"How About Me?" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1928. The song is an expression of sorrow over a love affair that is over. The first recording by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians (vocal by Clare Hanlon) was popular in 1928[1] and the song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.[2]
Notable recordings
edit- Judy Garland - Alone (1957)[3]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)[4]
- Judy Holliday - Trouble Is a Man (1958).[5]
- Julie London - Around Midnight (1960)[6]
- Bobby Darin - It's You or No One (1963)[7]
- Sue Raney - All By Myself (1964).[8]
- Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were (1974)[9]
- Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin (1984)[10]
- Ernie Andrews - How About Me (2006)[11]
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 438. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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