Photos: San Franciscans honor healthcare workers in song

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- APRIL 25: Paul Tormey stands on a pedestal with a face mask-wearing Tony Bennett statue for a singalong of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," Saturday, April 25, 2020, to honor healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- APRIL 25: Maggie and Bill Gunn, with their life-size Tony Bennett cardboard cutout, join the "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" singalong, Saturday, April 25, 2020, on Nob Hill in San Francisco, Calif. The noontime event was to honor healthcare and frontline workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Fairmont San Francisco hotel workers and pedestrians wear face masks while maintaining social distance before singing the Tony Bennett song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," outside the hotel Saturday, April 25, 2020, in San Francisco. Bennett had encouraged San Franciscans to join him in a sing-along from their homes during shelter-in-place orders due to COVID-19 concerns. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Paul Tormey, Regional Vice President of Fairmont Hotels, wears a mask while hugging a statue of singer Tony Bennett outside of the Fairmont San Francisco hotel before leading hotel workers in a singing of the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," Saturday, April 25, 2020, in San Francisco. Bennett had encouraged San Franciscans to join him in a sing-a-long from their homes during shelter in place orders for COVID-19 concerns. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- APRIL 25: Paul Tormey, an executive with the Fairmont Hotel, stands on a pedestal with a Tony Bennett statue leading the "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" singalong, Saturday, April 25, 2020, on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, Calif. The noontime event honored healthcare and frontline workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- APRIL 22: The Tony Bennett statue atop Nob Hill at the Fairmont Hotel wears a face mask, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif., as a mass sing-along of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," is planned for this Saturday to honor frontline workers fighting the pandemic. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- APRIL 22: The Tony Bennett statue atop Nob Hill at the Fairmont Hotel wears a face mask, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif., as a mass sing-along of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," is planned for this Saturday to honor frontline workers fighting the pandemic. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

By Doug Duran | dduran@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group and Karl Mondon | kmondon@bayareanewsgroup.com | Mercury News

PUBLISHED: April 25, 2020 at 8:17 p.m. | UPDATED: April 27, 2020 at 6:39 a.m.

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To honor healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, San Franciscans participated in a sing-along of Tony Bennett’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” Adhering to social distancing, participants gathered near the Tony Bennett statue, adorned with a protective mask, at noon Saturday at the Fairmont Hotel atop Nob Hill.

In an Instagram post, the 93-year-old Tony Bennett said “I am so proud to see San Francisco come together and make a difference during this uncertain time. Today at 12pm PDT, we’ll sing I Left My Heart in San Francisco together from home. I encourage you to join, record your performance, and share online! #SingOutSF.”