If You Were the Only Girl in the World

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"If You Were the Only Girl in the World" is a popular early 20th-century romantic song that became a standard, widely performed and recorded in musical theatre, films, and popular music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music hall song ⓘ
song ⓘ
standard ⓘ
associatedWith World War I popular music ⓘ
composer Nat D. Ayer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
era World War I era ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
firstPerformanceVenue Alhambra Theatre, London ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1916 ⓘ
firstPerformedIn The Bing Boys Are Here ⓘ
genre popular music ⓘ
romantic ballad ⓘ
hasForm verse-chorus structure ⓘ
hasRefrain "If you were the only girl in the world, and I were the only boy" ⓘ
includedIn repertoire of traditional pop singers ⓘ
keyCharacteristic romantic lyrics ⓘ
sentimental melody ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Clifford Grey ⓘ
lyricMotif being the only girl in the world for the singer ⓘ
notableRecordingBy Al Jolson ⓘ
Dean Martin ⓘ
Julie Andrews ⓘ
Peggy Lee ⓘ
Perry Como ⓘ
Rudy Vallée ⓘ
originalPerformers George Robey ⓘ
Violet Loraine ⓘ
performanceMedium voice and piano ⓘ
performanceType duet ⓘ
publicationYear 1916 ⓘ
sheetMusicPublisher British music publishers (1910s) ⓘ
theme romantic devotion ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
title If You Were the Only Girl in the World ⓘ
usedIn films ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
popular music performances ⓘ
writtenFor musical revue The Bing Boys Are Here ⓘ

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By the Light of the Silvery Moon → featuresSong → If You Were the Only Girl in the World ⓘ
If You Were the Only Girl in the World → title → If You Were the Only Girl in the World ⓘ
If You Were the Only Girl in the World → hasRefrain → "If you were the only girl in the world, and I were the only boy" ⓘ
linked to: If You Were the Only Girl in the World