There Is Nothin' Like a Dame

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musical theatre song show tune song

"There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" is a lively show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *South Pacific*, sung by a group of sailors celebrating their longing for female companionship.

Aliases (2)

Nothin' Like a Dame ×1
There is nothin' like a dame ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical theatre song → show tune → song →
associatedAct	original Broadway cast of South Pacific →
basedOn	Tales of the South Pacific →
broadwayOpeningYearOfWorkFrom	1949 →
composer	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
dramaticFunction	character development of sailors → comic relief →
era	Golden Age of Broadway →
firstPerformanceIn	South Pacific (original Broadway production) →
fromMusicalPremierePlace	Broadway →
fromMusicalPremiereTheatre	Majestic Theatre →
fromMusicalPremiereYear	1949 →
genre	musical theatre → show tune →
hasRefrain	There is nothin' like a dame →
hasSubject	military life → romantic desire → women →
hasTitlePhrase	Nothin' Like a Dame →
includedIn	original cast recordings of South Pacific →
language	English →
lyricalTheme	longing for female companionship → male camaraderie →
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED →
mood	lively →
musicalBy	Rodgers and Hammerstein NERFINISHED →
musicalNumberType	ensemble number →
notableFilmAdaptation	South Pacific (1958 film) →
notableProduction	South Pacific (1949 original Broadway cast) →
notableStyleFeature	call-and-response patterns → rhythmic, march-like energy →
orchestrationStyle	Broadway pit orchestra →
partOf	South Pacific →
performanceContext	on a Pacific island military base →
performedIn	South Pacific (1958 film) →
period	20th-century American musical theatre →
setting	South Pacific → World War II →
sungByCharacters	Seabees → sailors →
targetAudienceWithinStory	fellow servicemen →
vocalForces	male chorus →
workFrom	South Pacific (musical) →
workType	stage musical song →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
There Is Nothin' Like a Dame ("There is nothin' like a dame") →	hasRefrain
There Is Nothin' Like a Dame ("Nothin' Like a Dame") →	hasTitlePhrase
Richard Rodgers →	notableWork