Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
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"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" is a classic torch song from the Great American Songbook, renowned for its melancholic lyrics and enduring popularity among jazz and pop vocalists.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
torch song ⓘ |
| composer | Jule Styne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| frequentlyRecordedBy |
jazz vocalists
ⓘ
pop vocalists ⓘ |
| genre |
traditional pop
ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic torch song
ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heartbreak
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ melancholy ⓘ |
| intendedFor | solo vocalist ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
American popular song repertoire
ⓘ
cabaret repertoire ⓘ jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
emotional vulnerability
ⓘ
personal sorrow ⓘ romantic disappointment ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sammy Cahn ⓘ |
| mood |
introspective
ⓘ
sad ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Carmen McRae
ⓘ
Frank Sinatra ⓘ Julie London ⓘ Linda Ronstadt ⓘ Mel Tormé ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ Stan Getz ⓘ |
| partOf | Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert hall
ⓘ
jazz club ⓘ nightclub ⓘ |
| style | ballad ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
double bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ jazz combo ⓘ piano ⓘ string orchestra ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalRange | medium range ⓘ |
| vocalType | torch song vocal ⓘ |
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