Someone To Watch Over Me

Someone To Watch Over Me is one of Janice’s favorite songs and in the public domain in the US and around the world.
The song was composed by George Gershwin in 1926 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, assisted by Howard Dietz who penned the title. It was written for the musical Oh, Kay!, with the part originally sung on Broadway by English actress Gertrude Lawrence while holding a rag doll in a sentimental solo scene.

More than 1,800 (and 1) recordings of the song have been released, and has been covered by numerous popular artists, such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Linda Ronstadt.

There are numerous sheet music chord progressions and arrangements available on the internet.

Janice – Vocals & Arrangement (and speaking as a fan it's a superb vocal).
I played the guitar solos and fills and did the initial mix.
Bud – Recorded Janice and mastered the song.

The Band:
MIDI SuperTracks in song: ~~1916:Bass, Acoustic, Jazz Sw 085
MIDI SuperTracks in song: 1886:Piano, Solo-Accompaniment Bluesy12-8John Sw 060
RealTracks in style: ~555:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm Jazz Ballad Freddie Sw 085
RealTracks in song: ~1042:Organ, B3, Rhythm JazzBallad Sw 085
RealDrums in Song:Jazz#1: a: Jazz#1b: Jazz#1
I used a Kontakt Piano and acoustic bass for the MIDI instruments.


Someone To Watch Over Me

There's a saying old, says that love is blind
Still we're often told, seek and ye shall find
So I'm going to seek a certain lad I've had in mind
Looking everywhere, haven't found him yet

He's the big affair I cannot forget
Only man I ever think of with regret
I'd like to add his initial to my monogram
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?

There's a somebody I'm longin' to see
I hope that he turns out to be
Someone who'll watch over me

I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood
I know I could always be good
To one who'll watch over me

Although he may not be
The man some girls think of as handsome
To my heart, he carries the key

Won't you tell him please to put on some speed
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me

Last edited by PeterF; 06/11/22 01:16 PM.