Cross Over the Bridge

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"Cross Over the Bridge" is a popular mid-20th-century song, best known in hit recordings by artists like Patti Page, that exemplifies the traditional pop style of its era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
bestKnownVersion Patti Page recording
composer Bennie Benjamin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionFormat phonograph record
era pre-rock and roll pop
followsTraditionOf Tin Pan Alley songwriting
genre pop
traditional pop
hasCulturalRole example of mid-20th-century traditional pop song
hasForm verse-chorus structure
hasMusicalStyle vocal pop
hasTheme commitment
reconciliation
romantic relationships
intendedFor popular music market
language English
lyricist George David Weiss NERFINISHED
notableRecordingBy Anne Shelton NERFINISHED
Bing Crosby NERFINISHED
Eddie Fisher NERFINISHED
Patti Page NERFINISHED
The Chords NERFINISHED
partOf American popular song repertoire
publicationPeriod mid-20th century
recordingIndustryContext 1950s pop music
typicalInstrumentation orchestra
rhythm section
vocalType solo vocal

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George David Weiss coWrote Cross Over the Bridge