Big Spender

"Big Spender" is a song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical Sweet Charity, first performed in 1966.

It is sung, in the musical, by the dance hostess girls; it was choreographed by Bob Fosse for the Broadway musical Sweet Charity and the 1969 film Sweet Charity.

[2] A hit version of the song by Shirley Bassey (released September 1967) reached No.

Bassey often performed the song live, including at the 80th birthday of Prince Philip and the 2007 Glastonbury Festival.

There was no promotion undertaken for the single and no video was made to support the release.

Paula Kelly (third from right) and Chita Rivera (second from right) as seductive dance hostess girls performing "Big Spender" in
Sweet Charity (1969).