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"'Just You, Just Me'" is a song from the 1929 musical film 'Marianne', composed by Jesse Greer with lyrics by Raymond Klages.Adam Harvey and Dick Hyman: 'The Soundtracks of Woody Allen: A Complete Guide to the Songs and Music in Every Film, 1969-2005'. McFarland, 2007. . p. 67 It was introduced by Marion Davies and Lawrence Gray. The song has had many revisions after its first appearance and has become a jazz standard,[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/justyoujustme.htm Just You, Just Me] at 'jazzstandards.com' - retrieved on 21 May 2009 having been recorded instrumentally by Red Norvo, Stan Tracey, Oscar Peterson and Lester Young, Buddy Rich, Artie Shaw, Les Paul, Benny Carter, Buddy Bregman, Tex Beneke, Coleman Hawkins, Harry James, Erroll Garner, Benny Goodman, Earl Hines, Joe Pass, Buddy Tate and Abdullah Ibrahim, Les Brown, Bill Coleman and Duke Ellington.

Thelonious Monk's 1948 composition, "Evidence", is a contrafact of "Just You, Just Me".Gabriel Solis: 'Monk's Music: Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making'. University of California Press, 2007. . p. 117 Monk's tune was originally called "Justice" (which sounds like "Just Us", a reference to "Just You, Just Me"), then renamed "We Named It Justice", and finally "Evidence". Both songs are included on the CD reissue of Monk's 1964 live album, 'Live at the It Club'.

Cliff Edwards had a hit recording of the song in 1929. Bing Crosby recorded it in 1954 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set 'The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)' issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. The song has also been recorded vocally by, among others, Petula Clark, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Rockapella, Judy Garland, Jaye P. Morgan and Rosemary Clooney.

In 1999, Young's rendition of "Just You, Just Me" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Film appearances



*1929 Marianne - played on ukulele and sung by Lawrence Gray, reprised by Marion Davies, reprised by Lawrence Gray and by Cliff Edwards.

*1957 This Could Be the Night - performed by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra.

*1977 New York, New York - sung by Liza Minnelli.

*1996 Everyone Says I Love You - sung by Edward Norton.

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See also



*List of 1920s jazz standards

Category:1929 songs

Category:Judy Garland songs

Category:1920s jazz standards

Category:Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients

Category:Songs with music by Jesse Greer


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