Well, Did You Evah!

"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.^[1]

It was later performed by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra in the 1956 film High Society,^[2] which today is probably the most famous version of the song.^[3]

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 (1956)^[3]
• 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,^[4] and No. 29 in the Irish chart.
• Robbie Williams and Jon Lovitz - Swing When You're Winning (2001)

In popular culture

• Coleen Nolan and Jason Donovan parodied the song for several commercials for supermarket chain Iceland in the run-up to Christmas 2009.

References

1. "Du Barry Was a Lady". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
2. Corliss, Richard (2001-05-17). "The Book on Bing Crosby". TIME. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
3. Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. Track 3.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 245. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.