Nobody (song)

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"Nobody" is a landmark early 20th-century American song popularized by vaudeville performer Bert Williams, known for its melancholic humor and commentary on loneliness and social neglect.

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instanceOf popular song
song
associatedPerformer Bert Williams NERFINISHED
associatedWith blackface minstrelsy
vaudeville
composer Bert Williams NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact became closely identified with Bert Williams’s stage persona
describedAs landmark American song
signature song of Bert Williams
famousFor commentary on loneliness
commentary on social neglect
melancholic humor
firstPerformer Bert Williams NERFINISHED
genre American popular music
vaudeville song
hasMood humorous
melancholic
hasSubject lack of support from others
poverty
social marginalization
hasTheme loneliness
neglect
racial stereotyping in early American entertainment
social isolation
historicalContext Jim Crow era United States NERFINISHED
influenced later American popular music dealing with social themes
language English
lyricist Alex Rogers NERFINISHED
medium phonograph recordings
stage performance
notableFor blend of comedy and pathos
use of ironic humor to address hardship
notablePerformer Bert Williams NERFINISHED
partOf early 20th-century vaudeville repertoire
performer Bert Williams NERFINISHED
performerRole Bert Williams as a downtrodden, world-weary character
publicationCentury 20th century
publicationPeriod early 20th century
recordedBy Bert Williams NERFINISHED
tone bittersweet
ironic
usedIn vaudeville shows

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Bert Williams notableWork Nobody (song)