Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

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"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" is a classic torch song from the landmark American musical *Show Boat*, celebrated for its blues-inflected melody and emotional portrayal of unwavering, if troubled, love.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
torch song
associatedWithCharacter Julie LaVerne
Queenie
composer Jerome Kern
countryOfOrigin United States
firstPerformanceIn Show Boat (stage musical)
linked to: Show Boat
fromMusical Show Boat
genre blues-influenced popular song
jazz standard
show tune
torch song
hasForm vocal song
includedInRepertoireOf cabaret performers
jazz singers
influencedGenre American popular song
inNarrative used to foreshadow Julie's mixed-race background in Show Boat
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
lyricsBy Oscar Hammerstein II
musicalStyle blues-inflected melody
musicBy Jerome Kern
notableFor emotional portrayal of steadfast love
status as a standard from Show Boat
originalMedium stage musical
partOf Show Boat
performanceTradition female vocal
publicationYear 1927
setInContext American musical theatre
theme troubled romance
unwavering love

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Show Boat notableSong Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
The Broadway Album hasPart Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man
subject linked to: The Broadway Album (1985 album)
linked to: Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Julie LaVerne notableSongAssociation “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man”
linked to: Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man