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Who Cares? (Gershwin song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Who Cares?'" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for their 1931 musical 'Of Thee I Sing'. It was introduced by William Gaxton and Lois Moran in the original Broadway production.
Notable recordings
*Fred Astaire with Benny Goodman and his Orchestra - recorded May 9, 1940 for Columbia Records, catalog No. 35517.
*Kate Smith - for her album 'Kate Smith' (1954).
*Anita O'Day - 'This Is Anita' (1955)
*Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae - 'Boy Meets Girl' (1957)
*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook' (1959) and the 1983 Pablo release 'Nice Work if You Can Get It'
*Cannonball Adderley - 'Know What I Mean?' (1961)
*Judy Garland - 'Judy at Carnegie Hall' (1961) Judy Garland - 'Thats Entertainment' (1960) The Judy Garland Show (1963)
*Michael Feinstein - 'Nice Work If You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins' (1996)
*Dick Haymes - 'For You, for Me, Forevermore' (1978).
*Tony Bennett - 'Steppin' Out' (1993)
*Susannah McCorkle - 'Someone to Watch Over MeSongs of George Gershwin' (1998).
*Bea Arthur - 'Bea Arthur on Broadway Just Between Friends' (2002)
*Rufus Wainwright - 'Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall' (2007)
*Bill Evans - with Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker on the album 'Time Remembered'
References
Category:Songs with music by George Gershwin
Category:Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Category:1931 songs
Category:Fred Astaire songs
Category:Benny Goodman songs
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