By Myself

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"By Myself" is a popular song by composer Arthur Schwartz and lyricist Howard Dietz, best known from its inclusion in the classic MGM musical film *The Band Wagon*.

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By Myself canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedWithComposer Arthur Schwartz
associatedWithLyricist Howard Dietz
belongsToTradition American popular standards
composer Arthur Schwartz
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredIn The Band Wagon
surface form: MGM musical film The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon
filmStudio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
firstPopularizedIn The Band Wagon
genre popular song
show tune
hasForm verse-chorus
hasNotableVersionBy Barbra Streisand
Bobby Darin
Eydie Gormé
Fred Astaire
Harry Connick Jr.
Judy Garland
Julie London
Lena Horne
Linda Eder
Michael Feinstein
Shirley Bassey
Tony Bennett
hasTheme independence
resilience after heartbreak
self-reliance
includedInRepertoireOf Broadway performers
cabaret singers
jazz vocalists
intendedFor adult audience
language English
lyricist Howard Dietz
lyricsBy Howard Dietz
musicalStyle traditional pop
musicBy Arthur Schwartz
notableFor inclusion in The Band Wagon
originalMedium film
partOf Great American Songbook
performanceType solo vocal
publicationDecade 1930s
recordingEra mid-20th century
rightsHolder music publishers of Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz
typicalInstrumentation voice and orchestra
voice and piano
usedAs film musical number

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The Band Wagon notableSong By Myself
Arthur Schwartz notableWork By Myself