Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
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"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" is a lively celebratory song from the classic 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, sung by the Munchkins to mark the Wicked Witch of the East's demise.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ding-dong! The Wicked Witch is dead! | 1 |
| Ding-dong! The Witch is dead | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film song
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musical number ⓘ song ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz
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surface form:
Dorothy Gale
Glinda the Good Witch ⓘ Wicked Witch of the East ⓘ |
| associatedWithFranchise |
The Wizard of Oz
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surface form:
The Wizard of Oz franchise
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| basedOn | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | L. Frank Baum ⓘ |
| composer | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| filmCharacterWhoSings | Munchkins ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Victor Fleming ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Wizard of Oz
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surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
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| followsInFilm | death of the Wicked Witch of the East ⓘ |
| genre |
film musical song
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show tune ⓘ |
| hasAudience | family ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | became a popular standard from the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebration
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liberation from tyranny ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Wizard of Oz
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surface form:
The Wizard of Oz original motion picture soundtrack
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| intendedFor | film musical sequence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | E. Y. Harburg ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harold Arlen ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | celebration of the Wicked Witch of the East's death ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the best-known songs from The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
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Ding-dong! The Wicked Witch is dead!
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| originallyRecordedFor |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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surface form:
MGM
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| originalMedium | motion picture soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Wizard of Oz
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surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form:
The Wizard of Oz soundtrack
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| performedBy |
Munchkins
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The Munchkin Chorus ⓘ |
| setting | Munchkinland ⓘ |
| style | lively celebratory song ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| title | Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead self-link ⓘ |
| usesRefrain |
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surface form:
Ding-dong! The Witch is dead
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| yearOfRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
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Ding-dong! The Wicked Witch is dead!
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
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Ding-dong! The Witch is dead