At the End of the Day
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"At the End of the Day" is an energetic ensemble song from the musical Les Misérables that depicts the harsh working and living conditions of the French poor while advancing the story’s social and political themes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| basedOnLyricsBy |
Alain Boublil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Marc Natel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
harsh living conditions of French poor
ⓘ
harsh working conditions of French poor ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
contrasts workers’ suffering with overseers’ indifference
ⓘ
shows Fantine’s dismissal from the factory ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Fantine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
factory workers ⓘ foreman ⓘ |
| firstProducedIn | 1980 ⓘ |
| firstProducedPlace | Paris production of Les Misérables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsSong | Valjean’s Soliloquy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fromWork | Les Misérables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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show tune ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Misérables Original Broadway Cast Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Misérables Original London Cast Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotif | refrain "At the end of the day" ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Herbert Kretzmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalBy | Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | up-tempo ensemble number ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
advances social and political themes of Les Misérables
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establishes social conditions of the poor in 19th-century France ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
1985 West End production of Les Misérables
ⓘ
1987 Broadway production of Les Misérables ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Misérables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerType | ensemble ⓘ |
| positionInShow | early in Act I of Les Misérables ⓘ |
| precedesSong | I Dreamed a Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class struggle
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exploitation of workers ⓘ hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| tone |
driving
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energetic ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | Les Misérables by Victor Hugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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