The Surrey with the Fringe on Top

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musical theatre song show tune song

"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a lighthearted romantic show tune from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that charmingly describes a fanciful horse-drawn carriage ride.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (popular song) 1
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (song) 1
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (standard) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
composer Richard Rodgers ⓘ
copyrightStatus under copyright in many jurisdictions as of early 21st century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describes horse-drawn carriage ride ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1943 ⓘ
firstPerformanceInWork Oklahoma! (stage production) ⓘ
surface form: Oklahoma!
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway ⓘ
genre jazz standard ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
hasForm duet ⓘ
hasFranchise Oklahoma! (stage production) ⓘ
surface form: Oklahoma! (franchise)
hasInfluenceOn American musical theatre repertoire ⓘ
hasInstrumentation voice and orchestra ⓘ
voice and piano ⓘ
hasKey varies by production ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle Broadway ⓘ
ballad ⓘ
hasSubject rural courtship ⓘ
surrey carriage ⓘ
hasTempo moderate ⓘ
hasType romantic song ⓘ
includedInFilmAdaptation Oklahoma! (1955 film) ⓘ
introducedInMedium stage musical ⓘ
isStandardIn jazz repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
musical Oklahoma! (stage production) ⓘ
surface form: Oklahoma!
narrativeTheme courtship ⓘ
romance ⓘ
notableRecordingBy Ahmad Jamal ⓘ
Alfred Drake ⓘ
Chet Baker ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
Gordon MacRae ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
originallySungByCharacter Curly McLain ⓘ
originallySungToCharacter Laurey Williams ⓘ
partOfWork Oklahoma! (stage production) ⓘ
surface form: Oklahoma!
publisher Williamson Music ⓘ
setInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
setting Oklahoma territory ⓘ
tone lighthearted ⓘ
workPeriod 20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oklahoma! (1955 film) → featuresSong → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ
Oklahoma! (stage production) → notableSong → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ
subject surface form: Oklahoma!
Richard Rodgers → notableWork → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ
Richard Rodgers → notableWork → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theme from "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (revised)
Richard Rodgers → notableWork → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (song)
Richard Rodgers → notableWork → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (standard)
Richard Rodgers → notableWork → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (popular song)
Curly McLain → singsSong → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top ⓘ