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My Baby Just Cares for Me |
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(1928)
Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
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My baby don't care for shows
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for high-tone places
Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
Is somethin' he can't see
My baby don't care who knows
My baby just cares for me
Baby, my baby don't care for shows
And he don't even care for clothes
He cares for me
My baby don't care
For cars and races
My baby don't care for
He don't care for high-tone places
Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Liberace's smile
Is something he can't see
Is something he can't see
I wonder what's wrong with baby
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for me
Original lyrics
My baby don't care for shows
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for high-tone places
Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
is somethin' he can't see
My baby don't care who knows it
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for shows
And he don't even care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for
he don't care for high-tone places
I wonder what's wrong with baby
My baby just cares for
Just says his prayers for
My baby just cares for me
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This is a song written for the musical film Whoopee! (US 1930, by Thornton Freeland, with Eddie Cantor). The song was sung and danced by Ethel Shutta.
In the 50s it was in the repertoire of Frank Sinatra. In 1959 the song had been included in first Nina's recording session because a "bright" up-tempo number was needed to finish the album with.
Thirty years later, in 1987, "My Baby Just Cares for Me" was adopted as the theme for a British television advert for Chanel No 5 perfume, and reached the 5th place on the English pop charts.
This re-released hit prompted Nina to undertake more concerts and club dates again in Europe, where she had always been much popular than in US.
Now, for the millions, this is "the" song of Nina.
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Recording session unknown
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CD 1988 My Baby Just Cares For Me Yesterday Gold CD YDG 74620 [3:38]
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CD 1988 My Baby Just Cares For Me Yesterday Gold CD YDG 74620 [5:17]
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CD 1990 The Entertainers The Entertainers CD 0266 [3:35]
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CD 1990 The Entertainers The Entertainers CD 0266 [3:35]
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CD 1993 Nina Simone Koch Präsent CD399532B3 [3:35]
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CD 1993 My Baby Just Cares For Me Legend WZ 90091 [3:35]
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CD 1993 Gold Gold GOLD 042 [3:37]
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CD 1994 Feeling Good Mercury 522 747-2
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CD 1994 Ne Me Quitte Pas RCA 74321196582 [3:38]
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CD 1998 My Baby Just Cares for Me Crimson CRIMCD53
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CD 1998 My Baby Just Cares for Me Crimson CRIMCD53
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Recording studio session 1957, New York -- The very first Nina's recording session (LP Little Girl Blue)
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LP 0000 Finest Of Bethlehem [3:33]
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SI 0000 My Baby Just Cares For Me-He Needs Me Bethlehem 03031
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LP 0000 Original Bethlehem [3:33]
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LP 1958 Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club Bethlehem BCP 6028 [3:33]
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CD 1987 My Baby Just Cares For Me Green Line CDGLL 109
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CD 1989 Compact Jazz Mercury 838 007-2 [0:01]
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CD 1990 51 Great Jazz Performances That's Jazz TJ401 [3:35]
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CD 1992 Little Girl Blue Bethlehem 30042 [3:36]
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CD 1993 Diamond Collection, The Very Best of Nina Simone Arcade 9902137 [0:37]
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CD 1993 The Great Goldies GLD 63134 [0:38]
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CD 1994 Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club Zyx [3:33]
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  Extended version |
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CD 1987 My Baby Just Cares For Me Green Line CDGLL 109
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CD 1988 My Baby Just Cares For Me Yesterday Gold CD YDG 74620
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Recording live session 1984 Nov. 17, London, Ronnie Scott's
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CD 1988 Live at Ronnie Scotts The Collection OR0045
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CD 1991 Moon of Alabama Jazz Door JD1214
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Recording live session 1985, USA
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CD 0000 My Baby Just Cares For Me Flash F 2136-2 [4:53]
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CD 1987 Live & Kickin, vol. 1 Esperance 8454 [0:53]
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LP 1987 Live & Kickin [0:53]
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CD 1991 Nina Simone (Rockstar) Rockstar RCK 129 [4:53]
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CD 1993 Porgy (De Agostini) De Agostini BLU-CD 3032 [4:33]
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CD 1995 Live! LaserLight 12 615
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Recording live session 1987, Hollywood, Vine Street Bar and Grill -- (LP Let It Be Me)
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CD 1987 Let It Be Me Verve [3:01]
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LP 1987 Let It Be Me Verve [3:01]
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CD 1993 Jazz Master 17 Verve 518 198-2 [0:01]
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Recording live session 1990 Jul. 13, Montreux
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CD 1990 Madame Nina Simone TS RRC 019
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Lyrics provided for academic research purposes only.
Commercial use is prohibited.
Comments to
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