Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do

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"Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do" is a classic early 20th-century blues song, popularized by Bessie Smith, that asserts personal independence and defiance of social judgment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues song ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith Bessie Smith ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalRole expression of African American female autonomy in blues ⓘ
describedAs classic early 20th-century blues song ⓘ
era early blues era ⓘ
form vocal blues ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
classic female blues ⓘ
hasTitleVariant Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do ⓘ
Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do ⓘ
intendedMood assertive ⓘ
defiant ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricTheme defiance of social judgment ⓘ
individual autonomy ⓘ
personal independence ⓘ
notableFor assertion of personal independence ⓘ
defiance of social norms ⓘ
performanceType solo vocal with accompaniment ⓘ
performedBy Bessie Smith ⓘ
popularizedBy Bessie Smith ⓘ
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ

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Bessie Smith → notableWork → Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do ⓘ
The Cher Show → featuresSong → “Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do” ⓘ
linked to: Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do → hasTitleVariant → Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do ⓘ
linked to: Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do → hasTitleVariant → Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do ⓘ
linked to: Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
Valerie Joy Wilson Wesley → notableWork → Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do ⓘ
linked to: Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
Nobody’s Business → hasTitleVariant → ’Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do ⓘ
linked to: Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
Nobody’s Business → hasTitleVariant → Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do ⓘ
Nobody’s Business → hasRefrain → ’Tain’t nobody’s business if I do ⓘ
linked to: Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do