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(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care

(Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)


Copyright Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller Music


Soundtrack recording for MGM - Jailhouse Rock - April 30 - May 8, 1957 - Radio recorders - Hollywood

 May 3 - 9 am-1:05 pm - 2:30-6:25 pm

Studio matrix: 2013-16 (tr) - RCA matrix: H2WB 6782-16 - Rythm track

HRA1 8683-01 - First vocal overdub


Soundtrack recording for MGM - Jailhouse Rock - April 30 - May 8, 1957 - Radio recorders - Hollywood

 May 8

Studio matrix: 2013-16 (tr) - RCA matrix: H2WB 6782-06 - Second vocal overdub
October 1957 EP RCA EPA-4114 Jailhouse Rock
Binaural version:
July 1, 2003 CD RCA BMG 82876 50537-2 Close Up
Outtakes:
Splice take 16 and 6: September 23, 2009 CD FTD 506020-975001 CD Jailhouse Rock


Re-recording sessions - June 22, 1982 - House Of David - Nashville

 MWA5 6224
May 1983 LP I Was The One RCA AHL 1 4678 I Was The One








You don't like crazy music
You don't like rockin' bands
You just want to go to a movie show
And sit there holding hands


You're so square
Baby I don't care


You don't like hot rod racing
Or driving late at night
You just want to park where it's nice and dark
You just want to hold me tight


You're so square
Baby I don't care


You don't know any dance steps that are new
No one else can love me like you do, do, do, do


* I don't why my heart flips
I only know it does
I wonder why I love you babe
I guess it's just because


You're so square
Baby I don't care
Baby I don't care
Baby I don't care
Baby I don't care


* Repeat


Baby I don't care
Baby I don't care
Baby I don't care
Care, care, care,
I dont care, care, care, care, 






    Intro:
        Bass (arranged for guitar)
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        Bass (arranged for guitar)
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     || Guitar                                                          ||
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    Scotty plays the intro riff during the verses.
        C          F     C
    You don't like crazy music
        C          F       C
    You don't like rockin' bands
        C          F       C     F
    You just wanna go to a movie show
        C         F       C
    And sit there holding hands
    C7        F7
    You're so square
    G7  (Tacet)           C
        But baby, I don't care
    You don't like hot rod racin'
    Or drivin' late at night
    You just wanna park where it's nice and dark
    You just wantto hold me tight
    You're so square
    But baby, I don't care

        (Scotty plays here the bass notes.... F   F#   C  and G)
        F              F#dim7
    You don't know any dance steps
             C     C7
    That are new
        F                 F#dim7
    But no one else could love me
             G7
    Like you do
    I don't know why my heart flips
    I only know it does
    I wonder why
    I love you baby
    I guess it's just because
    You're so square
    And baby, I don't care
    Solo:
      Very easy.... Play the bass notes F  C  F  F#  A  G
      Listen to the record for the timing.
    I don't know why my heart flips
    I only know it does
    I wonder why
    I love you baby
    I guess it's just because
    You're so square
    baby, I don't care
    baby, I don't care
    baby, I don't care
    I don't care, care, care