I Cain't Say No
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"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| song "I Cain't Say No" | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ |
| characterWhoSings | Ado Annie Carnes ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformanceIn |
Oklahoma! (stage production)
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surface form:
Oklahoma!
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| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
character-defining song for Ado Annie
ⓘ
comic number in Oklahoma! ⓘ |
| hasForm | solo song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | reputation of Ado Annie as comic relief character ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | Broadway musical style ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
female sexuality
ⓘ
social expectations of women ⓘ |
| hasType | character song ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Oklahoma! (1955 film)
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surface form:
Oklahoma! film soundtrack
Oklahoma! (stage production) ⓘ
surface form:
Oklahoma! original cast recordings
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| intendedPerformer | female vocalist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
courtship
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flirtation ⓘ romantic indecision ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| musicalWorkFrom |
Oklahoma! (stage production)
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surface form:
Oklahoma!
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| notableProduction | original Broadway production of Oklahoma! ⓘ |
| partOf | score of Oklahoma! ⓘ |
| performedIn |
film adaptations of Oklahoma!
ⓘ
stage productions of Oklahoma! ⓘ |
| periodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | musical theatre publishers in the United States ⓘ |
| settingInWork | Oklahoma Territory ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter |
Ado Annie Carnes
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surface form:
Ado Annie
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| title | I Cain't Say No self-link ⓘ |
| tone |
flirtatious
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humorous ⓘ |
| vocalType | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| writtenFor | stage musical ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
song "I Cain't Say No"
subject surface form:
Oklahoma!