Firefly (Cy Coleman song)

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"Firefly" is a song written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh in 1958, as an audition for the musical Gypsy .

While the song ended up not being used for the musical, it was recorded and popularized by Tony Bennett who went to number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Recorded versions

Tony Bennett on the album, In Person! (1959)
Tony Bennett on the album, Tony Bennett: The Playground (1998)
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga on the album, Cheek to Cheek (2014)

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 74.

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