Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?

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"Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?" is a romantic song from the 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Cinderella," known for its reflective lyrics about the nature of love and perception.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
associatedWith Rodgers and Hammerstein
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceYear 1957
fromMusical Cinderella (1950 film)
surface form: Cinderella
genre musical theatre song
romantic song
hasTheme idealization
love
perception
self-doubt
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
lyricsBy Oscar Hammerstein II
lyricSubject confusing appearance with genuine feeling
questioning the nature of love
musicBy Richard Rodgers
notableFor duet form in the musical
reflective lyrics about the nature of love
originallyPerformedByCharacter Cinderella (fairy tale)
surface form: Cinderella

Prince Christopher
originalMedium television
originalProduction 1957 CBS television production of Cinderella
partOfWork Cinderella (fairy tale)
surface form: Cinderella

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)
surface form: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
performedAs duet
usedIn recorded cast albums of Cinderella
stage adaptations of Cinderella
television remakes of Cinderella
writtenFor television musical

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Cinderella (1997 film) hasMusicalNumber Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?
this entity surface form: Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?
Richard Rodgers notableWork Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) song Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?
this entity surface form: Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?