Second Hand Rose

E501966

"Second Hand Rose" is a popular comic song from the early 20th century closely associated with entertainer Fanny Brice, in which the singer humorously laments always receiving used or secondhand items.

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Second Hand Rose canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedEra vaudeville era
associatedGenre Jewish-American vaudeville comedy
closelyAssociatedWith Fanny Brice NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus standard of early 20th-century comic song repertoire
genre comic song
popular music
intendedEffect amusement
sympathetic laughter at the singer’s misfortune
language English
lyricalTheme receiving used items
secondhand goods
self-deprecating humor
working-class life
narrativeVoice first-person female narrator
notableFor association with Fanny Brice’s stage persona
comic portrayal of poverty and thrift
notablePerformer Fanny Brice NERFINISHED
performanceMedium stage performance
vaudeville
performanceStyle character song
publicationPeriod early 20th century
subjectMatter a woman who only gets secondhand possessions
tone comic lament
humorous
usesDevice exaggeration for comic effect
irony

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Fanny Brice notableSong Second Hand Rose