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Make Him an Offer He Can't Refuse: Tony Bennett and Mafia Films

by Peter Wogan
February 22, 2026

Tony Bennett's song “I Wanna Be Around" (1962) pulls the listener in interesting directions. It contains Ralph Sharon's playful piano notes, the cheerful C major key, and Tony Bennett's silky smooth voice--yet the lyrics are all about vengeance and deriving joy from another person's suffering. As Bennett sings, “And that's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet/As I sit there applauding from a front-row seat/When somebody breaks your heart like you, like you broke mine." Studies show that ...