My Baby Just Care For Me
Nina Simone Lyrics

My baby don't care for shows
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
Is somethin' he can't see
My baby don't care who knows

My baby just cares for me

Baby, my baby don't care for shows
And he don't even care for clothes
He cares for me
My baby don't care
For cars and races
Baby don't care for
He don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Liberace's smile
Is something he can't see
Is something he can't see
I wonder what's wrong with baby
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for me

Lyrics © DONALDSON PUBLISHING CO, TOBAGO MUSIC COMPANY, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Written by: Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson

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Comments from YouTube:

@bartviolator.3477

1y↑18

Nina would be 90 today. xxx This song i love so much since 1988. Thx Nina.

@ChronicallyConfused

19w↑62

As a kid, my parents showed this to me bc I loved cats and music. Safe to say this song and music video still make me so happy years later!

@Matdogg2k

18w↑4

Most talented cats I ever seen

@shable1436

18w↑1

When was this made

@beatricezarragoza7018

Je me lasse pas de ce chef d'œuvre

@Rcaneneophyte8906

11w↑4

The most flawless piano solo in jazz ...RIP Nina Simone

@user-lr4vh2qu9i

5y↑238

I'm a fan of Nina Simon. This song is a pearl from her repertoire. If you are in a bad mood, you always listen "my baby just cares for me" and everything becomes sunny.

@margaretkerr3204

2y↑4

I'm also a FAN!

@jokza2000

2y↑3

Exactly like my thoughts!

@geekane9462

1y↑2

hmm. add an e to her name 😀

@patrickmohan2220

1y↑1

*SIMONE! "fan"

@georgiagalaxy

1y↑2

It’s true this song did indeed cheer me up <3

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@creamycanarie98

12y↑50

Nina did the piano. She was an excellent pianist. And all around extremely talented woman.

@cassiomoura8874

grande deus aqui

@janbonsema5888

11w

she was good at the piano, but not THAT good ?

@Louisusbichon

5y↑164

This was my grandmother's favorite song of all time. Because she's not here anymore, this song is a way for me to never forget the good memories with her. I will listen to it, forever.

@nonprofitgirl

2y↑2

@GAMERTROM 835 please don’t be sorry! That was lovely and I personally took comfort in it and danced a bit in memory of my own grandmother, Barbara Joanne Wishard! She definitely danced! Let’s dance and be glad we knew these ladies.
......I wonder what’s wrong with babbbbbyyyyy...my baby just cares for me!

@michaelmcgrady9869

51w↑2

Bless you , those were the days

@pavlosdedes8743

44w

❤

@digimonalvatrax2738

31w↑1

I can imag😢her listening to Nina up in heaven ❤❤❤

@theharbourmaster3975

6y↑85

What a voice. What a song. Rest in Peace, Nina.

@EclisseProject

9y↑417

Her voice was heartbreaking ....sooooo sweet and hugely incredible.

@brianjosephestanislao3511

9y↑31

+Salvatore Montiglione "Heartbreaking" is the perfect adjective! I once read her voice described as 'an invitation to suffer'. I thought that was a great line.

@ipadgooglemember9220

8y↑3

I agree!!! Awesome. :)

@veronicaalleyne

8y↑2

that line seems familiar to me too, it must've been in her biography

@caracasboogie

Sounds like someone likes a woman with a deep sultry voice.

@dtzjones7632

Salvatore Montiglione 👍🎹🎹🎹🎹

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@peterfriedman2830

10y↑1.1K

So strange, after all the thousands of music videos I have ever seen over the years, this still remains such an unmatched, flawless masterpiece.

@soniaramos2602

6y↑4

Peter Friedman 0abertura del barbaridad sevill

@rachelbaker3295

6y↑5

Of course ;-)

@espildiko52

5y↑3

oh yeah!

@debdessaso

3y↑5

..and not a human in sight!!!

@Testyclair

3y↑1

@@debdessaso That's not a nice thing to say about Aardman staff.

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@MakamuShihachi

5y↑37

Piano was her turf. She was a genius. Unique beautiful voice. RIP Nina.

@r.organizer544

1y↑30

Nina was not only a great singer, but she was a very talented pianist. She is greatly missed.

@civilizationkills3138

39w↑7

One of the best videos I've ever seen for one of the best songs I've ever heard !! Her memory will be a blessing forever !!!!!!

@sylvie3573

4y↑36

I love Nina Simone, she has such a rich, syrupy voice and the piano! Don't get me started on how much I love this bloody song! She is such a legend xx

@michaelosullivan7502

The complete song got everything perfection

@Leon-nn1ql

30w↑6

One word.. cool! I've loved this song since I was a little kid! No music today sounds as chilled as this..

@michb6896

8y↑194

A truly inspirational woman with a beautiful voice
R.I.P Nina Simone. xx

@lucianasacchi1641

6y↑2

✊🌱❤

@Vastodlock

5y↑587

In a way I'm glad microphones weren't as good quality back then, it makes the songs feel warm

@PaulinOsakanow

4y↑23

You are mistaking 360p and audio limiting aint nothing wrong with mics - back then - lol was not even long ago.

@bodivanbodegraven5119

4y↑3

Yes 👍🏽

@bodivanbodegraven5119

4y↑1

Yes about Daniel

@bodivanbodegraven5119

4y↑1

Like it alot

@Dreyno

4y↑9

They still use mics made back then. They’re worth a fortune. This is probably prom a video cassette so the quality might not be as good as the master tapes.

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@alanogilvie4504

9y↑117

Scrolling through the comments. Amazing how many different languages. The power of music and the power of Nina Simone. A true great. Brilliant song.

@dtzjones7632

6y↑1

Alan Ogilvie 👍yes music is universal in any lanuage

@kathymckimm1819

34w↑6

TOTALLY TIMELESS FLAWLESS MASTERPIECE & MANY MEMORIES FOREVER AND A DAY💋💚❣💙🧡❤

@desertrose1226

3y↑48

I just love this song it’s so laid back and chill. The bass is amazing as well. Classy song.

@McMinderbinder

1y↑6

One of my favorite music videos of all time.

@goddesslakshmi

3y↑42

I especially love how he shows the piano hammers hitting the harp in exactly the right places.

@damianorr1777

7y↑86

This is a little masterpiece . . . melody, ryythm, walking bass, soft -shoe shuffle - you name it , its got the lot ! The craft of music-making at its finest . . . video's brilliant too - welds so well with the tune . . .

@soerenboth6985

43w

"soft -shoe shuffle" makes my day....hahaha..... but it fits.... thanks for discription

@pasqualecopparoni867

7w↑1

Grandissima Nina sempre nei nostri cuori per la Tua meravigliosa Musica ❤❤❤😊😊😊

@jayapande00

10w↑1

💙☺💙just fabulous....the one n only nina

@johnnyblade4351

3y↑3

A beautiful voice ... in the chaos of in humanity....... Thankyou XXX

@kevinobrien8803

8y↑502

piano on this is minimal but very, very clever. One extremely classy piano player indeed.

@magentuspriest

6y↑9

Something tells me she listened to Basie a whole lot.

@stevefayers2408

5y↑50

Ms. Simone was originally a classically trained concert pianist FYI. May explain her brilliant piano playing!

@Margotmummyeniepeeney

5y↑36

On the contrary, the piano is not minimal... it's really quite tricky! it just sounds straight forward. I'm a grade 8 player and still struggle to get it right. That's jazz for you!

@axiomic

5y↑7

@@Margotmummyeniepeeney that's where the 'clever' part comes in. It's cleverly minimalist

@Margotmummyeniepeeney

5y↑1

@@axiomic agreed

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@speechless455

7y↑21

Her voice is like velvet and this song gives me ecstatic chills !

@ryorgroupracers4608

9y↑27

Timeless song sung by a superb singer; takes me back to a few weeks of happiness once, and always cheers me up to hear now - thank you :)

@Pr3tty_daii

12y↑16

I really really enjoy the sound of the drum brushes in the background. The sound goes so beautifully with the piano and her voice.

@Chris-jo1zr

10y↑1K

This was one of Nick Parks first animations, he went on to do Wallace and Gromit, many other great works.

@carmencarter935

6y↑45

A great fact! Thanks!

@WiltshireByways

6y↑39

Also 'Sledgehammer' by Peter Gabriel a year prior to this.

@Michael-4

5y↑7

Creature Comforts

@dtzjones7632

5y↑21

Yes your right also the song was used in a British comercial and became popular and was released as a single it became her most commercially successful song think it got to number1 in UK charts sparking a revival of Nina's songs🙏

@michaellam2508

5y↑1

Cool! :D

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@marjaverschuren4111

Nina Simone!!! Dit nummer doet me altijd denken aan meneer Joost versluis!!! N man die voor mij veel betekend heeft!!! Op n zeer positieve manier!!! Helaas is hij niet meer onder ons !!! Maar samen met zijn vrouw altijd in mn gedachten!!! Bedankt voor alles!!!

@peloquin1979

8y↑2

Lovely and sweet... Also brings back a lot of memories of Christmas 1987

@Orion3741

9y↑4

A classy song from a classy artist in a classy era. Thank you for posting.

@1935delorean

26w↑4

Always makes me feel like I don't have a care in the world💜

@user-td7kx6hg3t

32w↑1

Never in life I heard such a talented black woman I respect pasty cline I love but when I heard Nina then I knew two great artist may both rest in peace forever love my darlings see you later

@user-td7kx6hg3t

32w

I know pasty cline not black but specifying the two artist I love ❤️

@longfellowdeeds8791

4y↑2

That's wonderful! Nina Simone, a great singer and a very great woman. RIP

@swelsh3531

2y↑5

That solo on the piano is craaaaaaazy ... Feel it people

@rachelbaker3295

7y↑18

What a classic ; always ' puts' a smile on my face:-)

@kezwalker710

4y↑2

One of the greatest female vocalists, lyricists and musicians of the 20th century. Ageless

@metinotje

She is the best...

@keolebogilesylviamene142

1y↑2

The song crossed
my mind today

@cherylkazee9936

5y↑7

Every time I listen to her, she inches her way up my list of all-time favorites. Wow!

@fremlinmartel9491

Hello Cheryl , How are you doing?

@tanyablackman5898

8y↑16

This is one of the Cutest, Sharpest Creative Videos I've seen in a Longgggggg Time! Not to mention the Late Great Nina Simone, which made it happen!!! :-)!

@StefanGBucher

8y↑6

Turns out it's an early work by Aardman, creators of Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts, and later Chicken Run. Who knew?

@Brando64

I did, actually <smile>

@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930

4y↑2

Que maravilloso vídeo y canción.!!! Nina Simone , como siempre magistral en todas sus interpretaciones.¡¡¡

@zeligwalkenwalken1956

@Francisco Ferrer Galiana
Exacto👍

@janebrown1706

Brilliant song. Brilliant clip - hands down the best video of the 80's! I've always loved it xxx

@trudginon

5y↑9

Thoroughly delightful, whimsical genius. It doesn't get much sweeter than that. Thank you for sharing it. I'll try to remember to come back to this incredible gem whenever I'm sad & weary of it all;)

@TrivializEd

4y↑3

The first time I ever heard this song was in 1987 accompanied by this video. I feel instantly in love with the song and it's one of my all time favourite songs ever. Every time I hear it still I fall in love with it all over again.

@mogcat221

6y↑1

Thank you Nina and all your family for allowing public posts so we can comment and say how much we love you. Music makers affect all our lives so much, we all enjoy and share great times, it shapes our lives and memories.

@stuartofblyth

Well said, Carol. "Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is" (Malcolm Arnold).

@GroovyShelly

14w↑1

This is just the best video ever - and Ms Simone's vocal is perfection.

@manuhally

9y↑5

sublime and divine her passion shines through

@ginarush921

+Bonnie Quam Yes!

@marianobrien503

5y↑6

this is musical perfection.

@sandracabrera1748

3y↑1

I cry when i hear this song i think of my man.....my best friend ....love this lady ms Nina

@DiegoM82Barrett

3y↑2

Timeless. Sweeeeeeet. Thank GOD sweet music.

@fibboobbif

2y↑3

This tune is a real evergreen... a masterpiece. And that video deserves great respect.

@luisherrero7988

7y↑7

Con esta canción cerraba mi bar,despues ya no había más musica hasta el día siguiente,que recuerdos!!

@zeligwalkenwalken1956

Me habría gustado tomar una copa en tu bar. (Por lo que leo murió antes del covid. De eso te has librado amigo.) Si cerrabas con este tema debía dar gusto estar ahí . 👍

@hakimamelouah

45w↑1

Fan de Nina Simone depuis tte petite.tres belle voix

@nudibanches

6y↑32

I'd never heard of Simone and remember when this came out in 1988, or at least that's when I first became aware of it on Australian TV. Brilliant stuff all round.

@markharris61

IF YOU DIDNT KNOW YOU DIDNT KNOW THEY AUTHOR DONT WANT YOU TO KNOW. RACIST LMAO SNICKER

@skepticusmaximus184

I think I remember the show you're talking about, but I can't remember the name of it or the presenter. He had a dry sardonic wit and looked a bit like Jack Nicholson with a rounder face and wire rimed glasses.

@aureliatribegurl226

8y↑55

The High Priestess of Soul. R.I.P.

@rossmorebaz

5y↑2

its morning ... im making coffee and we are dancing around the kitchen listening to this classic .. this beautiful song makes me feel so damn good !

@valdez57700

One of the best video-clip ever !!!!!!!

@aerofredywr

38w↑1

Wow!! Great cartoon! And Nina!❤

@trgttopo

11y↑3

Aw! Nina Simone is my favourite singer, and this song is one of my favourite songs!

@amethyst7084

2y↑4

One of the greatest songs of all! I had forgotten about the video. I'm thinking this must be from when Nina Simone's songs was re-released in the UK charts in the 80s, as there were a few breakthrough animated videos like this at the time. Such a great video too 🎼❤👏🏾

@neww01

2y↑1

Go on,baby! You Just cares for me! Great stuff!

@mandrozi

I miss you mama, RIP. Nina Simone, you make my day, everyday angelic as you are.

@xAngiePrincessx

2y↑12

This used to come on the music channels when I was really young and I used to absolutely love the piano and the cats! I had no idea it was jazz back then ☺️ now I’m listening to Nina, Ella & Billie - so much talent in these amazing women ❤️

@robertbrooks9520

8y↑11

What a beautiful and amazing woman. Nothing can compare to her music...so far. That's one fans opinion.

@micheledibenedetto7780

3y↑2

Honestly that has to be one of the most fantastic things I’ve ever seen it’s the right spot on so many levels I I’m going to go and watch it again fabulous

@stevendunkley8890

3y↑2

Classic. We will always love you Nina x

@percanta1

6y↑11

As excellent as Nina is as singer and pianist, the visuals of this show are awesome too

@MalgorzataKozakowska

10y↑7

To jest jeden z tych utworów dzięki którym uśmiech nie schodzi mi z twarzy!
Kip wręcz uwielbiam:-) Genialnie czarno-biało-czerwony. Kocio...tak kocio jest niemożliwie fajtłapowaty w swoim uwielbieniu dla niej. Rozczulający:-) Pozdrawiam wszystkich wielbicieli Niny Simone

@MarcLoramunoz

8y↑1

une oeuvre incroyable avec Nina la grande Pianiste,Merci

@Leafshinobicaptainyamato

15w↑1

Some of the most impressive and beautiful piano sequences I have ever heard.

@despinaluigini7991

10y↑6

Un bellissimo video con la voce della grande Nina Simone

@GlenMcBrideglenwez

10y

well....I do-glen:-))

@despinaluigini7991

10y↑2

Glen McBride HI Glen... Happy Weekend :)

@GlenMcBrideglenwez

10y

Despina Luigini hello my friend Desp!! I hope you haven't been working too hard!! g;)

@despinaluigini7991

10y↑1

Glen McBride
Hi Glen, yes I agree much work

@GlenMcBrideglenwez

10y

Despina Luigini make sure you have time with family ,ok!!!!

@marisen_hunnika

5y↑4

Este videoclip nos lo ponía mi padre hasta la saciedad, en nuestra infancia (mi tete y yo), se nos quedó grabado a fuego en la mente......Me fascina dicha canción, Nina Simone nunca tuvo competencia.

@MrJmarzocchi

Tout est génial dans ce document.
L'originalité du scenario, la prestation exceptionnelle de Nina Simone, le frolement des balais, etc ... Un monument de la Musique !

@bigwojtek7860

this voice is.... it feeks like a hug

@percyg1

7y↑5

One of the all time greats.

@ambercharr307

5y↑122

Just found this, I feel blessed.
2019?

@klieis9491

Minister Amber yes ma’am

@easyatentkrk3359

Same xD

@SuperNikita666

SURE

@failsafe1608

try Haley Reinharts version

@gregoriobaeza2742

1y↑1

Que recuerdos tengo el vídeo en VHS gracias

@robgallant1377

5y↑2

So innocent and pure. Love it.

@watercolornyc

6y↑7

Many years ago i learned to swing dance to this song...still and always one of my absolute faves!

@Skhu_khambs

2y↑4

Finally found it.... song from my childhood

@ApologyforPepology

42w↑1

Oh wow, i haven't seen this video since I was a kid in the early 90s. Some flashes of old memories just unlocked.

@rayhowland9211

1y↑2

Every time-brings a smile to my face, especially the piano solo, just sublime!

@wagneralvesnegreiros2513

7y↑26

Este piano ficou sensacional. Melodia deliciosa...

@victoremmanuell_ptbr1902

8y↑264

For whom cares.... Please watch the documentary What Happened, Miss Simone??? It's a collection of Nina Simone's life and most of her human right activism. It brings a lot of her most notable songs and interviews from 60's to 80's. It's a nude portrait of a diva who ups and downs are almost so intense than your songs.

@MrStevenrgarfinkel

8y↑11

+Victor Emmanuell Fernandes Apolônio dos Santos saw several months ago. At age 72 i knew and followed her from the beginning. I thought I knew her life but realized i knew nothing about her after watching this amazing net flix. It was so nice to see that the people that really cared about her came to rescue her. The daughter relationship was "strange" at best since it looks like her family deserted her,but not her friends - as it always seems to be in life. Your friends are your friends no matter what goes down.

@luckyshow98

7y↑9

Not a diva but a goddess.

@Jennirn2u

4y↑5

It’s also a testament to how the mentally ill are ostracized and treated as if they can help their behavior. This poor woman was victimized in her later years due to her mental illness.

@SoothUrMental

4y↑2

@@Jennirn2u Yes and that brought tears to my eyes. I have tried to sit and watch it again but after years have past, I still cry at the tragedy of how this brilliant and courageous artist was treated by her family and by her country.

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885

4y↑1

So the genius of Nina Simone is that she also has other background harmonics going on while she is also improvising the two counterpoint melodies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeHTsR5Y1bc

@Fensta

This was a classic when re-released in the 80s. I loved it, quality piano playing. Timeless song.

@LoisChisholm

This is my all-time favorite version of my favorite Nina Simone song.

@patty6200

9y↑15

Bellissima Nina Simone!

@ziizee66

11y↑3

Fantastic, love her voice, song, and wonderful piano, so easy to listen to, love it :)

@silvia57845

3y↑1

neskutočne super, nádherná hudba

@wisemanzakhelengema4515

2y↑2

Undisputed Legend.

@ThabaniTBowseHadebe0909

5y↑6

I love this song! 2019 and forever

@coocoune

8y↑17

Nina Simone you are Wonderful !!

@laylaaissaoui-hester7638

3y↑2

This was my first favorite song back in 1988, I was 3 💜

@silvia57845

3y↑1

neskutočne super, nádherná hudbaa ❤🥰

@ravenhill_the_cryptic_of_1968

3y↑5

a classic, nice to relax to too.

@sofiaestherlucerosanchez7065

9y↑13

Últimamente me da infinita nostalgia escuchar ésta melodía, es como si mi ocaso ya se vislumbrara. Sí muero quiero irme escuchándola.

@tylerkane8741

3y↑1

No te cansas de escucharla, es preciosa

@anniemcmaster9672

2y↑1

Absolutely fantastic

@FranceLcLilithcreations

9y↑1

J'adore ce clip, je l'ai regardé des milliers de fois...

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