What'll I Do

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"What'll I Do" is a classic popular song from the 1920s, known for its poignant lyrics about lost love and its enduring status as one of Irving Berlin's most beloved standards.

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What'll I Do canonical 4
What'll I Do? 1
What’ll I Do 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf popular song
song
standard
composer Irving Berlin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1920s
firstPublicationFormat sheet music
genre popular music
torch song
traditional pop
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Alma Cogan
Anne Murray
Barbra Streisand
Bing Crosby
Chet Baker
Doris Day
Emmylou Harris
Frank Sinatra
Harry Nilsson
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mercer
Judy Garland
Julie Andrews
Julie London
Linda Ronstadt
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Michael Feinstein
Nat King Cole
Pat Boone
The Fleetwoods
The Starlite Orchestra
William Atherton
hasReputation classic of American popular song
one of Irving Berlin's most beloved songs
hasTheme heartbreak
longing
lost love
separation
isStandardIn cabaret repertoire
jazz repertoire
vocal pop repertoire
language English
lyricCharacteristic poignant lyrics
lyricist Irving Berlin
notableFor enduring popularity
melancholic tone
status as a standard
originalMedium sheet music
partOf Great American Songbook
publicationYear 1923
publisher Irving Berlin Music Corporation
surface form: Irving Berlin Inc.
typicalInstrumentation voice and orchestra
voice and piano
typicalPerformanceStyle slow ballad
writer Irving Berlin

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Irving Berlin notableWork What'll I Do
Irving Berlin wroteSong What'll I Do
Israel Beilin notableWork What'll I Do
Izzy Baline notableWork What'll I Do
Irving Berlin Music Corporation hasNotableWorkInCatalog What'll I Do
this entity surface form: What’ll I Do
She Was Too Good to Me hasTrack What'll I Do
this entity surface form: What'll I Do?