Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

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"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" is a popular standard from the 1940 musical "Pal Joey," known for its sophisticated lyrics and enduring presence in the Great American Songbook.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf popular standard
show tune
song
alsoKnownAs Bewitched
associatedWith Rodgers and Hart
associatedWithEra Golden Age of Broadway
composer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
coveredBy Barbra Streisand
Billie Holiday
Chet Baker
Doris Day
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Linda Ronstadt
Mel Tormé
Rod Stewart
firstAppearanceIn Pal Joey (1940 musical)
fromMusical Pal Joey
genre show tune
traditional pop
hasForm 32-bar song form
hasInfluenceOn jazz repertoire
hasTheme emotional vulnerability
romantic confusion
unrequited love
includedIn Great American Songbook
language English
lyricist Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED
musicBy Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
notableFor sophisticated lyrics
status as jazz standard
wordplay
originallyPerformedByCharacter Vera Simpson
originalStagePerformer Vivienne Segal
partOf Great American Songbook
Pal Joey
performanceTradition cabaret standard
jazz vocal standard
style ballad
tempo slow
title Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
usedIn film adaptations of Pal Joey
yearOfOrigin 1940

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers ("Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (song)")
Richard Rodgers ("Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (jazz standard)")
Richard Rodgers ("Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (popular song)")
notableWork
Pal Joey
notableSong
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
title

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