If My Friends Could See Me Now
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"If My Friends Could See Me Now" is a popular show tune from the 1966 musical Sweet Charity, celebrated for its witty lyrics and exuberant expression of sudden good fortune.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| If My Friends Could See Me Now (album) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | show tune ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Sweet Charity (1969 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterSungBy | Charity Hope Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Cy Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformanceYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Sweet Charity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | show tune ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later interpretations of the character Charity Hope Valentine ⓘ |
| hasType | Broadway standard ⓘ |
| isPopularSong | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Dorothy Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Dorothy Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricStyle | witty ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cy Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
aspiration
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self‑transformation ⓘ sudden good fortune ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exuberant expression of sudden good fortune
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witty lyrics ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Gwen Verdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Sweet Charity (1966 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sweet Charity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
character song
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solo number ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| tone | exuberant ⓘ |
| usedIn | stage revivals of Sweet Charity ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
If My Friends Could See Me Now (album)
subject surface form:
Charity Hope Valentine