Look to the Rainbow

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"Look to the Rainbow" is a popular show tune from the 1947 musical *Finian's Rainbow*, known for its hopeful, inspirational lyrics and memorable melody.

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Label Occurrences
Look to the Rainbow canonical 3
rainbow's end 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAppearanceInWork Finian's Rainbow
firstPerformanceYear 1947
genre musical theatre
show tune
hasComposer Burton Lane NERFINISHED
hasCulturalStatus American songbook standard
hasForm solo vocal song
hasInstrumentation voice and orchestra
voice and piano
hasKeyUsage often performed in auditions for musical theatre
hasLyricalFocus following dreams
searching for a better future
hasLyricist E. Y. Harburg
hasMood lyrical
uplifting
hasMusicalStyle Broadway
hasNotablePerformer Astrud Gilberto
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Logan
hasNotableRecording Astrud Gilberto
surface form: Astrud Gilberto – Look to the Rainbow (1966 album featuring the song)

Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book (performance of the song is often associated, though not originally from this album)
hasOriginalMedium stage musical
hasTheme hope
inspiration
optimism
hasTitleCharacterAssociation Sharon McLonergan
isAssociatedWithEra Golden Age of Broadway (early phase)
surface form: Golden Age of Broadway
isAssociatedWithWork Broadway musical
isFrequentlyPerformedIn cabaret shows
concerts
musical theatre revivals
isFromStageProduction original Broadway production of Finian's Rainbow
isPopularStandard yes
isSungByCharacterInWork Sharon McLonergan in Finian's Rainbow
language English
partOf Finian's Rainbow
publicationYear 1947

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Referenced by (4)

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

Finian's Rainbow notableSong Look to the Rainbow
Moon River lyricalReference Look to the Rainbow
this entity surface form: rainbow's end
Through the Storm hasPart Look to the Rainbow
Through the Storm mainPerformerOf Look to the Rainbow