Tell Me It’s Not True
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"Tell Me It’s Not True" is the emotional closing song from Willy Russell’s musical *Blood Brothers*, known for its powerful, tragic climax and recurring motif throughout the show.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Eddie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mickey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audienceResponse | often elicits strong emotional reaction ⓘ |
| composer | Willy Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Willy Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticMoment |
final scene of Blood Brothers
ⓘ
revelation of twins’ deaths ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
lamenting
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pleading ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | stage production of Blood Brothers ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalRefrain | "Tell me it’s not true" ⓘ |
| lyricist | Willy Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motifRole | recurring musical motif ⓘ |
| musicalWorkFrom | Blood Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
emotional climax
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tragic climax ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional impact
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powerful climax ⓘ reprise structure ⓘ |
| partOf | Blood Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
West End productions of Blood Brothers
ⓘ
amateur productions of Blood Brothers ⓘ touring productions of Blood Brothers ⓘ |
| positionInMusical | closing number ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
ensemble participation in finale
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reprise of earlier motifs ⓘ |
| theme |
class divide
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denial of tragedy ⓘ family tragedy ⓘ fate ⓘ grief ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| usedAs | finale song ⓘ |
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