My Baby Just Cares for Me is a jazz standard written in 1930 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn for the film Whoopee! It was introduced by Eddie Cantor in the 1930 movie and became one of his signature tunes. The song was first recorded in 1930 by Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Art Jarrett on vocals. A later and famous version was recorded by Nina Simone in late 1957 for her debut album Little Girl Blue, released in 1959. Simone's recording gained renewed fame in 1987 after being used in a Chanel No 5 perfume commercial in the United Kingdom, turning the track into a UK top five hit and boosting her career. The tune remains a staple of jazz vocal music and has been covered by many artists; a 1987 claymation video for the Nina Simone version was created by Aardman Animations.
