You Were Meant for Me

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"You Were Meant for Me" is a popular American song from the early 20th century that became a standard through its use in classic Hollywood musicals and numerous recordings.

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Label Occurrences
You Were Meant for Me canonical 5
You Were Meant for Me (song) 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf popular song
song
standard
circaDecade 1920s
1930s
composer Nacio Herb Brown
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era early 20th century
genre popular music
show tune
hasCulturalStatus standard of classic American popular song
hasInfluenceOn American popular music repertoire
hasRecording numerous recordings
hasType Hollywood musical song
film song
isPartOfTradition classic Hollywood musical tradition
language English
lyricist Arthur Freed
lyricsBy Arthur Freed
musicBy Nacio Herb Brown
notableFor becoming a standard
use in classic Hollywood musicals
originatedIn American musical film context
partOf American songbook
performanceLanguage English
publicationCentury 20th century
usedIn Hollywood musicals
classic Hollywood films

Referenced by (6)

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Arthur Freed wroteLyricsFor You Were Meant for Me
Don Lockwood notableSongPerformed You Were Meant for Me
Nacio Herb Brown notableWork You Were Meant for Me
Broadway Melody notableSong You Were Meant for Me
Arthur Grossman wroteLyricsFor You Were Meant for Me
this entity surface form: You Were Meant for Me (song)
Nacio notableWork You Were Meant for Me
subject surface form: Nacio Herb Brown