song "Those Canaan Days"
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"Those Canaan Days" is a comic, French-style lament song from the musical *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat*, in which Joseph’s brothers humorously bemoan the famine and their lost prosperity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Those Canaan Days | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical story of Joseph
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Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContextInStory | during the seven-year famine ⓘ |
| composer | Andrew Lloyd Webber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
contrasts with Joseph’s success in Egypt
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shows desperation of Joseph’s brothers ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Joseph’s brothers ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | theatrical production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ⓘ |
| genre |
comic song
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pastiche ⓘ |
| hasAudienceRole | comic relief for the audience ⓘ |
| hasSubject | effects of famine on Joseph’s family ⓘ |
| includedIn | various cast recordings of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalContent |
complaints about lack of food
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memories of former abundance ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tim Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| musicalNumberType | ensemble number ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Joseph’s brothers ⓘ |
| partOf | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Broadway productions)
NERFINISHED
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (West End productions) NERFINISHED ⓘ stage musical productions ⓘ |
| positionInWork | later part of the musical ⓘ |
| setting | land of Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | French-style lament ⓘ |
| theme |
family hardship
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famine ⓘ hunger ⓘ lost prosperity ⓘ nostalgia for better times ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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lamenting ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
accented French-style delivery
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comic exaggeration ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| vocalFor | male ensemble ⓘ |
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