....

    There are many fine versions of 'Emily' but Tony Bennet's version is just magical.

  30. J.... L....

    and my granddaughter Emily xoxox

  31. V.... S....

    My daughter is Emily too💞!

    V.... S....

    +Tracy W It's the best name! My parents named me Emily as well :) I don't know your daughter but I know we already have something in common!

    V.... S....

    +Emily Haukeland 💕💕💕💕💖💕💕💕

  32. E.... M....

    Hello wedding song <3

  33. M.... ....

    Tony Bennett nailed it . His version
    of Emily is hauntingly magical!

    M.... ....

    +MrHurley1200 For sure!

  34. R.... W....

    Great song, and my daughter is named Emily.

  35. K.... D....

    MAGICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a voice that man has!!!!!!!!

  36. L.... J....

    There,s a well known company called 3 m's. (Monsanto Mining or something). They cannot match Mandel, Mancini and Mercer.. 

    L.... J....

    you're right--and the latter three are a lot kinder to the earth and to beauty in general--

    L.... J....

    Minnesota mining and minerals. 3M

  37. L.... J....

    I had no idea this song came from that movie. Mind you I only saw it once and it obviously didn't register. How the hell did I miss that. I've heard it played by everyone from John Dankworth to Bill Evans, and sung beautifully by Tony Bennett and above all by The Singers Unlimited. When talent like Mercer and Mandel comes together you'd expect soothing special, and to me this is just heaven. 

  38. C.... D....

    one of the composers of this song is the great John Mercer...deer friend of Henry Mancini.

  39. J.... H....

    Hillary!

  40. b.... ....

    For a great instrumental interpretation of this tune, check out Zoot Sims version.

  41. M.... ....

    I loved the movie when I saw it on CBS as a boy of eight. The song is hauntingly lovely. My only complaint is it was left out by the director Robert Wise.

  42. D.... E....

    I like this song, it makes me think of my dearest friend whose name is Emily C. I love this girl very much, someday soon God will let us be together, i trust in that :)...........

  43. P.... K....

    LOVE the arragement on this recording... and Bennett is superb as always... though Jack Jones' voice - which captures youthful longing almost innnately - does, to my ear at least, fits this song even more acutely...

  44. N.... R....

    The cream always rises to the top!  Tony is magnificent!

  45. 5.... ....

    This is the finest vocal performance of "Emily" that I've ever heard.  The song is from the 1964 film, "The Americanization of Emily," starring James Garner and Julie Andrews.  Tony Bennett has said that "The Movie Song Album," from which this performance is taken, is his favorite of all those that he has recorded.  It is indeed a gem, and I treasure my CD edition.

  46. W.... S....

    Energetic jazz! Check it out (if you DARE..). http://youtu.be/DkRNkQhMa_U

  47. T.... G....

    This is another great composition of Mr. Johnny Mandel and his own arrangement recorded by the platinum voice of Mr. Tony Bennett.

  48. D.... L....

    Fantastic string/orchestral arrangement :D

    D.... L....

    Thank you, Mr. Levi :D

    D.... L....

    I agree Debra
    beautiful song

    D.... L....

    Another amazing arrangement is by Singers Unlimited...you may faint from joy upon hearing it... :D

    D.... L....

    @Debra Lynn Paxton Debra - if you are on facebook add me MAURIZIO SABATINI
    I have the singers unlimited magic boxes set - Bonnie Herman and the guys are wonderful !! Listen to their version of YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE....
    look forward to hearing from you - nice to meet you !!  

    D.... L....

    Can't decide which I like better. This one or the Sinatra one.

  49. i.... ....

    Tony.If you listen your old recordings do me a favor take one of your duet body's and sing it again...amazing performance..

  50. s.... ....

    I like that Tony is never in a hurry to get a song over with.
    He takes his time in the long introduction, patient tempo, relaxed phrasing.
    Just settle in and take the ride.....

  51. R.... W....

    Hehehe, My name is Emily....I love this song!!!! And i'm only 14, hahaha. OMG, I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

  52. L.... D....

    /wiki/The_Movie_Song_Album

  53. k.... s....

    i mean my puppy : (

  54. k.... s....

    ny puppy died last week and her name was emily i miss her

  55. g.... ....

    A tasty arrangement/performance of one of the most lovely yet under performed and unappreciated songs.

  56. c.... ....

    When was this made? That's a relatively-young picture of Tony Bennett, and this would not be later that early 1960s? I have listened to this youtube posting later in the day after watching recent "The Great Gatsby" movie in a theater, and "they don't make them like this anymore" regarding movie themes like this ("Emily").
    I reached back to 1957 to do an arrangement from another movie for my web site with the same idea in mind: "Tiny Scout" from "An Affair to Remember".

  57. I.... ....

    thank you for sharing!

  58. E.... D....

    Today my jazz teacher sang the 'Emily, Emily, Emily' part across the recital hall to get my attention and after she told me to take my hat off she told me that I should look this song up and I'm glad I did!

  59. M.... D....

    Johnny Mandel's work is timeless & spellbinding...Simply awesome!!

  60. m.... ....

    /watch?v=kvLTsJdX0V4
    Sinatra

  61. B.... W....

    My late wife, Emily, was as beautiful as this song. G-d Bless you sweetie pie.

  62. P.... S....

    I love Tony , just saw him this summer in St Augustine fl . But I'm afraid I prefer Frank's version. I have the movie The Americanization Of Emily in my library. Great movie. James Garner and Julie Andrews. Johnny Mercer was a genius at writing songs. I have is DVD "This Time The Dream's On Me"

  63. C.... P....

    Superb.

  64. E.... S....

    Hi, my name's Emily.

  65. E.... S....

    My granddad used to sing this to me ;')

  66. S.... M....

    It's my Em's birthday today. 31 glorious years, the best daughter in the world. Happy Birthday, darling girl.

  67. d.... ....

    Not Mercer's best lyrics, but a beautiful tune expertly sung.

  68. K.... ....

    It does not get any better then this. The maestro sings this song like the master craftsman that he is. Tony is a gem.

  69. s.... ....

    I'm not sure about Mercer's lyrics, but Tony did a wonderful job on this. I really think he loves this tune.

  70. s.... ....

    @necktieguy1 You should hear Bill Evans and Stan Getz version. Wow! It was recorded in the mid 70's. Check it out.

  71. R.... W....

    @woodywestlake Mine too, eighteen years old!

  72. C.... J....

    charlie jays music is second to none

  73. M.... ....

    @fkd1963 The bitch cheated..haha

  74. S.... M....

    My daughter is Emily.

  75. n.... ....

    This is a beautifully written song by two greats--Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer. You can't do better than that and then to have Mr. Bennett sing it. Thanks for this post.

  76. J.... C....

    Después de SINATRA,mi favorito ha sido TONNY BENNETT,tengo toda su música desde hace 30 años,hay que escucharlo detenidamente y apreciar su hermosa voz,un monstruo de la canción balada Norteamericana.

  77. B.... W....

    Emily was my beautiful wife. This song makes me cry and smile. Thank you for posting. :)

  78. M.... ....

    My amazing girlfriend is named Emily, and I think I may have to sing this to her everyday :)

  79. e.... b....

    oh yes.this is great.mandel and mercer what a team.johnny mercer was a genius ... many thanks.

  80. C.... ....

    0 people thought Emily wasn't a babe... >:P

  81. 5.... ....

    Tony Bennett has said that the album on which we find this beautiful song, "The Movie Song Album," is his favorite of all those he's done. His is the finest interpretation of "Emily" I've ever heard -- and the album is indeed *great*...

  82. S.... ....

    It has become epidemic that singers carelessly are referred to as musicians. That is incorrect. For example, singers are not eligble to join the musicians union. Be that as it is, I believe that if there have been but a very few singers whose strong musicality qualifies them as musicians, Tomy Bennett must top that esteemed bill.

  83. E.... ....

    One of the best performance of Tony singing this "classic".

  84. E.... ....

    :) my names Emily and my great uncle made me search YouTube till I found this song. Now that I found it, it sounds relaxing :)

  85. A.... G....

    @Demongers he is the last one, and way to save the best for last am I right??? :)

  86. A.... s....

    WONDERFUL SONG & SINGER WHAT ELSE IS THERE BETTER THAN THIS.

  87. k.... ....

    My sister was named after this song :3
    I love it ever since i was like 5

  88. r.... ....

    wow!!

    TEN STARS (out of five!)

  89. h.... ....

    If you want to hear a great version of this. go listen to Cecile Ramirez....Autumn of Our love. It's a Spyro Gyyra song with a version of Emily providing the intro....great stuff

  90. J.... L....

    absolutely beautiful, Tony and Barbra Streisand's version are THE BEST of this lovely song. thank you so much for posting this!!!!

  91. s.... ....

    This has to be one the most beautiful songs ever written. Range, melody, lyrics, it has them all! Don't overlook Andy William's version, also very good.

  92. E.... ....

    Its flirtatious.

  93. s.... L....

    An absolute gem of a song that isn't heard often enough. And Tony's heartfelt rendition is just perfect.

  94. z.... ....

    Thanks so much! I only use that guitar for jazz and clean playing mostly, so I haven't had to deal much with feedback issues.

  95. z.... ....

    No, I saw him in person at the ASCAP I Create Music Expo in LA last year.

  96. d.... ....

    Btw, went to your page - I like your playing! I play that same guitar, have 15's on it...have the worst time keeping it in tune. The tuning peg is broke on the low E also, lol! Not to mention the feedback!