"Bensonhurst Blues" is a song written by Artie Kaplan and Artie Kornfeld. It was originally released in 1971 on Kaplan's album . Oscar Benton went on to record the song in 1973 for his album and again, eight years later, for the soundtrack for the French film Pour la peau d'un flic. The latter version was subsequently released by EMI Records and enjoyed success in Europe. One of Benton's recordings also appears in the 1999 film La Bûche.