Ten Cents a Dance
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Ten Cents a Dance is a popular 1930 torch song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, known for its melancholic portrayal of a taxi dancer’s life.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ten Cents a Dance (jazz standard) | 1 |
| Ten Cents a Dance (popular song) | 1 |
| Ten Cents a Dance (song) | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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torch song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rodgers and Hart songwriting partnership
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surface form:
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart songwriting partnership
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| composer | Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
dance hall work
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working-class struggle ⓘ |
| describes | taxi dancer’s life ⓘ |
| era | Great Depression era popular song ⓘ |
| genre |
popular music
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torch song ⓘ |
| hasForm | popular song form ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later torch songs about working women ⓘ |
| hasSubject | taxi dancer ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Ten Cents a Dance self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of witty lyrics and sad subject matter
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melancholic portrayal of a taxi dancer’s life ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vocal music ⓘ |
| partOf | American songbook repertoire ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| theme |
economic hardship
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exploitation ⓘ melancholy ⓘ romantic disillusionment ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ten Cents a Dance (song)
this entity surface form:
Ten Cents a Dance (jazz standard)
this entity surface form:
Ten Cents a Dance (popular song)