My Baby Just Cares for Me
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| - | + | "'''My Baby Just Cares for Me'''" is a [[jazz standard]] written by [[Walter Donaldson]] with lyrics by [[Gus Kahn]]. Written for the [[Whoopee! (film)|film version]] of the musical comedy ''[[Whoopee!]]'' (1930), the song became a [[signature tune]] for [[Eddie Cantor]] who sang it in the movie. A stylized version of the song by [[Nina Simone]], recorded in 1958, was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom after it was used in a 1987 perfume commercial and resulted in a renaissance for Simone. | |
| - | '''Eunice Kathleen Waymon''', better known as '''Nina Simone''' ([[February 21]], [[1933]] – [[April 21]], [[2003]]), was an [[American singer]], [[songwriter]], [[pianist]], and [[civil rights]] [[activist]]. | + | |
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| - | Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a [[jazz]] [[musician]]. Her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles, such as jazz, [[soul music|soul]], [[folk music|folk]], [[rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[gospel music|gospel]], and even [[pop music]]. Her vocal style is characterized by passion, breathiness, and [[tremolo]]. Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the biggest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with ''[[Little Girl Blue (Nina Simone album)|Little Girl Blue]]'') and 1974. Songs she is best known for include "[[My Baby Just Cares for Me]]", "[[I Put A Spell On You|I Put a Spell On You]]", "[[Love Me or Leave Me]]", "[[Feeling Good]]", "[[Sinner Man]]", "[[To Be Young, Gifted and Black]]", "[[Strange Fruit]]", and "[[Nuff Said|Ain't got no-I got life]]". | + | |
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"My Baby Just Cares for Me" is a jazz standard written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn. Written for the film version of the musical comedy Whoopee! (1930), the song became a signature tune for Eddie Cantor who sang it in the movie. A stylized version of the song by Nina Simone, recorded in 1958, was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom after it was used in a 1987 perfume commercial and resulted in a renaissance for Simone.
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