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Big Spender

Sweet Charity: Big Spender
First released 1966English94 recordingson 356 releasesISWC T-803.692.847-0, T-070.013.643-1, T-070.013.660-2, T-070.027.227-0, T-070.079.488-2, T-070.140.922-4, T-070.182.562-8, T-070.182.599-1, T-070.201.568-6, T-070.211.680-0, T-070.211.692-4, T-906.095.612-9, T-910.188.314-1, T-911.107.836-5, T-926.087.545-4

Written by

Cy ColemanComposerDorothy FieldsLyricist

From the films

The Pink Panther Strikes AgainThe Pink Panther Strikes Again1976the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Little VoiceLittle Voice1998the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movie2016the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Sweet Charity1994the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Big SpenderShirley Bassey2:50
Medley: '(Hey) Big Spender'Dorothy Fields1:56
Big SpenderShirley Bassey2:50
Big SpenderShirley Bassey4:46
Big SpenderQueen1:06
Use What You've Got / Big SpenderJulie Wilson with William Roy4:46
Big SpenderShirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis2:01
Big SpenderHelen Gallagher, Thelma Oliver, Girls3:37
Big SpenderShirley Bassey1:50
Big SpenderThe Bates1:55
Big SpenderThe New York Theater Orchestra with The Broadway Choir3:42
Peek‐A‐Boo (Big Spender mix)Siouxsie and the Banshees6:12
Big SpenderQueen
Main Title From the Pink Panther Strikes AgainHenry Mancini2:36
Hey Big SpenderChaka Khan featuring The London Symphony Orchestra3:18
Big SpenderBette Midler2:19
Big SpenderShirley MacLaine3:04
Hey Big Spender[soundtrack]1:02
Big SpenderValarie Pettiford & Jane Lanier4:20
Big SpenderCy Coleman3:48
Big Spender / Bama Lama Bama LooQueen3:15
Big SpenderDiana Ross & The Supremes1:59
Big SpenderEmpire Brass4:31
Big Spender (from "Sweet Charity")Footlights Orchestra & Chorus2:02
Big SpenderGemma Ray2:51
Big Spender (Wild Oscar mix)Shirley Bassey and Wild Oscar5:04
Big SpenderJaimee Paul3:24
Big Spender (In the Style of ’Shirley Bassey’)Zoom Karaoke1:47
Big SpenderJane Horrocks2:02
Big SpenderDee Snider with Cyndi Lauper3:34
Big SpenderThe Stage Door Orchestra1:59
Big SpenderQueen
Big SpenderShirley Bassey2:33
Sweet CharityPaul Mauriat and His Orchestra3:07
Hey Big Spender / Jailhouse Rock / Saturday Night… / Be Bop A LulaQueen10:38
Big Spender ('Sweet Charity')Joan Baxter & Mike Sammes Male Choir3:19
Big SpenderSam Phillips3:35
Big Spender (Sweet Charity)Helen Gallagher & Thelma Oliver3:36
Big Spender · videoQueen1:08
Big SpenderQueen1:31
Big Spender · videoQueen1:32
Big SpenderTeekkaritorvet & Tiia Marjanen3:20
Big Spender – FoxtrotDave Arch & The Strictly Come Dancing Band1:53
MedleyQueen10:49
Big SpenderQueen1:06
Big SpenderQueen1:37
Big SpenderQueen1:24
Big Spender · videoQueen1:26
Hey Big SpenderQueen1:30
Big Spender (live version)Jane Horrocks1:49
Big Spender (“Sweet Charity”)[theatre]1:52
Big SpenderJacqueline Dankworth, Josephine Blake, Shezwae Powell, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates3:26
Big SpenderQueen
Big SpenderThe Ritchie Family5:26
Big Spender · videoViva La Diva Orchestra2:26
Big SpenderThe Glee Project Cast0:56
Chapter 2 ‘(Hey,) Big Spender’ · videoShirley MacLaine, Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly10:26
Sweet Charity: From Stage to Screen-- A Director’s Dilemma · videoBob Fosse9:02
The Art of Exaggeration: Designs for Sweet Charity · videoEdith Head7:31
Big SpenderIrene Reid2:29
Big SpenderShirley Bassey1:50
Big Spender (from Sweet Charity)[unknown]1:57
Big SpenderPeggy Lee
Big SpenderCompany3:54
Big SpenderPeggy Lee2:06
Big Spender [Sweet Charity]Cy Coleman1:48
Big SpenderPeggy Lee2:07
Big SpenderPeggy Lee
Big SpenderClark Terry
Sweet Charity: Big SpenderJoan Baxter, The Mike Sammes Male Choir, Nick Ingman Orchestra3:19
No Busines Like Showbusiness MixY2K & The Mega Party Set7:55
Big SpenderPeggy Lee
Big SpenderNew Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus2:22
Rock ’n’ Roll Medley: Big Spender! / Jailhouse Rock / Stupid Cupid / Be Bop a Lula / Jailhouse Rock / Shake Rattle & RollQueen8:31
Big SpenderQueen
Big SpenderQueen
Big SpenderQueen
Big SpenderShirley Bassey1:52
Big SpenderQueen1:49
Hey Big SpenderQueen
Big SpenderQueen1:10
Big SpenderRed Band & דנה אינטרנשיונל
Big SpenderQueen1:08
Hey Big SpenderQueen1:30
Big SpenderQueen1:10
Big SpenderChie Ayado
Big SpenderShirley Bassey1:49
Hey Big Spender / Jailhouse Rock / Saturday’s Alright for Fighting / Stupid Cupid / Be Bop A LulaQueen10:49
Big SpenderLed Zeppelin
Big SpenderLed Zeppelin
Big SpenderCéline D'Avril3:01
Selections from Sweet Charity: Where Am I Going / Fruge / Big Spender / There's Got to Be Something Better Than This / Too Many Tomorrows / If My Friends Could See Me NowVentures
Big SpenderShirley Bassey2:01
Big SpenderShirley Bassey1:50

On these albums

It's Too Late
It's Too LateIrene Reid · 1966
Sweet Charity
Sweet CharityCy Coleman · 1966Soundtrack
Big $pender
Big $penderPeggy Lee · 1966
Mumbles
MumblesClark Terry · 1966
And We Were Lovers
And We Were LoversShirley Bassey · 1967
Midnight Cowboy / Let the Sunshine In / And Other Goodies
Midnight Cowboy / Let the Sunshine In / And Other GoodiesPaul Mauriat and His Orchestra · 1970
Live at Carnegie Hall
Live at Carnegie HallShirley Bassey · 1973
The Sassy Miss Bassey
The Sassy Miss BasseyShirley Bassey · 1974
Live in Shizuoka, Japan, 29 April, 1975
Live in Shizuoka, Japan, 29 April, 1975Queen · 1975
The Shirley Bassey Collection Vol. II
The Shirley Bassey Collection Vol. IIShirley Bassey · 1975
The Shirley Bassey Singles Album
The Shirley Bassey Singles AlbumShirley Bassey · 1975
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes AgainHenry Mancini · 1976Soundtrack
American Generation
American GenerationThe Ritchie Family · 1978
25th Anniversary Album
25th Anniversary AlbumShirley Bassey · 1978
Feelings
FeelingsShirley Bassey · 1979
Gut Gestimmt
Gut GestimmtVarious Artists · 1980
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes ByShirley Bassey · 1980
Portrait of a Superstar
Portrait of a SuperstarShirley Bassey · 1984
I Am What I Am
I Am What I AmShirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis · 1984
Stereoplay Highlights CD 12
Stereoplay Highlights CD 12Various Artists · 1986
The Best of the Capitol Years
The Best of the Capitol YearsPeggy Lee · 1988
1988 DCI World Championships
1988 DCI World ChampionshipsDrum Corps International · 1988
Diamonds: The Best of Shirley Bassey
Diamonds: The Best of Shirley BasseyShirley Bassey · 1988
Peek‐a‐Boo
Peek‐a‐BooSiouxsie and the Banshees · 1988
25 Jaar Popmuziek: 1967/1968
25 Jaar Popmuziek: 1967/1968Various Artists · 1989
TeeVee Toons: The Commercials
TeeVee Toons: The CommercialsVarious Artists · 1989Soundtrack
Fever and Other Hits
Fever and Other HitsPeggy Lee · 1990
This is Shirley Bassey
This is Shirley BasseyShirley Bassey · 1991
As Time Goes By: The Greatest Entertainer
As Time Goes By: The Greatest EntertainerVarious Artists · 1991
In the Lap of the Queen
In the Lap of the QueenQueen · 1991
The Best of Shirley Bassey
The Best of Shirley BasseyShirley Bassey · 1992
Farewell / Captured Live on Stage!
Farewell / Captured Live on Stage!Diana Ross & The Supremes · 1992
Live at Wembley ’86
Live at Wembley ’86Queen · 1992
Empire Brass on Broadway
Empire Brass on BroadwayEmpire Brass · 1992
Live
LiveQueen · 1993
American Songbook Series: Dorothy Fields
American Songbook Series: Dorothy FieldsVarious Artists · 1993
The Collection
The CollectionShirley Bassey · 1993
24 Great Songs: Fever
24 Great Songs: FeverPeggy Lee · 1993
The Mercury Is Rising
The Mercury Is RisingQueen · 1993
Greatest Hits Collection - I Am What I Am
Greatest Hits Collection - I Am What I AmShirley Bassey · 1994
Musical Highlights on Broadway
Musical Highlights on BroadwayThe New York Theater Orchestra with The Broadway Choir · 1994
Ladies First, Volume 3
Ladies First, Volume 3Various Artists · 1994
Glorious Songs, Golden Memories
Glorious Songs, Golden MemoriesVarious Artists · 1994
Coverin’
Coverin’Queen · 1994
Bassey: The EMI/UA Years 1959–1979
Bassey: The EMI/UA Years 1959–1979Shirley Bassey · 1994
The Best of Broadway
The Best of BroadwayVarious Artists · 1995
The Great Shirley Bassey
The Great Shirley BasseyShirley Bassey · 1995
The Ultimate Collection
The Ultimate CollectionQueen · 1995
Legendary Performer
Legendary PerformerShirley Bassey · 1995
Diamonds Are Forever: Her Greatest Hits
Diamonds Are Forever: Her Greatest HitsShirley Bassey · 1995
Sweet Charity
Sweet CharityJacqueline Dankworth, Clive Rowe, Gregg Edelman, Josephine Blake, Shezwae Powell, David Healy, National Symphony Orchestra & Martin Yates · 1995Soundtrack
Goldsinger: The Best of Shirley Bassey
Goldsinger: The Best of Shirley BasseyShirley Bassey · 1995
The Greatest Hits of The Musicals
The Greatest Hits of The MusicalsVarious Artists · 1996
Selection of Shirley Bassey
Selection of Shirley BasseyShirley Bassey · 1996
20 of the Best
20 of the BestShirley Bassey · 1996
Sounds of the Sixties: 1967
Sounds of the Sixties: 1967Various Artists · 1997
Peggy Lee at Her Best
Peggy Lee at Her BestPeggy Lee · 1997
100 Non Stop Party Hits
100 Non Stop Party HitsVarious Artists · 1997
The Gold Collection
The Gold CollectionShirley Bassey · 1997
The Shirley Bassey Collection
The Shirley Bassey CollectionShirley Bassey · 1997

Source: MusicBrainz work cceb1a4f-afc0-3830-b467-b36669884890 (CC0).