Someone to Watch Over Me (song)
"Someone to Watch Over Me" | |
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Song | |
Language | English |
Published | 1926 |
Genre | Jazz |
Songwriter(s) | Ira Gershwin |
Composer(s) | George Gershwin |
"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was written for singer Gertrude Lawrence in the musical Oh, Kay! (1926).[1] Originally, "Someone to Watch Over Me" was an up-tempo swing, but upon experimenting one day George Gershwin played the song as a ballad, and it stuck ever since.[2]
Notable recordings
- George Gershwin (November 8, 1926)[3]
- Gertrude Lawrence – Do-Do-Do / Someone To Watch Over Me (February, 1927)[4]
Frank Sinatra – Nice 'n' Easy (July 30, 1945)[5]
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Sings Gershwin (1951)[6]
Chet Baker - Pacific Jazz (1956)
Linda Ronstadt – 'Round Midnight with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (1986)
Amy Winehouse – Frank [The Super Deluxe Edition UK] (October 20, 2003)[7]
See also
- List of 1920s jazz standards
- The play Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by poet Frank McGuinness.
Notes
^ ""Someone To Watch Over Me": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video". greatamericansongbook.net. Retrieved 2018-12-13..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Someone to Watch Over Me)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
^ "Someone to Watch Over Me, song… | Details". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
^ "Gertrude Lawrence - Do-Do-Do / Someone To Watch Over Me". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
^ "Someone to Watch Over Me - Frank Sinatra | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
^ "Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gershwin". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
^ "Frank [The Super Deluxe Edition UK] - Amy Winehouse | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
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