We're Off to See the Wizard
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"We're Off to See the Wizard" is a lively, iconic musical number from the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, sung by Dorothy and her companions as they journey along the Yellow Brick Road.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz" | 1 |
| We’re Off to See the Wizard | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film song
ⓘ
musical number ⓘ song ⓘ |
| about |
journey to the Emerald City
ⓘ
seeking the Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
The Wizard of Oz (character)
ⓘ
surface form:
Wizard of Oz (character)
|
| associatedWithFranchise |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz franchise
|
| basedOnAuthor | L. Frank Baum ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| characterSinging |
The Cowardly Lion
ⓘ
surface form:
Cowardly Lion
Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form:
Dorothy Gale
The Scarecrow ⓘ
surface form:
Scarecrow
The Tin Man ⓘ
surface form:
Tin Man
|
| composer | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
iconic
ⓘ
lively ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
|
| filmReleaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| followsInPlot |
Dorothy meeting the Cowardly Lion
ⓘ
Dorothy meeting the Scarecrow ⓘ Dorothy meeting the Tin Man ⓘ |
| genre |
film musical song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasMotif | Yellow Brick Road ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "We're off to see the Wizard" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
journey ⓘ quest ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz original motion picture soundtrack
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | up-tempo ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | travel montage ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
We're Off to See the Wizard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz"
|
| orchestrationBy | Herbert Stothart ⓘ |
| originallyFor |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) soundtrack
|
| partOf |
The Wizard of Oz
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
|
| performer |
Bert Lahr
ⓘ
Jack Haley ⓘ Judy Garland ⓘ Ray Bolger ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| setting | Yellow Brick Road ⓘ |
| title | We're Off to See the Wizard self-link ⓘ |
| usedAs | recurring musical motif in The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz"
this entity surface form:
We’re Off to See the Wizard