Who Cares? (Gershwin song)

"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).[2]
• 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 - That’s 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).[3]
• Tony Bennett - Steppin' Out (1993)
• Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998).[4]
• Bea Arthur - Bea Arthur on Broadway — Just Between Friends (2002)[5]
• Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)
• Bill Evans - with Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker on the album Time Remembered

References

1. "THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
2. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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4. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
5. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.