Goodnight, My Someone

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"Goodnight, My Someone" is a romantic ballad from the classic Broadway musical *The Music Man*, often remembered for its gentle melody and heartfelt lyrics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedCharacter Harold Hill ⓘ
associatedWith Broadway ⓘ
classic American musical theatre ⓘ
composer Meredith Willson ⓘ
contrastsWith Seventy-Six Trombones ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
fictionalSinger Marian Paroo ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn The Music Man (original Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: The Music Man
firstPerformanceYear 1957 ⓘ
fromMusical The Music Man ⓘ
genre romantic ballad ⓘ
hasType love song ⓘ
torch song ⓘ
lyricalTheme dreams of true love ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ
yearning ⓘ
lyricist Meredith Willson ⓘ
melodicRelationship shares melody with Seventy-Six Trombones at different tempo ⓘ
musicalStyle waltz ⓘ
musicalTheatreProduction The Music Man ⓘ
notableFeature gentle melody ⓘ
heartfelt lyrics ⓘ
notableRecording original Broadway cast recording of The Music Man ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfWork The Music Man ⓘ
performedByCharacter Marian Paroo ⓘ
publicationYear 1957 ⓘ
publisher Frank Music Corp. (sheet music) ⓘ
linked to: Frank Music Corp.
settingWithinWork River City, Iowa ⓘ
timeSignature 3/4 ⓘ
usedIn film adaptations of The Music Man ⓘ
stage productions of The Music Man ⓘ

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

The Music Man → notableSong → Goodnight, My Someone ⓘ
Seventy-Six Trombones → repriseInterwovenWith → Goodnight, My Someone ⓘ
Marian Paroo → notableSong → Goodnight, My Someone ⓘ
My White Knight → contrastWithSong → Goodnight, My Someone ⓘ
Act II of The Music Man → featuresSong → Goodnight, My Someone (reprise or counterpoint) ⓘ
linked to: Goodnight, My Someone