Is That All There Is?

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"Is That All There Is?" is a 1969 existential pop song, most famously performed by Peggy Lee, known for its spoken-word style and philosophical reflection on life's disappointments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWith late-career comeback for Peggy Lee
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
awardReceivedYear 1970
chartPerformance reached number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
reached top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs existential pop song
philosophical reflection on life
famousRecordingBy Peggy Lee
genre cabaret
existential song
pop
traditional pop
hasCoverVersionBy Bette Midler
Chaka Khan
Cristina
PJ Harvey
hasCulturalImpact frequently referenced in discussions of existential pop
used in film and television soundtracks
hasInfluenceOn later pop songs with spoken-word narrative
hasMainCharacter first-person female narrator
hasSpokenWordSections true
includedIn Peggy Lee album “Is That All There Is?”
inspiredBy short story by Thomas Mann
language English
length approximately 4 minutes 20 seconds
lyricist Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
surface form: Jerry Leiber
musicComposer Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
surface form: Jerry Leiber

Mike Stoller
narrativeTheme disillusionment
existential reflection
life’s disappointments
search for meaning
notableWorkOf Peggy Lee
performer Peggy Lee
producer Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
surface form: Jerry Leiber

Mike Stoller
publicationDate 1969
recordedBy Peggy Lee in 1969
recordLabel Capitol Records
structure spoken verses with sung chorus
usesMotif “let’s break out the booze and have a ball”
vocalStyle spoken-word
sung chorus

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller notableWork Is That All There Is?
Peggy Lee notableWork Is That All There Is?
Mike Stoller notableWork Is That All There Is?
By the Light of the Moon track Is That All There Is?
this entity surface form: Is This All There Is?