The Beat Goes On (Sonny &amp; Cher song)The Beat Goes On (Sonny &amp; Cher song) The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher song) "The Beat Goes On" is song written and composed by Sonny Bono and recorded by Sonny & Cher. It was issued as a single and appeared on their 1967 album "In Case You're in Love." It entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart on January 14, 1967, peaking at number six. Song information. The backing music for the song was recorded using the renowned group of Los Angeles session musicians who, in time, came to be known collectively as "The Wrecking Crew." The arrangement is credited to Harold Battiste, but Wrecking Crew bassist Carol  Kaye asserts that at the session she devised the distinctive syncopated bass line that is featured on the released recording, replacing the original walking bass line in the prepared arrangement: The recording session for the song was held on December 13, 1966 at the Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles with a backing band of 19 musicians from The Wrecking Crew. After a two and a half hour session to record the song, guitarist Barney Kessel is reported to have stood up and proclaimed, "Never have so many played so little for so much." The song was sung at  Sonny Bono's funeral, and the phrase "And the beat goes on" appears on his tombstone. AllMusic highlighted this track in its review of the "In Case You're in Love" album. The song's lyrics deal mainly with current events of the time, with the refrain "(And) the beat goes on, the beat goes on" following each verse. Live performances. Sonny and Cher performed the song many times on their hit 1970s television variety shows, as well as in their live concerts. The song was included in the "Sonny and Cher" video montages during Cher's Do You Believe ? Tour and . Cher performed the song live with Sonny's voice track on her successful Cher at the Colosseum show as well as her 2014 Dressed to Kill Tour and 2017-2020 Classic Cher shows. It's also performed during her Here We Go Again Tour (2018-2020). In 2019, Cher performed the song during the season finale of Dancing with the Stars Cover versions. Over the years, the song has been covered by numerous artists. Other versions were recorded by jazz pianist/singer Patricia Barber, Italian singer Mina, and the French duo Casino Music. In 1982, an electro cover  version was released by Orbit featuring Carol Hall with production by Don Was. It became a substantial dance club hit in January 1983. An Australian version, produced by former Skyhooks guitarist Red Symons, became a Top 30 hit in 1983; it was recorded by Melbourne cabaret duo the Globos, which featured singers Wendy De Waal and Mark Trevorrow, the latter of whom later gained renown for his comedic alter-ego Bob Downe. The British band Strange Cruise covered the song for their 1986 album "Strange Cruise." In 1998, a version by British electronic music group All Seeing I peaked at  number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. The group also produced a cover version of the song for Britney Spears in November 1998, as the last track on her debut album, "...Baby One More Time." The song was covered by Giant Sand on their 2002 album "Cover Magazine". "The Beat Goes On" is the first track on "Songs We Should Have Written" (2004) by Firewater. The Pittsburgh, PA-based band The Spuds recorded a version for the 2007 tribute album "BONOGRAPH: Sonny Gets His Share." In 2008, a version by the French acid jazz group Le Cercle was included on  their album "Magnetic." The Canadian jazz singer Emilie-Claire Barlow recorded the song for her album of the same title, which was nominated for "Vocal Jazz Album of the Year" at the Juno Awards of 2011. This song is sometimes incorrectly referred to as ""And" the Beat Goes On", as the closing lyric adds the word "and" to the song's title. R&B vocal group The Whispers, released an unrelated song, entitled "And the Beat Goes On," in 1980. The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher song) "The Beat Goes On" is song written and composed by Sonny Bono and recorded