Begin the Beguine

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"Begin the Beguine" is a popular song from the 1930s that became one of Cole Porter's most enduring and frequently recorded standards.

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Begin the Beguine canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
popular song
song
composer Cole Porter
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1930s
describedAs frequently recorded standard
one of Cole Porter's most enduring songs
firstPublishedIn musical Jubilee
genre jazz
popular music
hasKey varies by arrangement
hasLyricsTheme lost love
nostalgia
hasMusicalForm extended popular song form
hasNotableChartSuccess Artie Shaw recording
hasRefrain yes
hasStructure unusually long for a popular song of its era
hasType show tune
standard
influencedBy beguine dance
introducedIn Broadway musical Jubilee
language English
lyricist Cole Porter
notableRecordingBy Artie Shaw
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Julio Iglesias
partOf Great American Songbook
publicationDate 1935
tempo moderate
titleReferences beguine

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Cole Porter notableSong Begin the Beguine
Broadway Melody of 1940 notableSong Begin the Beguine
Jubilee notableSong Begin the Beguine
Leo Reisman notableRecording Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw notableWork Begin the Beguine
De-Lovely featuresSong Begin the Beguine