Someone To Watch Over Me Info

Greatest Love Songs Ever: #17 “Someone to Watch Over Me”

A working-class detective from Queens (played by Tom Berenger) is assigned to protect a wealthy Manhattan socialite (Mimi Rogers) after she witnesses a mob murder. Someone to Watch Over Me

The legacy began in , when George and Ira Gershwin composed the song for the Broadway musical Oh, Kay! . Originally performed by Gertrude Lawrence as a wistful soliloquy to a rag doll, it has since become a "Great American Songbook" staple. Greatest Love Songs Ever: #17 “Someone to Watch