As Long as He Needs Me
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"As Long as He Needs Me" is a torch song from the musical *Oliver!* in which the character Nancy expresses her conflicted, unwavering devotion to the abusive Bill Sikes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| As Long as He Needs Me canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
show tune
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song ⓘ torch song ⓘ |
| about | Nancy's devotion to Bill Sikes ⓘ |
| aboutCharacter | Bill Sikes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Oliver Twist (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters from Oliver Twist ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Oliver! original cast recordings ⓘ |
| characterPerspective | first person ⓘ |
| composer | Lionel Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character song
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emotional climax ⓘ |
| fictionalContext |
Oliver! (1968 film)
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Oliver! (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| fromWork | Oliver! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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torch song ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | As Long as He Needs Me (film version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateVersion | As Long as She Needs Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
romantic obsession
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toxic relationship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lionel Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Georgia Brown
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Jodie Prenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Marti Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ Petula Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ Shani Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Bassey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oliver!
NERFINISHED
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Oliver! (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | sung by a female vocalist ⓘ |
| performedBy | Nancy (Oliver! character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| settingInStory | Victorian London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conflicted loyalty
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devotion ⓘ emotional abuse ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| usedIn | Oliver! (1968 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | solo ⓘ |
| writer | Lionel Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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