song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
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"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" is a popular 1933 Disney song from the animated short "Three Little Pigs," widely known as a cheerful defiance anthem during the Great Depression.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Big Bad Wolf
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Three Little Pigs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHistoricalEvent | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | fairy tale "The Three Little Pigs" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Frank Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalRole | symbol of optimism during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| describedAs | cheerful defiance anthem during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| distributorOfAssociatedFilm | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork | Three Little Pigs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's music
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film song ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| hasCatchphraseStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Barbra Streisand
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LL Cool J NERFINISHED ⓘ Other popular artists ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Disney song anthologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Disney villain songs ⓘ |
| inUniverseAssociation | sung by the Three Little Pigs to mock the Big Bad Wolf ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Ann Ronell
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Frank Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | animated film soundtrack ⓘ |
| notableFor |
becoming a hit outside the film
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use as morale-boosting song ⓘ widespread radio airplay in the 1930s ⓘ |
| originalVocalPerformer |
Dorothy Compton
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Mary Moder NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinto Colvig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Disney's Silly Symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerInOriginalFilm |
Fiddler Pig
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Fifer Pig NERFINISHED ⓘ Practical Pig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfAssociatedFilm | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Walt Disney Music Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Victor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
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defiance of adversity ⓘ |
| title | Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | novelty song in popular culture ⓘ |
| usedIn | Walt Disney animated short "Three Little Pigs" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1933 ⓘ |
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