Love Story (Where Do I Begin)
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"Love Story (Where Do I Begin)" is a popular romantic ballad, originally the theme from the 1970 film "Love Story," that became widely known through Andy Williams’s hit recording.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story
NERFINISHED
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Love Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Andy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Love Story (1970 film) theme music ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
hit single in the United Kingdom
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hit single in the United States ⓘ hit single internationally ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Lai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| derivesFrom | instrumental theme by Francis Lai ⓘ |
| filmReleaseContextYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| firstPopularRecordingBy | Andy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1970s ballads
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love songs ⓘ pop standards ⓘ songs from films ⓘ songs with lyrics by Carl Sigman ⓘ songs with music by Francis Lai ⓘ |
| hasFormat | vocal version of film theme ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
easy listening
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pop ⓘ romantic ballad ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent film love themes ⓘ |
| hasKeyReleases | Andy Williams single version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricsOpeningLine | Where do I begin to tell the story of how great a love can be? ⓘ |
| hasMelodicMotif | recurring orchestral theme from the film score ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Carl Sigman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | orchestral pop ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Andy Williams
NERFINISHED
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Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Bassey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyInstrumentalTitle | Love Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Love Story (1970 film) soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| recordLabelForHitVersion | Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
loss
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nostalgia ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| themeOf | Love Story (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | love theme for the film Love Story ⓘ |
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