"Mean to Me" is a popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Roy Turk, published in 1929. Hit versions that year were by Ruth Etting and by Helen Morgan.[1] Ben Bernie and the Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra also recorded what might be the first male version in February 1929 with vocals by Scrappy Albert.[2]
The song is a popular standard, recorded by many artists.[3]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 548. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Turk, Roy - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Mean to Me)". Jazzstandards.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2015-04-16.