Love Me or Leave Me (Donaldson and Kahn song) Love Me or Leave Me (Donaldson and Kahn song) "Love Me or Leave Me" is a popular song written in 1928 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was introduced in the Broadway play "Whoopee!", which opened in December 1928. Ruth Etting's performance of the song was so popular that she was also given the song to sing in the play "Simple Simon", which opened in February 1930. The original version of the song, the biggest-selling at the time, was recorded by Ruth Etting on December 17, 1928. It was issued by Columbia Records as catalog number
Leave Me Alone (Michael Jackson song) all of his best songs paranoid anthems?" Steve Morse, a writer for "The Boston Globe", described "Leave Me Alone" as a "send-up" of Jackson's feuds with the "paparazzi-filled tabloids." Jon Pareles, of "The New York Times", commented that "Leave Me Alone" had an "unmistakable message". After Jackson's death in June 2009, "Rolling Stone" listed "Leave Me Alone" as being one of Jackson's most monumental work, and the song's composition was generally praised. "Leave Me Alone" performed well on various charts. It was released as a single outside the United States and Canada. The song, similar to "Bad"s previous singles, proved