"My Baby Just Cares for Me" (Jack Payne, 1930)

An early uptempo rendition of the Walter Donaldson-Gus Kahn classic...with Jack Payne & his Band.

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 furs and laces,
My baby don't care for high toned places.
My baby don't care for rings,
Or other expensive things.
She's sensible as can be.
My baby don't care who knows it,
My baby just cares for me!

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More from Wiki:

My Baby Just Cares for Me" was written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was one of three hit songs from the 1928 musical Whoopee, starring Eddie Cantor and Ruth Etting. It is best known as the signature tune of singer and pianist Nina Simone.

George Michael arranged and recorded a version of "My Baby Just Cares for Me" for his 1999 album Songs from the Last Century. It has also been recorded by Nat King Cole, Amanda Lear, Mel Tormé, Mary Wells and Alex Chilton. Frank Sinatra recorded an up-tempo version of this song for his 1965 Reprise album, "Strangers in the Night."

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Music

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• My Baby Just Cares for Me
• 1930
• Jack Payne
• Kahn
• Donaldson

[pianoman74]

speaking of which, that sound is by far not dead! Max Raabe and his Palastorchester still preserves that sound in present time! :)

[RReady555]

Thanks! I'll have to get better acquainted with their work... ;)

Regards,

-RR

[pianoman74]

haha this sound reminds of Looney Tunes and the like :)

there's a German song I know that has that sound, "Jawoll meine Herrn" by Heinz Ruehmann in 1937

[RReady555]

Infectious, madcap stuff...love the percussive Tuba/Sousaphone. ;)

-RR

[cvwtzhaar]

This is a great arrangement

[RReady555]

Gotta love that Brit sound...especially '28-'35!

Best,

-RR

[toebonian]

This is a great recording of this song.

I have the film "Whoopee" and it is really worth watching. Part of the fun of the film is watching those who are the supporting actors and actresses who are watching Eddie Cantor perform. This is one of my very favorite songs and films.

[NewDisneySucksHard]

best recording

[baghend]

Wow! Hot patootties oh you kid and 23 skidoo!

This is great

thanks

-Bill

[HarborGuy]

Many thanks.......

[maxthevid]

My dad was there , Leading Violin (Jackie Greene) any one left who remembers him

I would love to hear from you. (even if you did not like him) Lochiem

[Ronald070]

Great recording!

[Mackermilk]

Heard this Jack Payne for the first time just now. My God, this guy was really swinging! Best anti-depression medicine in the market!

[bellini7verdi]

para mi que esta musica era antigua......porque la escuhe de los años 70 con nina simon......y escuchar esta version..de los 30....me deja pasmado........y es como si encontrara a tutankamon entre vendajes.....pero encantado con desenvolverlos todos............esto es la hostia........viva la arqueologia musical....y arquitectonica y pictorica y literaria....y de todo tipo.......este mundo es walt disney.......pero en real......una pasadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[muscleco]

Such LIFE to the bands of this period. Madcap, not always perfectly played, but great syncopated rhythm. Franky the later 1940s Swing stuff isn't as exciting. More plastic. No surprises.

[kw94544]

The reason this sounds like Looney Tunes is because this is where the animation studios stole all their music from.

[floidfat]

Einfach nur Klasse, ich liebe die Musik.

Bin über Fiesta von Jack Payne auf deine Seite gestossen.

1. Klasse