Chip on My Shoulder
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"Chip on My Shoulder" is a motivational duet from the Broadway musical Legally Blonde in which Emmett encourages Elle to take her studies seriously and prove her doubters wrong.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act I of Legally Blonde: The Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacterArc |
Elle Woods’ transformation into a serious law student
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Emmett Forrest’s mentorship of Elle Woods ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Broadway
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West End productions of Legally Blonde ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Legally Blonde (2001 film)
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Legally Blonde (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Laurence O’Keefe
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Nell Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformancePlace | Palace Theatre, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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show tune ⓘ |
| hasMood |
determined
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inspirational ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Harvard Law School (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitlePhraseOrigin | idiom "chip on one’s shoulder" ⓘ |
| isInEnglishLanguageProduction | Legally Blonde original Broadway cast recording ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Laurence O’Keefe
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Nell Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| musicalNumberType | duet ⓘ |
| name | Chip on My Shoulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Elle Woods
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Emmett Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Legally Blonde original Broadway production NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Legally Blonde
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Legally Blonde: The Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Elle Woods (character)
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Emmett Forrest (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
Emmett encourages Elle to take her law studies seriously
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marks Elle’s decision to work hard at Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Broadway theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
academic achievement
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motivation ⓘ overcoming prejudice ⓘ proving doubters wrong ⓘ self‑improvement ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
female voice
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male voice ⓘ |
| workType | motivational duet ⓘ |
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