![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The song was used as the theme tune to the British sitcom Birds of a Feather, performed by William Atherton and later its lead stars Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson.Bea Arthur sang it in The Golden Girls episode, "Journey to the Center of Attention".It was sung by Mary Steenburgen in the movie The Butcher's Wife (1991).The song was used as a generalized theme in Nelson Riddle's Academy Award-winning period score for the film The Great Gatsby (1974) starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, sung by character actor William Atherton.The song was included on Seth MacFarlane’s fifth album, Once in a While.Bob Dylan covered it in his album Shadows in the Night (2015).Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra covered the song on her album What's New, produced by Peter Asher in 1983, with tenor sax solo by Bob Cooper.Harry Nilsson included this song on his 1973 album of American standards, A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night, arranged by Gordon Jenkins.The Fleetwoods released a cover as a single in 1963.Johnny Tillotson released his version on an LP, EP and B-side in 1962.The best known cover version was recorded by Frank Sinatra for his album All Alone (1962).Johnny Mathis included on his Warm album (1957).In the lyrics, the singer longs disconsolately for his love, imagining how he can go on without her. (She did not and eventually they married.) The song was written during McKay's "tour" of Europe. His fiancée, a society beauty named Ellin MacKay, had been sent to Europe by her disapproving father, a very wealthy Long Island magnate, in the hopes that MacKay would forget Berlin. "What'll I Do" is one of the few songs by Berlin that is clearly autobiographical. ![]()
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