My Baby Just Cares for Me
1928 Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
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This is a song written for the musical movie Whoopee! (US 1930, by Thornton Freeland, with Eddie Cantor). The song was sung and danced by Ethel Shutta and subsequently performed by Nat King Cole, Woody Herman and Count Basie.
In 1957 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. This is a clay animation music video produced by Aardman Animations and directed by Peter Lord in 1987 for Charly Records. Download: MP4 format | Ogg format | WebM format |
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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 clothes
My baby just cares for me
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 clothes
My baby just cares for me
Miss Nina Simone ladies and gentlemen
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
I think this is what you've been waiting for
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-toned places
Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
Is something he can't see
My baby don't care who knows it
My baby just cares for me
Baby my baby don't care for shows
And he even don't care for clothes
He cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
Baby don't care for high-toned places
Liz Taylor is not his style
You're cute
And even Lana Turner's smile
Something he can't see
I wonder what's wrong with my baby
My baby just cares for me
He just says his prayers for
My baby just cares for me
I love you
(Lyrics transcripted by Roger Nupie)
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-toned places
Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
Is something he can't see
My baby don't care who knows it
My baby just cares for me
Baby my baby don't care for shows
And he even don't care for clothes
He cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
Baby don't care for high-toned places
Liz Taylor is not his style
You're cute
And even Lana Turner's smile
Something he can't see
I wonder what's wrong with my baby
My baby just cares for me
He just says his prayers for
My baby just cares for me
I love you
(Lyrics transcripted by Roger Nupie)
We're gonna do the song that I think
you've been waiting for all this night : "My baby"
you've been waiting for all this night : "My baby"
2006 [7:55] DVD 8 Live at Montreux 1976 Eagle Vision EREDV520 (UK)
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 clothes
My baby just cares for me
1990 [4:53] CD 15 Madame Nina Simone TS RRC 019 (NL)

