(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care

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"(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" is a 1957 song recorded by

MGM film Jailhouse Rock. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
for the film. Presley plays electric bass on the song.

Background

Elvis Presley's version, one of the few songs in which he plays the

electric bass, was recorded on May 3, with the vocal track added on May 9, 1957, and released on his Jailhouse Rock EP. It reached number fourteen on the R&B charts.[1] It later become a minor pop standard, with notable versions being performed by Buddy Holly, who included the song on his eponymous second album
, and his version made the British singles chart in 1961, reaching no. 12. A 1983 re-release of the Elvis Presley version reached no. 61 on the UK singles chart.

The song's narrator addresses the object of their affection, and points out all the ways that the addressee is square, how they are out of touch with modern trends in music and romance. Then the narrator tells the subject of the song that they love them in spite of, and maybe because of this.

Recordings

Other artists besides Presley who have recorded or played the song include:

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 467.
  2. ^ [You're So Square] Baby I Don't Care, retrieved 2023-09-10
  3. ^ "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. ^ John Lennon - Baby I Don't Care, retrieved 2023-09-10
  5. ^ (You're so Square) Baby I Don't Care - The Beatles, retrieved 2023-09-10
  6. ^ [You're So Square] Baby I Don't Care (Jam), retrieved 2023-09-10
  7. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 581.
  9. ^ "New Music: Cee-Lo "Baby, I Don't Care"". Rap Radar. 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

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