C2C in Atlantic City : T. Bennett and Lady Gaga prove to be a perfect match

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Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga prove to be a perfect match

Singers bring their 'Cheek to Cheek Live' show to Borgata in A.C.

Posted: Saturday, July 25, 2015 12:30 am

By VINCENT JACKSON, Staff Writer

ATLANTIC CITY - The late legendary actress Katharine Hepburn reportedly said about the acting and dancing duo, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, that, "He gives her class, and she gives him s-x appeal."

A similar sentiment applies to the pairing of classic pop vocalist Tony Bennett and one of the hottest contemporary pop singers, Lady Gaga, who brought their "Cheek to Cheek Live" show to a sold-out, 3,000-person capacity Event Center inside the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Friday.

The collaboration is really on Bennett's turf. Bennett, 88, has been singing classic jazz standards for 66 years, and it would be ridiculous for him to sing the type of music the 29-year-old Gaga is famous for. If she wasn't so surprisingly adept at singing this material, the teaming would not have worked at all, and Bennett probably would not have agreed to it, but it was abundantly clear Friday that these two were made for each other.

The 100-minute concert was enjoyable the entire time as they sang some songs together and each did solo performances.

While they were on stage together, they showed a lot of chemistry. When singing such songs as "Nature Boy," Gaga would put her head on Bennett's shoulder while he held her with his hand on her back. Sometimes, Bennett would sing looking out into the audience while Gaga gazed up at him.

Gaga made for a great collaborator and duet partner because she can sing the songs from the Great American Songbook as well as her own pop hits, and just as important, she can do it while maintaining her unpredictable personality, which made for a riveting show.

Every time Gaga left the stage, she came back wearing different outfit.

One of the highlights had to be a see-through red number with pasties on her chest and a white old-style, bathing suit bottom or granny panties, accompanied by a red-feathered cape. Gaga took the glamorous route for most of the night. For their duet on the song "I Won't Dance," Gaga wore a black dress that looked like something a 1920s flapper would have worn.

As stunning as Gaga's outfits were, her singing was even more impressive.

Two of Gaga's best were "Lush Life," which had her drinking on stage, exhibiting excellent microphone technique to decrease and increase the volume of her voice and finishing the song with her back to the back of Bennett's piano player sitting on the piano bench, and her cover of Edith Piaf's "La Vie En Rose," which I imagine even the late singer would have approved of.

"Why is Tony Bennett singing with the chick who wore the meat dress," said Gaga verbalizing what some people in the audience must have been thinking. "I'm underestimated all the time. It's the blonde hair and the a**."

Gaga had people standing and applauding at the end of several of her solo numbers.

"Thanks for giving me a chance tonight A.C.," Gaga said.

 

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"Why is Tony Bennett singing with the chick who wore the meat dress," said Gaga verbalizing what some people in the audience must have been thinking. "I'm underestimated all the time. It's the blonde hair and the a**."