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"It Ain't Necessarily So" is a popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin. The song comes from the Gershwins' opera Porgy and Bess (1935) where it is sung by the character Sportin' Life, a drug dealer, who expresses his doubt about several statements in the Bible. The song's melody also functions as a theme for Sportin' Life's character.

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  • "It Ain't Necessarily So" is a popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin. The song comes from the Gershwins' opera Porgy and Bess (1935) where it is sung by the character Sportin' Life, a drug dealer, who expresses his doubt about several statements in the Bible. The song's melody also functions as a theme for Sportin' Life's character. (en)
  • It Ain't Necessarily So est un standard de jazz composé par George Gershwin, avec des paroles d'Ira Gershwin pour leur opéra américain Porgy and Bess (1935) où la chanson sert de thème au personnage Sportin' Life. Elle est reprise par de nombreux interprètes, dont Aretha Franklin, Oscar Peterson, Louis Armstrong en duo avec Ella Fitzgerald, Bronski Beat et Sting. (fr)
  • It Ain’t Necessarily So is een aria van George Gershwin uit de opera Porgy and Bess uit 1935 op tekst van Ira Gershwin. De aria werd het eerst uitgevoerd door tijdens de première van de opera op 30 september 1935. De aria is van het begin af aan een populaire jazzstandard geworden omdat ze heel geschikt was voor bigbands. (nl)
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  • "It Ain't Necessarily So" is a popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin. The song comes from the Gershwins' opera Porgy and Bess (1935) where it is sung by the character Sportin' Life, a drug dealer, who expresses his doubt about several statements in the Bible. The song's melody also functions as a theme for Sportin' Life's character. (en)
  • It Ain't Necessarily So est un standard de jazz composé par George Gershwin, avec des paroles d'Ira Gershwin pour leur opéra américain Porgy and Bess (1935) où la chanson sert de thème au personnage Sportin' Life. Elle est reprise par de nombreux interprètes, dont Aretha Franklin, Oscar Peterson, Louis Armstrong en duo avec Ella Fitzgerald, Bronski Beat et Sting. (fr)
  • It Ain’t Necessarily So is een aria van George Gershwin uit de opera Porgy and Bess uit 1935 op tekst van Ira Gershwin. De aria werd het eerst uitgevoerd door tijdens de première van de opera op 30 september 1935. De aria is van het begin af aan een populaire jazzstandard geworden omdat ze heel geschikt was voor bigbands. (nl)
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  • It Ain't Necessarily So (fr)
  • It Ain't Necessarily So (en)
  • It Ain't Necessarily So (nl)
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