"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart coming of age musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by teenaged star Mitzi Green.
In addition to Chet Baker's 1954 recording, the song has also been covered by Elvis Costello, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Steve Goodman, Rickie Lee Jones, Julie London, Harpo Marx, Gerry Mulligan, and Josipa Lisac, amongst others.
[12][13][4][14] The Chet Baker and the Julie London versions of the song were credited in the 1981 film Sharky's Machine, which Burt Reynolds starred in and directed.
[15] In the anime series Cowboy Bebop, the episode titled "My Funny Valentine" takes its name from Miles Davis' famous recording of the song.
The episode focuses on the character Faye Valentine, exploring her mysterious past and themes of memory, identity, and loss, drawing a subtle parallel to the emotional depth of the song itself.