Why Don’t You Do Right?
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"Why Don’t You Do Right?" is a classic jazz and pop standard, popularized by Peggy Lee’s sultry 1942 recording that became one of her signature songs.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pop standard
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song ⓘ |
| basedOn | Weed Smoker’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Kansas Joe McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | sultry ⓘ |
| era | 1940s popular music ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Harlem Hamfats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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pop ⓘ |
| hasForm | 32-bar song form ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
blues
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swing ⓘ |
| hasSignatureStatusFor | Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Great American Songbook repertoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Kansas Joe McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme | woman confronting a man about money and responsibility ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Peggy Lee’s intimate vocal delivery
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association with femme fatale image ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Amy Irving
NERFINISHED
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Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Rabbit NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie London NERFINISHED ⓘ Lil Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinead O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Weed Smoker’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PeggyLeeRecordingLabel | Capitol Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PeggyLeeRecordingOrchestraLeader | Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PeggyLeeRecordingType | vocal with big band ⓘ |
| performanceContext | nightclub performance number ⓘ |
| performedByFictionalCharacter | Jessica Rabbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Jessica Rabbit NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie London NERFINISHED ⓘ Lil Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow swing ⓘ |
| usedIn | film Who Framed Roger Rabbit ⓘ |
| vocalStyleAssociatedWith | torch song ⓘ |
| yearOfPeggyLeeHitRecording | 1942 ⓘ |
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