He’s Funny That Way
E883555
"He’s Funny That Way" is a classic jazz and pop standard, famously interpreted by Billie Holiday and other vocalists for its tender, romantic lyrics and timeless melody.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| He’s Funny That Way canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pop standard
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedAs |
jazz ballad
ⓘ
slow pop standard ⓘ |
| era | Great American Songbook era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasLyricStyle | tender ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
devotion
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | ballad ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | Billie Holiday recording of "He's Funny That Way" ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic love ballad
ⓘ
timeless melody ⓘ |
| isCoveredBy |
numerous jazz vocalists
ⓘ
numerous pop vocalists ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
cabaret repertoire
ⓘ
traditional pop repertoire ⓘ vocal jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMood |
romantic
ⓘ
tender ⓘ wistful ⓘ |
| lyricPerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diana Krall NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Etta James NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert hall
ⓘ
jazz club ⓘ recording studio ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble |
big band with vocalist
ⓘ
voice and jazz combo ⓘ voice and piano ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalFocus |
emotional expression
ⓘ
interpretive phrasing ⓘ |
| vocalType | torch song ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.