"(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" is a 1957 song recorded by

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and performed in the

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film '' Jailhouse Rock''. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the film. Presley plays electric bass on the song.

Background

Elvis Presley's version, one of the few songs in which he plays the electric bass, was recorded on May 3, with the vocal track added on May 9, 1957, and released on his '' Jailhouse Rock'' EP. It reached number 14 on the R&B charts. A notable version was performed by Buddy Holly, who included the song on his second album ''Buddy Holly'', and his version made the British singles chart in 1961, reaching number 12. A 1983 re-release of the Elvis Presley version reached number 61 on the UK singles chart. The song's narrator addresses the object of their affection, and points out all the ways that the addressee is

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, how they are out of touch with modern trends in music and romance. Then the narrator tells the subject of the song that they love them in spite of, and maybe because of this.

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's cover of "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" from '' Live at Wembley '86'', from Queen official website.
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