"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. Kate Smith - for her album Kate Smith (1954). 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 Judy Garland - That’s Entertainment (1960), Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961) and on The Judy Garland Show (1963) Cannonball Adderley - Know What I Mean? (1961) 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) Michael Feinstein - Nice Work If You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins (1996) Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998). Bea Arthur - Bea Arthur on Broadway — Just Between Friends (2002) Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)
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