"A song must move the story ahead. A……" — Dorothy Fields
"A song must move the story ahead. A song must take the place of dialogue. If a song halts the show, pushes it back, stalls it, the audience won't buy it; they'll be unhappy."
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Dorothy Fields
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26 Quotes by Dorothy Fields
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No matter where I run, I meet myself there.
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Grab your coat, and get your hat Leave your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet To the sunny…
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I'm in the mood for love, simply because you're near me. Funny, but when you're near me I'm in the…
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I don't care how good a song is. If it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will…
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A song doesn't just come on. I've always had to tease it out, squeeze it out. 'No thesaurus can give…
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The man in our society is the breadwinner; the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother.
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Love is the reason for it all.
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Just direct your feet to the sunny side of the street.
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A song just doesn't come on. I've always had to tease it out, squeeze it out.
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Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again.
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Keep it in tune with the times, but don't write with the specific purpose of trying to create a hit.…
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A rhyme doesn't make a song.
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