• Originally appears in Broadway musical
DuBarry Was a Lady (1939). •
Bing Crosby and
Frank Sinatra in the movie
High Society (recorded January 17, 1956). Likely the most well-known version of the song, it was added to the movie late in development, to give the two stars an opportunity to sing together. •
Debbie Harry and
Iggy Pop recorded the song in 1990 for
Red Hot + Blue, a compilation album released as part of an
HIV/
AIDS benefit project. Released as a single in the UK on December 24, 1990 but not the US. The single reached No. 42 in the
UK Singles Chart, and No. 29 in the Irish chart. • Revivals of
DuBarry or its score were produced in New York, London and San Francisco in 1993, 1996, 2001, and 2014. The 2001 production was recorded by the BBC for broadcast in 2002. All included
Well, Did You Evah! using the original lyrics. • A cover of the song was performed on the album Swing When You're Winning by British singer
Robbie Williams in collaboration with American actor and comedian
Jon Lovitz. • The song was parodied for use in
Iceland's Christmas adverts in 2009, sung by
Coleen Nolan and
Jason Donovan. •
Marks & Spencer used it in their 2004 Christmas advert on what makes the perfect Christmas cocktail, starring
Emma Chambers,
Rupert Everett,
Rachel Stevens,
Martine McCutcheon,
Gordon Ramsay and
Helen Mirren. •
Kevin Kline and
Ashley Judd sang it in the 2004
Cole Porter biopic
De-Lovely. ==References==