Don't Fence Me In (song)
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| - | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''Don't Fence Me In''' is a popular American song with [[music]] by [[Cole Porter]] and [[lyrics]] by Robert Fletcher and Cole Porter. |
| - | '''Don't Fence Me In''' may refer to: | + | |
| - | * [[Don't Fence Me In (song)|"Don't Fence Me In" (song)]], a song written by Cole Porter and Robert Fletcher | + | == Origins == |
| - | * [[Don't Fence Me In (album)|''Don't Fence Me In'' (album)]], an album by Lari White | + | |
| - | * [[Don't Fence Me In (Dad's Army)|"Don't Fence Me In" (''Dad's Army'')]], an episode of ''Dad's Army'' | + | |
| - | * ''Don't Fence Me In'', a film starring [[Roy Rogers#Filmography|Roy Rogers]] | + | |
| + | Originally written in 1934 for ''Adios, Argentina,'' an unproduced [[20th Century Fox]] film musical, "'''Don't Fence Me In'''" was based on text by a poet and engineer with the Department of Highways in [[Helena, Montana]], Robert (Bob) Fletcher. [[Cole Porter]], who had been asked to write a [[cowboy]] song for the 20th Century Fox musical, bought the poem from Fletcher for $250. Porter reworked Fletcher's poem, and when the song was first published, Porter was credited with sole authorship. Porter had wanted to give Fletcher co-authorship credit, but his publishers did not allow that. After the song became popular, however, Fletcher hired attorneys who negotiated his being given co-authorship credit in subsequent publications. Although it was one of the most popular songs of its time, Porter claimed it was his least favorite of his own compositions. | ||
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Originally written in 1934 for Adios, Argentina, an unproduced 20th Century Fox film musical, "Don't Fence Me In" was based on text by a poet and engineer with the Department of Highways in Helena, Montana, Robert (Bob) Fletcher. Cole Porter, who had been asked to write a cowboy song for the 20th Century Fox musical, bought the poem from Fletcher for $250. Porter reworked Fletcher's poem, and when the song was first published, Porter was credited with sole authorship. Porter had wanted to give Fletcher co-authorship credit, but his publishers did not allow that. After the song became popular, however, Fletcher hired attorneys who negotiated his being given co-authorship credit in subsequent publications. Although it was one of the most popular songs of its time, Porter claimed it was his least favorite of his own compositions.
