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Who was Dorothy Fields?

Dorothy Fields (1905-1974) was one of the great Broadway lyricists, who wrote popular songs for revues, films and shows for nearly 50 years.

The hallmarks of her work are a touching simplicity of expression and a gift for matching the rhythms of colloquial speech to music.

What songs did she write?

Dorothy Fields wrote well over 400 songs.
Her best-known standards include :

I Can't Give You Anything But Love • Don't Blame Me
On The Sunny Side Of The Street • A Fine Romance
I'm In The Mood For Love • The Way You Look Tonight
Big Spender • If My Friends Could See Me Now

What's new?

This week's Russell Davies show on Radio 2 was devoted to Dorothy Fields. Listen to it online until July 30th 2006.

More details can be found on the News and Events page.