my baby just cares for me
Pagi itu saya bertanya pada kekasih saya, "Kalau aku tua nanti menjadi gemuk, mlorot, keriput, dan bau, kamu masih tetap cinta padaku?". Dengan entengnya dia jawab, "Ya pastilah sayang, wong istri orang saja aku sayang, apalagi istri sendiri", sambil membalik halaman koran. "Baby!", jeritku sambil memelototkan mata. Dia tertawa. Lalu jawabnya sambil melihatku, "Kamu selalu cantik di mata saya". Dan aku pun tersenyum.
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My Baby Just Cares for Me
(1928) Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
My baby don’t care for shows, My baby don’t care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don’t care for cars and races, My baby don’t care for high-tone places
Liz Taylor is not his style, And even Lana Turner’s smile
Is somethin’ he can’t see
My baby don’t care who knows, My baby just cares for me
Baby, my baby don’t care for shows, And he don’t even care for clothes
He cares for me
My baby don’t care, For cars and races
My baby don’t care for, He don’t care for high-tone places
Liz Taylor is not his style, And even Liberace’s smile
Is something he can’t see, Is something he can’t see
I wonder what’s wrong with baby
My baby just cares for, My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for me
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[This is a song written for the musical film Whoopee! (US 1930, by Thornton Freeland, with Eddie Cantor). The song was sung and danced by Ethel Shutta.
In the 50s it was in the repertoire of Frank Sinatra. In 1959 the song had been included in first Nina's recording session because a "bright" up-tempo number was needed to finish the album with. Thirty years later, in 1987, "My Baby Just Cares for Me" was adopted as the theme for a British television advert for Chanel No 5 perfume, and reached the 5th place on the English pop charts.]
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versi yang saya punya saat ini: nina simone, smoma, george michael. Ada yang berbaik hati mau nambahin? Katanya masih ada versinya Frank Sinatra, Cyndi Lauper, Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole, Alex Chilton, Jan Garber, John Pizzarelli, Francis Faye.