Somewhere That's Green
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"Somewhere That's Green" is a wistful ballad from the musical *Little Shop of Horrors* in which Audrey dreams of escaping her grim urban life for an idealized suburban future.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Shop of Horrors (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInShow | early Act I ballad ⓘ |
| composer | Alan Menken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
consumer goods as symbols of success
ⓘ
television as symbol of comfort ⓘ |
| describes |
Audrey's desire to escape Skid Row
ⓘ
Audrey's fantasy of domestic happiness with Seymour ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Little Shop of Horrors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom | 1950s American suburban imagery ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
romantic longing
ⓘ
social mobility ⓘ working-class aspiration ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | Skid Row (Downtown) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecordedBy | musical theatre performers ⓘ |
| isPopularAs | audition song for female vocalists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle | satirical idealization of 1950s suburbia ⓘ |
| lyricist | Howard Ashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Howard Ashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood | bittersweet ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alan Menken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
I want song
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character development song for Audrey ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| partOf | Little Shop of Horrors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInAct | Act I of Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ |
| settingDescribed |
lawn and Tupperware parties
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small house with a fence ⓘ suburban home ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Audrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
dream of a better life
ⓘ
escape from urban poverty ⓘ idealized suburban life ⓘ |
| title | Somewhere That's Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
hopeful
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melancholic ⓘ wistful ⓘ |
| vocalRange | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| workType | musical number ⓘ |
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