Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
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"Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)" is a 1924 popular song, written by Milton Ager with lyrics by Jack Yellen, about a once-tough man transformed into a devoted husband, later covered by artists including Van Halen.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| composer | Milton Ager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre | popular music ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Big Bad Bill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweet William NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
husband
ⓘ
wife ⓘ |
| hasEra | 1920s American popular song ⓘ |
| hasForm | vocal song ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyricElement | comic narrative ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle |
Big Bad Bill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweet William Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic life
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedPerformance | sung with instrumental accompaniment ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jack Yellen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Jack Yellen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Milton Ager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | transformation from tough man to devoted husband ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy | Van Halen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | sheet music ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| yearOfSong | 1924 ⓘ |
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