Who Will Buy?

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"Who Will Buy?" is a musical number from the stage and film versions of *Oliver!* in which the orphan Oliver expresses his longing for a stable, idyllic life amid a bustling London street scene.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical number
song
associatedWorkAuthor Lionel Bart NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
centralCharacterEmotion yearning
composer Lionel Bart NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dramaticFunction expresses Oliver’s wish for a secure home
features chorus ensemble
street vendors
filmSequenceType large-scale production number
firstPerformanceInWork original West End production of Oliver!
genre show tune
language English
lyricalPerspective first person
lyricist Lionel Bart NERFINISHED
narrativeRole I want song
originalMedium stage musical
partOfWork Oliver! NERFINISHED
Oliver! (1968 film) NERFINISHED
Oliver! (stage musical) NERFINISHED
performedIn Oliver! (1968 film adaptation) NERFINISHED
Oliver! (stage musical) NERFINISHED
setting London, England
surface form: London
settingPeriod Victorian era NERFINISHED
settingType London street scene
sungByCharacter Oliver Twist NERFINISHED
theme desire for an idyllic life
hope
longing for stability

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Oliver! hasSong Who Will Buy?