Food, Glorious Food
E908977
"Food, Glorious Food" is the exuberant opening number from the musical *Oliver!* in which the workhouse boys fantasize about lavish meals to escape their hunger and misery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Food, Glorious Food canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Oliver Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lionel Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticRole |
establishes tone of the musical
ⓘ
exposition ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| form | chorus song ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
film audiences
ⓘ
theatre audiences ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular perception of Oliver! as a food-themed musical ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
ensemble number
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upbeat ⓘ |
| includedIn | original cast recording of Oliver! ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lionel Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film musical
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| musicalWorkFrom | Oliver! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | establishes hunger and poverty of the boys ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
Food, glorious food!
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Hot sausage and mustard ⓘ |
| openingNumberOf |
Oliver! (1968 film adaptation)
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Oliver! (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Oliver! (1960 West End production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oliver! (1960 musical)
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Oliver! (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByInFilm | boys in the workhouse choir (Oliver! 1968) ⓘ |
| setting | workhouse ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contrast between fantasy and reality
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imagined lavish meals ⓘ |
| sungBy |
orphan boys
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workhouse boys ⓘ |
| tempo | lively ⓘ |
| theme |
escape from misery
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fantasy about food ⓘ hunger ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| title | Food, Glorious Food NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Oliver! (1968 film)
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various stage revivals of Oliver! ⓘ |
| writer | Lionel Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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