I\u2019ll admit that I was not a fan of Lady Gaga until after seeing her perform with Tony Bennett. Gaga\u2019s interaction with Bennett on their duets was truly amazing in their 100 minute show at Ravinia on June 27.<\/p>\n
Gaga initially connected with Bennett in 2011 when she was performing at a Robin Hood Foundation charity event. Tony heard Gaga sing \u201cOrange Colored Sky\u201d and then asked to meet her after the show. Soon after, they teamed up for “The Lady is a Tramp” on Tony\u2019s 2011 album, Duets II. Their common love of Jazz Age music eventually lead to recording more songs which became the Cheek to Cheek<\/em> album.<\/p>\n The song highlights of their duets were \u201cAnything Goes\u201d, \u201cCheek to Cheek\u201d, \u201cThe Lady is a Tramp\u201d and \u201cIt Don\u2019t Mean a Thing if It Ain\u2019t Got That Swing\u201d which is the song that they ended the show. Tony’s highlights were \u201cSmile\u201d, a song written by Charlie Chaplin, \u201cWhen You\u2019re Smilin\u201d and \u201c I Left My Heart in San Francisco\u201d. Tony dedicated \u201cChicago\u201d to all of the fans that have seen him at Ravinia. He said, \u201c I\u2019ve been playing Ravinia for the past 35 years, this venue is great, all of the Chicago fans that have come to see me are great, since all of my shows at Ravinia have been sold out.\u201d<\/p>\n The highlights of Lady Gaga\u2019s solo songs were \u201cBang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)\u201d, \u201cLush Life\u201d which she dedicated to marriage equality and \u201cLaVie En Rose\u201d which she sang beautifully in French. In researching Lady Gaga before the show, I found out that her shows are very theatrical with several costume changes. During her show with Tony, she had seven costume changes, which are included in the setlist below.<\/p>\n Setlist:<\/p>\n Lady Gaga costume: Iridescent long-sleeved gown Lady Gaga costume: Crystal studded black gown with shawl Lady Gaga costume: Navy blue suit with red high-heeled boots Lady Gaga costume: Black flapper dress with black gloves, feathery headpiece and feathery shoes Lady Gaga costume: Red mesh dress with a long red feather boa Lady Gaga costume: Pink dress with a large bow Lady Gaga costume: Black shimmering sleeveless gown Lady Gaga costume: White glitter feather sheer gown with white feather boa
\n1. Anything Goes (Cole Porter cover)
\n2. Cheek to Cheek (Irving Berlin cover)
\n3. They All Laughed (George Gershwin cover)
\n4. Stranger in Paradise (Robert Wright and George Forrest cover) Tony solo
\n5. Sing You Sinners, Tony solo<\/p>\n
\n6. Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez cover)
\n7. Watch What Happens (Michel Legrand cover) Tony solo
\n8. The Good Life, Tony solo<\/p>\n
\n9. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down), (Cher cover) Gaga solo
\n10. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered (Richard Rodgers cover) Gaga solo
\n11. Firefly
\n12. Smile (Charlie Chaplin cover) Tony solo
\n13. When You’re Smiling (Seger Ellis cover) Tony solo
\n14. Steppin’ Out With My Baby, Tony solo
\n15. For Once in My Life (Jean DuShon cover) Tony solo<\/p>\n
\n16. I Won’t Dance (Jerome Kern cover)
\n17. The Lady’s in Love With You (Frank Loesser cover) Tony solo
\n18. Solitude (Duke Ellington cover) Tony solo<\/p>\n
\n19. I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (Dorothy Moore & Eddie Floyd cover)
\n20. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn cover) Gaga solo
\n21. I\u2019ve Got the World on a String (Cab Calloway cover) Tony solo
\n22 In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (Frank Sinatra cover) Tony solo<\/p>\n
\n23. La Vie En Rose (\u00c9dith Piaf cover) Gaga solo
\n24. How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (Michel Legrand cover) Tony solo<\/p>\n
\n25. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin cover)
\n26. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter cover) Gaga solo
\n27. Who Cares? (George Gershwin cover) Tony solo
\n28. Fly Me to the Moon (Kaye Ballard cover) Tony solo
\n29. I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony solo<\/p>\n
\n30. But Beautiful (Johnny Burke cover)
\n31. The Lady Is a Tramp (Richard Rodgers cover)
\n32. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington cover)<\/p>\n