I DON'T CARE IF THE SUN DON'T SHINE

Created on 21/02/2004
Latest update on 29/01/2024

Artist: Tony Martin
Author: Mack David
Label: RCA Victor
Year: 1949

B-side of Valencia. With extra stranza about 'the benefits of Vitamin love', left out of Elvis Presley's version. Writer Mack David first presented it for Disney's Cinderella project.

Covers:

1950:

Patti Page [top 10 US]

1950:

Dean Martin [and in '53 in film Scared Stiff]

1950:

Georgia Gibbs

1953:

Leroy Holmes

1954:

Elvis Presley [influenced by Dino's version; B-side of his second Sun single Good Rockin' Tonight]

2006:

Asleep At The Wheel

Not to be confused with Sir Mack Rice's ('00 - Infi), covered by Robert Cray ('17).

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