The Jitterbug
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The Jitterbug is a song written for but ultimately cut from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," remembered today as a notable work by lyricist E. Y. Harburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Jitterbug canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical number
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| appearsIn | surviving production stills of The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| associatedWithFranchise | The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| associatedWithLyricist | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| basedOn | contemporary jitterbug dance and slang ⓘ |
| composer | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deletedFrom | final cut of The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| filmed | yes ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearIntended | 1939 ⓘ |
| genre |
film musical song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | cult-favorite deleted song among Wizard of Oz enthusiasts ⓘ |
| influencedBy | jitterbug dance craze ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme | contagious dancing caused by a jitterbug ⓘ |
| lyricist | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| medium | film music ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | scene of characters attacked by jitterbug creatures causing uncontrollable dancing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a well-known deleted song from The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
lyrics by E. Y. Harburg ⓘ music by Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| partOf | music written for The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ |
| performedIn | some theatrical versions of The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| rememberedAsWorkOf | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| statusInFinalFilm | cut ⓘ |
| style | up-tempo swing-influenced number ⓘ |
| title | The Jitterbug self-link ⓘ |
| usedInStageAdaptationsOf | The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| writtenFor |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
|
| writtenForCharacter |
The Cowardly Lion
ⓘ
surface form:
Cowardly Lion
Dorothy Gale ⓘ Scarecrow ⓘ The Tin Man ⓘ
surface form:
Tin Man
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.