Well, Did You Evah!
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"Well, Did You Evah!" is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1939 musical Du Barry 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] today probably the most famous version of the song.
It appears early in the film De-Lovely, a secret history drama that features Kevin Kline as Cole Porter.
[edit] Notable recordings
- Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra - High Society (1956)
- Robbie Williams and Jon Lovitz - Swing When You're Winning (2001)
- 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 #42 in the UK charts. and #29 in the Irish charts.
[edit] In popular culture
- Coleen Nolan and Jason Donovan parodied the song for a commercial for supermarket chain Iceland in the run-up to Christmas 2009.
[edit] References
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- ^ http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=1024 ibdb.com article on Du Barry Was a Lady
- ^ The Book on Bing Crosby - TIME
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