The Man That Got Away

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"The Man That Got Away" is a torch song from the 1954 film *A Star Is Born*, widely regarded as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic and emotionally powerful performances.

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The Man That Got Away canonical 6
"The Man That Got Away" 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film song
song
torch song
academyAwardNomination Academy Award for Best Original Song
academyAwardsYear 27th Academy Awards
associatedAct Harold Arlen
Ira Gershwin
Judy Garland
associatedWithEra 1950s American cinema
associatedWithPerformerImage Judy Garland as tragic romantic figure
composer Harold Arlen
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus standard in American popular music
featuredInFilm A Star Is Born (1954 film)
filmCharacterPerformer Esther Blodgett
filmDirector George Cukor
firstPerformer Judy Garland
genre pop standard
torch song
hasInfluenceOn later torch songs
hasMusicalStyle traditional pop
vocal jazz
includedIn Judy Garland compilation albums
lyricist Ira Gershwin
medium film soundtrack
narrativeTheme heartbreak
lost love
romantic longing
notableFor Judy Garland’s emotionally powerful performance
originalLanguage English
partOfSoundtrack A Star Is Born (1954 film)
performer Judy Garland
portrayedByInFilm Judy Garland
productionCompanyOfFilm Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
recordLabelForSingle Columbia Records
regardedAs classic of the Great American Songbook
one of Judy Garland’s signature songs
settingInFilm nightclub performance scene
tempo slow
title The Man That Got Away self-link
vocalType belting ballad
yearOfRelease 1954

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Judy Garland hasSignatureSong The Man That Got Away
A Star Is Born (1954 film) featuresSong The Man That Got Away
The Man That Got Away title The Man That Got Away self-link
Harold Arlen notableWork The Man That Got Away
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs hasPart The Man That Got Away
this entity surface form: "The Man That Got Away"
Esther Blodgett associatedWithMusicNumber The Man That Got Away
this entity surface form: "The Man That Got Away"
concert show "Songs My Mother Taught Me" hasNotableSong The Man That Got Away
subject surface form: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Hyman Arluck notableWork The Man That Got Away