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Well, Did You Evah!

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"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.

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It was later performed by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra in the 1956 film High Society, which today is probably the most famous version of the song.

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)
  • 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, and No. 29 in the Irish chart.
  • Robbie Williams and Jon Lovitz - Swing When You're Winning (2001)
  • Coleen Nolan and Jason Donovan parodied the song for several commercials for supermarket chain Iceland in the run-up to Christmas 2009.

    • References

    Well, Did You Evah! Wikipedia
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