Who Cares? (Gershwin song)
1931 song composed by George Gershwin
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"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.[1]
- Kate Smith - for her album Kate Smith (1954).
- Anita O'Day - This Is Anita (1955)[2]
- Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae - Boy Meets Girl (1957)[3]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959) and the 1983 Pablo release Nice Work if You Can Get It[4]
- Judy Garland - That’s Entertainment (1960),[5] Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961)[6] and on The Judy Garland Show (1963)
- Cannonball Adderley - Know What I Mean? (1961)[7]
- Bill Evans - with Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker on the album Time Remembered (1963)
- Dick Haymes - For You, for Me, Forevermore (1978).
- Tony Bennett - Steppin' Out (1993)[8]
- Michael Feinstein - Nice Work If You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins (1996)[9]
- Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998).[10]
- Bea Arthur - Bea Arthur on Broadway — Just Between Friends (2002)[11]
- Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)[12]