Mountain Greenery

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"Mountain Greenery" is a popular 1926 American show tune composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, known for its witty wordplay and enduring status as a jazz and pop standard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
pop standard
show tune
song
composer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1920s
firstPerformanceYear 1926
genre jazz
show tune
traditional pop
hasQuality humorous lyrics
upbeat
witty wordplay
hasTheme idyllic countryside
nature
pastoral romance
hasTitleLanguage English
isStandardIn American songbook repertoire
jazz repertoire
language English
lyricist Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED
musicBy Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
notableFor enduring popularity as a standard
wordplay on greenery and rural life
originalMedium musical theatre revue
partOf Garrick Gaieties (1926 revue)
performanceContext Broadway revue
publicationYear 1926
yearOfComposition 1926

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Richard Rodgers notableWork Mountain Greenery