Standing on the Corner

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"Standing on the Corner" is a popular show tune from the 1956 Frank Loesser musical *The Most Happy Fella*, known for its humorous portrayal of men admiring women passing by.

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Standing on the Corner canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith Frank Loesser ⓘ
The Most Happy Fella (musical) ⓘ
basedOnWork The Most Happy Fella (book and score) ⓘ
composer Frank Loesser ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decadeOfOrigin 1950s ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn The Most Happy Fella ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasForm ensemble number ⓘ
hasStyle American musical theatre ⓘ
hasTheme male camaraderie ⓘ
men admiring women passing by ⓘ
hasTone humorous ⓘ
light-hearted ⓘ
includedIn cast recordings of The Most Happy Fella ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Frank Loesser ⓘ
lyricsBy Frank Loesser ⓘ
musicBy Frank Loesser ⓘ
notableFor catchy, repetitive chorus ⓘ
comic portrayal of men watching women ⓘ
originalContext sung by male characters observing women on the street ⓘ
originalMedium stage musical ⓘ
partOf The Most Happy Fella ⓘ
musical theatre repertoire ⓘ
performedIn Broadway theatres ⓘ
linked to: Broadway theater
publicationYear 1956 ⓘ
usedIn The Most Happy Fella (original Broadway production) ⓘ
writtenFor male ensemble ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Most Happy Fella → notableSong → Standing on the Corner ⓘ
The Four Lads → notableWork → Standing on the Corner ⓘ
Frank Loesser → notableWork → Standing on the Corner ⓘ