Someone to Watch over Me (song)
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"Someone to Watch over Me" is a song by George and Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay!. It has been performed by artists from Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald to Linda Ronstadt and Melissa Manchester. It has become a jazz standard and a key work in the Great American Songbook. The song has been sung in Mr. Holland's Opus by Jean Louisa Kelly and on American Idol by Katharine McPhee. It was most notably performed by Jodi Benson.
[edit] Recorded versions
The following is a partial list of recorded versions:
- Katharine McPhee
- Larry Adler
- American Draft
- Chet Baker
- Michael Ball
- Mr. Acker Bilk
- Chris Botti
- Les Brown
- Rosemary Clooney
- Eddie Condon and His Orchestra
- Ray Conniff
- Nikka Costa
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Blossom Dearie
- Sheena Easton
- Roy Eldridge
- Georgie Fame
- Michael Feinstein
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Helen Forrest
- Errol Garner
- Stéphane Grappelli
- Coleman Hawkins
- Dick Haymes
- Al Hirt
- Lena Horne
- Etta James
- Joni James
- Etta Jones
- Jack Jones
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Kathy Kirby
- Gladys Knight
- Melissa Manchester
- Al Martino
- Willie Nelson
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Renee Olstead
- Oscar Peterson
- Bud Powell
- Della Reese
- Linda Ronstadt
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
- George Shearing
- Don Shirley
- Dinah Shore
- Frank Sinatra
- Keely Smith
- Jeri Southern
- Dusty Springfield
- Rod Stewart
- Sting
- Donna Summer
- Art Tatum
- Stanley Turrentine
- Sarah Vaughan
- Fats Waller
- Lawrence Welk
- Margaret Whiting
- Lee Wiley
- Nancy Wilson
- Teddy Wilson
- Danny Wright
- Denny Wright
- Kirsti Huke
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