I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’
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"I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’" is a cheerful, folk-influenced song from George Gershwin’s opera *Porgy and Bess*, celebrating contentment and spiritual wealth over material possessions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWorkCreator |
DuBose Heyward
ⓘ
George Gershwin ⓘ Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| composer | George Gershwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceInWork | Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| form | solo song ⓘ |
| genre |
folk-influenced
ⓘ
opera song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
American popular music
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| hasSubject | African American life in the American South ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| lyricist |
DuBose Heyward
ⓘ
Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| mood | cheerful ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | Porgy expresses happiness despite poverty ⓘ |
| notableLine | I got plenty o’ nuttin’ and nuttin’s plenty for me ⓘ |
| operaAct | appears in Porgy and Bess (middle portion of opera) ⓘ |
| originalMedium | opera ⓘ |
| partOf | Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| performanceTradition |
often excerpted in concert performances of Porgy and Bess
ⓘ
recorded by numerous vocalists ⓘ |
| setting | Catfish Row ⓘ |
| style | folk-influenced ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Porgy ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
contentment
ⓘ
material possessions ⓘ poverty ⓘ spiritual wealth ⓘ |
| valueExpressed |
joy in simple life
ⓘ
satisfaction without wealth ⓘ |
| vocalType | baritone song ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.