The Twelfth of Never

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"The Twelfth of Never" is a popular romantic ballad, best known for its hit recordings by artists such as Johnny Mathis and Donny Osmond.

All labels observed (2)

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The Twelfth of Never canonical 3
12th of Never 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 12th of Never ⓘ
basedOn “The Riddle Song” ⓘ
linked to: The Riddle Song
composer Jerry Livingston ⓘ
firstPopularizedBy Johnny Mathis ⓘ
genre ballad ⓘ
pop ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
hasCulturalRole pop standard ⓘ
romantic standard ⓘ
hasForm verse-chorus structure ⓘ
hasMetaphor love lasting until an impossible date ⓘ
hasNotableCoverVersion Andy Williams version ⓘ
Barry Manilow version ⓘ
Bette Midler version ⓘ
Cliff Richard version ⓘ
Donny Osmond version ⓘ
Olivia Newton-John version ⓘ
isFrequentlyIncludedIn romantic compilation albums ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformedAs solo vocal piece ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Paul Francis Webster ⓘ
lyricMotif eternal love ⓘ
lyricSubject promise of unending love ⓘ
notableRecordingBy Andy Williams ⓘ
Barry Manilow ⓘ
Bette Midler ⓘ
Cliff Richard ⓘ
Donny Osmond ⓘ
Glen Campbell ⓘ
Johnny Mathis ⓘ
Olivia Newton-John ⓘ
originalEra 1950s ⓘ
popularIn United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
theme romantic love ⓘ
titlePhraseMeaning an indefinitely distant time ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation orchestral arrangement ⓘ
piano ⓘ
string section ⓘ
typicalTempo slow ⓘ
usedAs love song ⓘ
wedding song ⓘ
vocalStyle crooning ⓘ

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

Donny Osmond → notableWork → The Twelfth of Never ⓘ
Paul Francis Webster → notableWork → The Twelfth of Never ⓘ
Johnny Mathis → notableWork → The Twelfth of Never ⓘ
The Twelfth of Never → alsoKnownAs → 12th of Never ⓘ
linked to: The Twelfth of Never