Manhattan (song)

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popular song show tune song

"Manhattan" is a popular 1925 show tune with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, celebrated for its witty, romantic depiction of New York City.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Manhattan (jazz standard)	1
Manhattan (popular song)	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	popular song ⓘ show tune ⓘ song ⓘ
associatedWith	Richard Rodgers ⓘ surface form: Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
composer	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
era	1920s ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear	1925 ⓘ
genre	popular music ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	later songs about New York City ⓘ
hasTheme	life in New York City ⓘ urban romance ⓘ
isStandardIn	Great American Songbook ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricalStyle	romantic ⓘ witty ⓘ
lyricist	Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ
lyricsBy	Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicBy	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	romantic depiction of New York City ⓘ witty depiction of New York City ⓘ
originalMedium	stage musical ⓘ
partOf	Great American Songbook ⓘ surface form: American popular songbook
publicationYear	1925 ⓘ
setting	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
title	Manhattan ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Manhattan (song) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manhattan (jazz standard)

Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Manhattan (song) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manhattan (popular song)