If My Friends Could See Me Now

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"If My Friends Could See Me Now" is a popular show tune from the 1966 musical Sweet Charity, celebrated for its witty lyrics and exuberant expression of sudden good fortune.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune ⓘ
associatedWork Sweet Charity (1969 film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Sweet Charity
characterSungBy Charity Hope Valentine ⓘ
composer Cy Coleman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1966 ⓘ
fromMusical Sweet Charity ⓘ
genre show tune ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later interpretations of the character Charity Hope Valentine ⓘ
hasType Broadway standard ⓘ
isPopularSong true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Dorothy Fields ⓘ
lyricsBy Dorothy Fields ⓘ
lyricStyle witty ⓘ
musicBy Cy Coleman ⓘ
narrativeTheme aspiration ⓘ
self‑transformation ⓘ
sudden good fortune ⓘ
notableFor exuberant expression of sudden good fortune ⓘ
witty lyrics ⓘ
originalMedium stage musical ⓘ
originalPerformer Gwen Verdon ⓘ
originalProduction Sweet Charity (1966 Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: Sweet Charity
partOf Sweet Charity ⓘ
performanceContext character song ⓘ
solo number ⓘ
publicationYear 1966 ⓘ
tone exuberant ⓘ
usedIn stage revivals of Sweet Charity ⓘ

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Dorothy Fields → notableWork → If My Friends Could See Me Now ⓘ
Linda Clifford → notableWork → If My Friends Could See Me Now ⓘ
Linda Clifford → notableAlbum → If My Friends Could See Me Now (album) ⓘ
linked to: If My Friends Could See Me Now
Linda Clifford → notableSingle → If My Friends Could See Me Now ⓘ
Sweet Charity → notableSong → If My Friends Could See Me Now ⓘ
Charity Hope Valentine → notableSong → If My Friends Could See Me Now ⓘ