Someone to Watch Over Me

Soul Music by BBC

Apr 13, 202427:43Society & Culture

Written by George Gershwin for the musical Oh Kay, Someone To Watch Over Me has endured as a tender ballad about searching for someone special. It has been recorded by many different artists from Ella Fitzgerald to Willi...

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