- Well, Did You Evah!
"Well, Did You Evah!" is a song written by
Cole Porter for his 1939 musical "Du Barry Was a Lady ", where it was introduced byBetty Grable andCharles Walters [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=1024 ibdb.com article on "Du Barry Was a Lady"] .It was also performed in the 1956 film "
High Society " byBing Crosby andFrank Sinatra [ [http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,98905-1,00.html The Book on Bing Crosby - TIME ] ] .It appears early in the film "
De-Lovely ", asecret history drama that features Kevin Kline as Cole Porter.Notable recordings
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Bing Crosby andFrank Sinatra - "High Society" (1956)
*Robbie Williams andJon Lovitz - "Swing When You're Winning " (2001)Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop version
Single infobox
Name = Well Did You Evah!
Artist =Deborah Harry
from Album = "Red Hot And Blue"
Released = 1991
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Pop
Label = flag|UKChrysalis Records
Chart position = * #42 (UK )
Last single = "Maybe for Sure " (1990)
This single = "Well Did You Evah!"
(1991)
Next single = "I Can See Clearly "
(1993)
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Well, Did You Evah! " is a duet single byDeborah Harry andIggy Pop originally recorded for benefit project "Red Hot + Blue " which was created to raise awareness aboutHIV /AIDS andsafe sex . The twenty track "Red Hot + Blue" album which was released in September 1990 consisted of some of the world's biggest stars in rock and pop such asU2 ,Tom Waits ,Annie Lennox , David Byrne,Simply Red andk. d. lang covering songs byCole Porter .Deborah Harry and Iggy Pop's radical rock interpretation of the old Porter standard was released as a single in the UK and reached Number 42 on the charts in February 1991. The duet was also included on the UK hits compilation "" issued a month later and in 1999 also on
EMI 's "Most of All - The Best of Deborah Harry ".Track listing
UK 7", 12", 12" Picture Disc & CD
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