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You Couldn't Be Cuter

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Written
  
1938

Lyricist(s)
  
Dorothy Fields

Composer(s)
  
Jerome Kern

ISWC
  
T0702104991

"You Couldn't Be Cuter" is a 1938 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields.

It was written for the film Joy of Living (1938) where it was introduced by Irene Dunne. That same year the Tommy Dorsey version went to #3 on the music charts. The song is featured in the 1978 Dennis Potter BBC drama series Pennies From Heaven.

Notable recordings

  • Al Bowlly with Lew Stone & his Band recorded August 12, 1938
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (1963)
  • Margaret Whiting - Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (1960)
  • Yo-Yo Ma with Diana Krall - Songs of Joy & Peace (2008)
  • References

    You Couldn't Be Cuter Wikipedia