"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! (1926), where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence. It has been performed by numerous artists since its debut and is a jazz standard as well as a key work in the Great American Songbook.
A piano cover of the song was recorded by Joe Vulpis and was used for her application to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2003. The song is also the first jazz standard performed professionally by Gaga with the earliest performance being on June 19, 2010.
Performances[]
In 2010, Gaga opened her televised set for the Toyota Concert Series on Today with this song accompagned by her live band and trumpet player Brian Newman. The day before, she was seen rehearsing with Clarence Clemons on saxophone, however, he was not present the next day. The other performances of the song outside of Jazz & Piano Engagement, were often as a surprise guest to a Brian Newman show. Her performance on May 9, 2013, was notably the first live performance by Gaga since her surgery in February of 2013.
| Dates | Location | City | 
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| 2010 | |||
| Jun 19 | Duane Park | New York, NY | 
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| Jul 9 | The Today Show | ||
| Sep 26 | The Oak Room | ||
| 2011 | |||
| Jan 5 | The Oak Room | New York, NY |
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| 2013 | |||
| May 9 | Rose Bar | New York, NY |
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Lyrics[]
References[]
- See the article for more information about the song.