Don't Fence Me In Cole Albert Porter / Arr. Inge Sunde

Serie / Series: FLEX 5 ShowBlow

Don't Fence Me In was originally written for the movie "Adios, Argentina" from 1934, to which Cole Porter was asked to write a catchy cowboy-song. 10 years after, the singer Roy Rogers performed it in the movie Hollywood Canteen.
It was also recorded by Bing Crosby and The Andrew Sisters which achieved 1st place on the Billboard list for eight weeks in 1944/45.
Other great artists who has recorded the song are Kate Smith, David Byrne, Lynn Anderson, Bob Hope, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Autry, Willie Nelson and Clint Eastwood.
In Norway, the song was hugely popular in 1990 thanks to a recording by the rock band Vazelina Bilopphøggers.

This arrangement is written in a light "Hillbilly Swing" which feature both melodic and rhytmic elements in all the parts.

[NO]Don´t Fence me in ble opprinnelig brukt i film-musikalen "Adios, Argentina" i 1934, der låtskriveren Cole Porter ble bedt om å bidra med en fengende "cowboy-sang".
10 år senere, i 1944, sang Roy Rogers den i filmen "Hollywood Canteen".
Den ble også innspilt med Bing Crosby og The Andrews Sisters, og var nr. 1 på Billboard-listene gjennom 8 uker i 1944-45.
Andre store artister som hadde den på sine singles/albums var Kate Smith, David Byrne, Lynn Anderson, Bob Hope, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Autry, Willie Nelson og Clint Eastwood.
I Norge har den blant annet blitt brukt av Vazelina Bilopphøggers i 1990, da med tittelen "Slæpp Fænsen Inn".

Arrangementet i SHOWBLOW-serien er skrevet i lett "Hillbilly Swing" tempo, der alle stemmer får slippe fram med både melodiske og rytmiske innslag.

Aufnahme / Recording:Birdland - New Music for Flexible Instrumentation 2013-2014