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But Not For Me
Music written by: George Gershwin
Lyrics written by: Ira Gershwin
Comments: Written for the musical comedy Girl Crazy.
First performance: But Not for Me by Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard in stage production Girl Crazy (October 14, 1930)
First recording: But Not for Me by Lee Wiley with Max Kaminsky's Orchestra (November 15, 1939)


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Lyrics:

They're writing songs of love, but not for me
A lucky star's above, but not for me
With love to lead the way, I've found more skies of gray
Than any rainy day could give guarantee

I was a fool to fall and get that way
I should have known the price, I'd have to pay
Although I can't dismiss, the memory of his kiss
I guess he's not for me


Singers:
1 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard October 14, 1930 (performance date) 2  Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra 1940 3  Lee Wiley With Max Kaminsky's Orchestra 1940 4  Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest 1942 5  Judy Garland with G. Stoll and His Orchestra 1944 6  Mary Martin 1949 7  Ella Fitzgerald 1951 8  Jackie Gleason 1953 9  The Modern Jazz Quartet 1953 10  Chet Baker April 1954 11  Barbara Carroll 1955 12  Monica Lewis 1955 13  Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke 1955 14  Dinah Washington, Quincy Jones and His Orchestra 1956 15  Hank Jones 1956 16  Joni James 1956 17  Charlie Shavers 1956 18  Lucky Thompson & Gerard Pochonet et son Quartette 1956 19  Doris Day With Paul Weston and His Music From Hollywood December 17, 1956 20  Joe Puma Quartet 1957 21  Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 22  Ahmad Jamal Trio 1957 23  Jo Stafford, Art Van Damme Quintet 1957 24  Polly Bergen August 1957 25  Bud Shank, Len Mercer Strings 1958 26  Joe Bushkin 1958 27  Urbie Green His Trombone and Orchestra 1959 28  The Flamingos 1959 29  Sonny Stitt 1960 30  Julie London 1960 31  Pete Brown [1] 1960 32  The Bud Freeman All Stars 1960 33  Les McCann, Orchestra Under the Direction of Gerald Wilson 1961 34  John Coltrane 1961 35 Ketty Lester (billboard adult contemporary) 1962 36  Sam Cooke February 1962 37  Wayne Newton 1963 38  Sylvia Telles 1966 39  Ann Burton with The Louis Van Dyke Trio 1967 40  Sun Ra & His Intergalaxtic Arkestra 1970 41  Salena Jones 1974 42  The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet 1978 43  Rosemary Clooney 1980 44  Frank Sinatra March 1980 45  Eiji Kitamura 1981 46  Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis 1982 47  Red Garland 1982 48  Nancy Wilson with The Great Jazz Trio September 1982 49  Pia Zadora & The London Philharmonic Orchestra 1985 50  Linda Ronstadt February 1986 51  Red Holloway & Company 1987 52  Carol Sloane 1987 53  Harry Connick, Jr. 1989 54  Lee Konitz & Franco D'Andrea 1989 55  Tiziana Ghiglioni, Enrico Rava, Mal Waldron 1991 56  Paul Motian 1991 57  Jack Jones 1992 58  Claude Williams 1993 59  Johnny Adams 1993 60  Barbara Paris 1994 61  The New Look Trio 1994 62  Elvis Costello 1994 63  Marcus Roberts 1994 64  Elton John April 5, 1994 65  Kenny Rankin 1995 66  Lisa Ekdahl - Peter Nordahl Trio 1995 67  Louis Smith & Jodie Christian 1995 68  Bobby Shew July 25, 1995 69  The Bobby Shew Quintet, featuring Carl Fontana January 25, 1996 70  Joe Coughlin 1997 71  Marion Montgomery 1997 72  Ray Brown Trio 1997 73  Vic Damone 1997 74  Susannah McCorkle May 27, 1997 75  Anita Wardell 1998 76  Lew Tabackin and His Tokyo Friends August 25, 1998 77  Natalie Merchant October 6, 1998 78  Blue Night Birds 1999 79  Melissa Stylianou 1999 80  Claudia Schmidt With The Jumpboys 2001 81  Curtis Stigers 2001 82  Jerry Jeff Walker May 27, 2003 83  Tracy Silverman 2004 84  Ronnie Milsap 2004 85  Rod Stewart 2004 86  Nate Birkey 2004 87  Kate McGarry April 2005 88  Laurent Filipe 2006 89  Nina Hagen & the Capital Dance Orchestra 2006 90  Gladys Knight October 3, 2006 91  Molly Johnson 2007 92  Linda Davis 2007 93  Kim Hoorweg May 2007 94  Caroline [1] 2008 95  Eliane Elias January 15, 2008

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