Who Cares? (Gershwin song)

Last updated December 19, 2024

"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)^[3]
Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae - Boy Meets Girl (1957)^[4]
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959)^[5] and the 1983 Pablo release Nice Work if You Can Get It ^[6]
Cannonball Adderley - Know What I Mean? (1961)
Judy Garland - Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961) Judy Garland - That’s Entertainment (1960)^[7] 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).^[8]
Tony Bennett - Steppin' Out (1993)
Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998).^[9]
Bea Arthur - Bea Arthur on Broadway — Just Between Friends (2002)^[10]
Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)^[11]
Bill Evans - with Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker on the album Time Remembered

References

↑ "THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
↑ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1978. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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[2] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

[3] "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

[4] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[5] "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[6] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[7] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

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v t e George Gershwin
Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares?
Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)
Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)
Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)
Songs	"Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love Is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Summertime" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"
Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Related articles	Gershwin Prize Ira Gershwin (brother) Arthur Gershwin (brother) Frances Gershwin (sister) Gershwin Theatre
List of compositions by George Gershwin Category:George Gershwin