I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby
- I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby
"I Can't Give You Anything but Love" is a popular song published in 1928. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, the lyrics by Dorothy Fields.
Use in media
The song was introduced by Aida Ward and Willard McLean in the revue "Blackbirds of 1928."
In the 1931 short film, "The Birthday Party," the song is performed as a duet between Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
It was featured in the screwball comedy "Bringing Up Baby" (1938) in a scene where quirky heiress Susan Vance (Katharine Hepburn) and befuddled paleontologist Dr. David Huxley (Cary Grant) attempt to coax a surly leopard named Baby off the roof of a house by singing "I can't give you anything but love, Baby". It is also used in film version of The Green Mile.
The song is also featured in the 2006 Tony-awarding winning Broadway play Jersey Boys.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by many artists, including Louis Armstrong(1928) Ethel Waters,with Duke Ellington(1928), Lee Wiley, Billie Holiday(1936), Fats Waller(1937), Anita O'Day(1945), Louis Jordan(1951) [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/Dec27500.htm Decca Records in the 27500 to 27999 series] ] , Doris Day(1953), Ella Fitzgerald(1957), Judy Garland(1961), Dean Martin (1961), Marlene Dietrich(1965), The Stylistics (1975), and Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame) both in English and Spanish (1991).
More modern artists who have covered the song include Joe Pesci on his 1998 album "Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You" and James Darren on his 2001 album "Because of You".
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