Song of the Week: Barbara Streisand: What Are You Doing For the Rest of Your Life

This week's song of the week is "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?“. . Written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman with original music by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending, the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Legrand won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for a version performed by Sarah Vaughan. More than thirty years later, Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein, and Heitor Pereira won the 2006 Grammy Award for the same category for a version performed by Chris Botti and Sting. Perhaps the most famous version currently doing the rounds is by Barbara Streisand - the version I featured in class.

Remember when you listen and watch Barbara to imagine she is the embodiment of your major [past, present or future] wooing you to be with it for the rest of your life....

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Song: What Are You Doing For the Rest Of Your Life