Whatever Lola Wants
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"Whatever Lola Wants" is a sultry, seductive show tune from the 1955 musical Damn Yankees, famously performed by the character Lola as she attempts to tempt the protagonist.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American musical theatre
NERFINISHED
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Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAssociated | Lola (Damn Yankees character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Jerry Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Adler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
seductive
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sultry ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Damn Yankees (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Damn Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz standard
ⓘ
pop standard ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousLyric | "Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later pop and jazz interpretations of femme fatale songs ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Abigail Breslin
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ⓘ
Connie Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ Della Reese NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwen Verdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lola Falana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Bassey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
desire
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seduction ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| includedIn | Damn Yankees original Broadway cast recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
cabaret repertoire
ⓘ
jazz vocal repertoire ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Jerry Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Adler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Latin-tinged ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | seduction song ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Damn Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Lola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInAct | Act I of Damn Yankees ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| usedFor | tempting the protagonist Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees ⓘ |
| vocalType | mezzo-soprano feature ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lola (Damn Yankees)