What I Did for Love

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"What I Did for Love" is a popular ballad from the Broadway musical A Chorus Line, widely recognized as one of Marvin Hamlisch’s signature theater songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedWith A Chorus Line
Marvin Hamlisch
composer Marvin Hamlisch
describedAs one of Marvin Hamlisch’s signature theater songs
firstPerformanceContext Broadway musical A Chorus Line
firstPerformanceCountry United States
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway
fromMusical A Chorus Line
genre Broadway ballad
pop standard
show tune
hasForm ballad structure
hasSubjectMatter devotion to art
love
sacrifice
hasType Broadway song
lyricist Edward Kleban
musicalStyle theater music
notableFor association with A Chorus Line
emotional ballad style
originalLanguage English
partOf A Chorus Line
performingArtsDomain musical theatre
publicationDecade 1970s
typicalInstrumentation voice and piano
usedAs audition piece
standalone cabaret song

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Marvin Hamlisch notableSong What I Did for Love
Cassie associatedSong What I Did for Love (company context)
subject linked to: Cassie in A Chorus Line
linked to: What I Did for Love