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

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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 ...

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