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.

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If My Friends Could See Me Now (album) 1

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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
surface form: United States
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
self‑transformation
sudden good fortune
notableFor exuberant expression of sudden good fortune
witty lyrics
originalMedium stage musical
originalPerformer Gwen Verdon NERFINISHED
originalProduction Sweet Charity (1966 Broadway production) NERFINISHED
partOf Sweet Charity NERFINISHED
performanceContext character song
solo number
publicationYear 1966
tone exuberant
usedIn stage revivals of Sweet Charity

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Linda Clifford notableAlbum If My Friends Could See Me Now
this entity surface form: If My Friends Could See Me Now (album)
Linda Clifford notableSingle If My Friends Could See Me Now
Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity notableSong If My Friends Could See Me Now
subject surface form: Charity Hope Valentine
Sweet Charity notableSong If My Friends Could See Me Now
Dorothy Fields notableWork If My Friends Could See Me Now
Linda Clifford notableWork If My Friends Could See Me Now