"Politics and Poker"
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"Politics and Poker" is a satirical song from the Broadway musical *Fiorello!* that humorously contrasts backroom political deal-making with the uncertainties of a card game.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Politics and Poker" canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tammany Hall–style machine politics ⓘ |
| basedOn | American politics ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrasts |
card game uncertainties
ⓘ
political bargaining ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | backroom political deal-making ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | original Broadway production of Fiorello! ⓘ |
| fromWork | Fiorello! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
satirical song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| includedIn | cast recordings of Fiorello! ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sheldon Harnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Sheldon Harnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | party bosses and political operatives ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| partOf | Fiorello! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | stage productions of Fiorello! ⓘ |
| setting | New York City politics ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
gambling metaphor
ⓘ
political negotiation ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| usesMetaphorOf | poker ⓘ |
| workType | musical number ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.