What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?
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"What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?" is a torch-style show tune from the 1965 Broadway musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," known for its introspective lyrics and emotional vocal demands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What Did I Have That I Don’t Have? canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Daisy Gamble
ⓘ
Melinda ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Broadway songbooks ⓘ |
| composer | Burton Lane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceContext | original Broadway production of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ⓘ |
| genre | torch song ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunctuation | question mark ⓘ |
| includedIn | Barbra Streisand film adaptation of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
introspection
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ romantic regret ⓘ self-doubt ⓘ |
| lyricist | Alan Jay Lerner ⓘ |
| musicalKey | commonly performed in F major ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
Broadway standard
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic dynamic contrasts
ⓘ
high emotional intensity ⓘ wide vocal range ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Audra McDonald
ⓘ
Barbara Harris ⓘ Barbra Streisand ⓘ Eydie Gormé ⓘ Julie Andrews ⓘ Shirley Bassey ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Broadway musical theatre ⓘ |
| partOf |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
ⓘ
surface form:
1965 Broadway musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
cabaret
ⓘ
concert ⓘ musical theatre revivals ⓘ |
| performanceType | solo ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ballad ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
orchestra
ⓘ
piano ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ string section ⓘ |
| usedAs | audition piece for female vocalists ⓘ |
| vocalRange | written for female voice ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
belt
ⓘ
torch ballad ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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