I Wish I Were in Love Again

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"I Wish I Were in Love Again" is a popular song from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes in Arms," known for its witty, cynical take on romantic relationships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
associatedWithSongwritingTeam Rodgers and Hart
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfOrigin 1930s
firstPerformanceYear 1937
fromWork Babes in Arms
genre popular music
show tune
hasStyle American popular song
hasTheme breakup
conflict in relationships
cynicism about romance
love
romantic relationships
isStandard American songbook standard
language English
lyricalSubject the pains and pleasures of love
the paradoxes of romantic relationships
lyricist Lorenz Hart
lyricsBy Lorenz Hart
musicalTheatreOpeningYearOfSource 1937
musicalTheatreProduction Babes in Arms
musicBy Richard Rodgers
narrativeTone cynical
witty
notableFor cynical view of love
witty lyrics
originalMedium stage musical
originalProductionLocation Broadway
partOfMusical Babes in Arms
publicationYear 1937
writer Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers

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Richard Rodgers notableWork I Wish I Were in Love Again
Richard Rodgers notableWork I Wish I Were in Love Again
this entity surface form: I Wish I Were in Love Again (song)
Richard Rodgers notableWork I Wish I Were in Love Again
this entity surface form: I Wish I Were in Love Again (jazz standard)
Richard Rodgers notableWork I Wish I Were in Love Again
this entity surface form: I Wish I Were in Love Again (popular song)
Babes in Arms hasSong I Wish I Were in Love Again
Babes in Arms notableSong I Wish I Were in Love Again
Rodgers and Hart songwriting partnership notableWork I Wish I Were in Love Again
Rodgers and Hart notableWork I Wish I Were in Love Again