Well, Did You Evah!
"Well, Did You Evah!" is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1939 musical DuBarry Was a Lady, where it was introduced by Betty Grable and Charles Walters.[1]
It was later performed by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra in the 1956 film High Society,[2] which today is probably the most famous version of the song.[3]
It appears in the film At Long Last Love (1975), where it was performed by Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Madeline Kahn, and Duilio Del Prete, and is also in De-Lovely (2004), a musical biopic that features Kevin Kline as Cole Porter.
Notable recordings
- Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra - High Society (Recorded January 17, 1956)[4] [3]
- Deborah Harry and Iggy Pop recorded the song in 1990 for Red Hot + Blue, a compilation album released as part of a HIV/AIDS benefit project. Released as a single in the UK in 1991, but not the US. The single reached No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart,[5] and No. 29 in the Irish chart.
- Robbie Williams and Jon Lovitz - Swing When You're Winning (2001)
In popular culture
- Coleen Nolan and Jason Donovan parodied the song for several commercials for supermarket chain Iceland in the run-up to Christmas 2009.
References
- ↑ "Du Barry Was a Lady". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ Corliss, Richard (2001-05-17). "The Book on Bing Crosby". TIME. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- 1 2 Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Track 3.
- ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 245. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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