Q. Tony Bennett mentioned in an interview that of all the songs herecorded, his favorite is "I Wanna Be Around," and that it waswritten by Johnny Mercer. I am from Salem, Ohio, and I believe a ladyfrom Youngstown actually wrote the words and that Mercer wrote themusic. Am I remembering this right?
A. Pretty much. Youngstown, Ohio's very own Sadie Vimmerstedtmailed a letter to Johnny Mercer in 1957 suggesting a song with thelyrics: "I want to be around to pick up the pieces when somebodybreaks your heart." When the finished song came out a couple of yearslater as "I Wanna Be Around," the writing credit showed both Mercerand Vimmerstedt as co-writers. Though we know Sadie …
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