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<p><img src="https://images.genius.com/5acc1b1c5cac2c97d45636e9a62df23f.1000x1000x1.png" alt="Frank Sinatra – My Funny Valentine Lyrics | Genius Lyrics"></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>My Funny Valentine</strong>" is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_tune" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">show tune</a> from the 1937 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodgers_and_Hart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rodgers and Hart</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_age" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coming of age</a> musical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babes_in_Arms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Babes in Arms</em></a> in which it was introduced by teenaged star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzi_Green" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mitzi Green</a>. The song became a popular <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jazz standard</a>, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. One of them was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Baker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chet Baker</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> for whom it became his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signature song</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> In 2015 the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Mulligan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerry Mulligan</a> quartet's 1953 version of the song (featuring Chet Baker) was inducted into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Library of Congress's National Recording Registry</a> for its "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation’s audio legacy".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-Wallace-2020-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> Mulligan also recorded the song with his Concert Jazz Band in 1960.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a></p><h2>History</h2><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babes_in_Arms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Babes in Arms</em></a> opened at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shubert_Theatre_(Broadway)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shubert Theatre</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broadway</a>, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York City</a> on April 14, 1937 and ran for 289 performances.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a> In the original play, a character named Billie Smith (played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzi_Green" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mitzi Green</a>) sings the song to Valentine "Val" LaMar (played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Heatherton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Heatherton</a>).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a> The character's name was changed to match the lyric of this song.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a></p><p>In the song, Billie describes Valentine's characteristics in unflattering and derogatory terms (at one point Billie describes Valentine's looks as "laughable", in keeping with the title), but ultimately affirms that he makes her smile and that she does not want him to change. The description of Valentine was consistent with Lorenz Hart's own insecurities and belief that he was too short and ugly to be loved.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a> The lyrics are sufficiently gender-neutral to allow the song to be sung about a person of any gender, and a large proportion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cover versions</a> of the song have been by men describing a hypothetical woman.</p><h3>Chart versions and covers</h3><p>The song first hit the charts in 1945, performed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_McIntyre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hal McIntyre</a> with vocals by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Gaylor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ruth Gaylor</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[10]</a> It only appeared for one week and hit No. 16.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[11]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Sinatra</a> recorded a hit version in 1955.</p>