If I Only Had a Heart
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"If I Only Had a Heart" is a classic song from the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, sung by the Tin Man and renowned for its wistful melody and lyrics about longing for human emotion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| If I Only Had a Heart canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
stage adaptations of The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
various musical revivals of The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| associatedSongCycle | songs from The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWithFranchise | The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| composer | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredIn |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
|
| fictionalContext | Tin Man’s wish to have a heart ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Victor Fleming ⓘ |
| filmProducer | MGM ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
|
| followsInFilm | If I Only Had a Brain ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
ⓘ
popular song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | American standard ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | ballad-like ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ensemble variation with Scarecrow and Lion
ⓘ
reprise by Tin Man ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz original soundtrack
|
| includedInList | classic songs from Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| medium | sound film ⓘ |
| musicalKey | (varies by arrangement; commonly in a major key with modulations) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | character development song for Tin Man ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lyrics about longing for emotion
ⓘ
wistful melody ⓘ |
| originalMedium | motion picture ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
|
| performedBy |
Buddy Ebsen
ⓘ
Jack Haley ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
The Tin Man
ⓘ
surface form:
Tin Man
|
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MGM (original soundtrack release) ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
If I Only Had a Brain
ⓘ
If I Only Had the Nerve ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| theme |
desire for a heart
ⓘ
longing for human emotion ⓘ search for humanity ⓘ |
| title | If I Only Had a Heart self-link ⓘ |
| vocalDub | Buddy Ebsen ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.