Tomorrow Belongs to Me

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"Tomorrow Belongs to Me" is a chillingly patriotic-sounding song from the musical Cabaret that gradually reveals its Nazi undertones, symbolizing the rise of fascism in 1930s Germany.

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instanceOf song ⓘ
actuallyIs original composition for Cabaret ⓘ
associatedWith Hitler Youth-like characters ⓘ
Nazi imagery ⓘ
composer John Kander ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dramaticEffect shows how a crowd is drawn into fascist fervor ⓘ
featuredInNumber “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” scene in Cabaret (film) ⓘ
firstAppearanceIn Cabaret (1966 stage musical) ⓘ
genre musical theatre song ⓘ
patriotic-style song ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact frequently cited as a powerful depiction of creeping fascism ⓘ
used in discussions of how propaganda can appear benign ⓘ
hasForm strophic song ⓘ
hasReputation chillingly patriotic-sounding ⓘ
hasTheme fascism ⓘ
political indoctrination ⓘ
rise of Nazism ⓘ
seductive nationalism ⓘ
includedIn original Broadway production of Cabaret ⓘ
various cast recordings of Cabaret ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Fred Ebb ⓘ
medium voice and accompaniment ⓘ
narrativeFunction illustrates the seduction of Nazi ideology ⓘ
symbolizes the rise of fascism in Germany ⓘ
oftenMisattributedAs authentic Nazi song ⓘ
partOf Cabaret ⓘ
Cabaret (musical) ⓘ
performedByCharacter Nazi youth (in Cabaret film beer garden scene) ⓘ
publisher Tams-Witmark (for stage rights to Cabaret) ⓘ
rightsHolder Kander and Ebb estate ⓘ
setInPeriod 1930s Germany ⓘ
style anthemic ⓘ
choral ⓘ
tonalCharacter gradually menacing ⓘ
initially pastoral ⓘ
usedIn Cabaret (1972 film) ⓘ
workLocationOfComposer New York City ⓘ
yearOfStageDebut 1966 ⓘ

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Cabaret (stage production) → notableSong → Tomorrow Belongs to Me ⓘ