song "Nobody's Side"
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"Nobody's Side" is a powerful solo number from the musical Chess, sung by the character Florence to express her disillusionment with loyalty in both love and politics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Nobody's Side" | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | ABBA composers ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Chess (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticQuality | power ballad ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Chess (concept album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalMotive |
"never leave a friend behind"
ⓘ
"nobody's on nobody's side" ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first person ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Tim Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalFrom | Chess ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | character development for Florence Vassy ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Elaine Paige
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judy Kuhn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| partOf | Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Florence Vassy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | Cold War chess politics ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Florence Vassy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ loyalty ⓘ politics ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| vocalRange | female lead ⓘ |
| vocalType | solo number ⓘ |
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