Lydia the Tattooed Lady
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Lydia the Tattooed Lady is a witty, innuendo-filled comic song from the late 1930s, best known for its performance by Groucho Marx and its clever catalog of images supposedly tattooed on a woman’s body.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lydia the Tattooed Lady canonical | 2 |
| Lydia, the Tattooed Lady | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic song
ⓘ
novelty song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Marx Brothers films ⓘ |
| composer | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| contains |
sexual innuendo
ⓘ
topical references of the 1930s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalDepictions |
historical figures as tattoos
ⓘ
mythological scenes as tattoos ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | At the Circus ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceBy | Groucho Marx ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
novelty ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCharacter | Lydia ⓘ |
| hasReputation | classic comic song of Hollywood’s Golden Age ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterOccupation | tattooed lady sideshow performer ⓘ |
| influenced | later novelty and comedy songs ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricCharacteristic | clever catalog of images supposedly tattooed on a woman’s body ⓘ |
| lyricist | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
innuendo-filled
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| medium | film song ⓘ |
| musicalEra | Great Depression era ⓘ |
| notableFor |
double entendres
ⓘ
rapid-fire cultural references ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| performanceContext | circus setting in At the Circus ⓘ |
| performanceType | comic performance ⓘ |
| performedBy | Groucho Marx ⓘ |
| performedIn | At the Circus ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| structure | list song ⓘ |
| subject | a tattooed woman named Lydia ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| usedAs | signature song for Groucho Marx ⓘ |
| writer | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady