Cross Over the Bridge

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"Cross Over the Bridge" is a popular mid-20th-century song, best known in hit recordings by artists like Patti Page, that exemplifies the traditional pop style of its era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
bestKnownVersion Patti Page recording
composer Bennie Benjamin
countryOfOrigin United States
distributionFormat phonograph record
era pre-rock and roll pop
followsTraditionOf Tin Pan Alley songwriting
genre pop
traditional pop
hasCulturalRole example of mid-20th-century traditional pop song
hasForm verse-chorus structure
hasMusicalStyle vocal pop
hasTheme commitment
reconciliation
romantic relationships
intendedFor popular music market
language English
lyricist George David Weiss
notableRecordingBy Anne Shelton
Bing Crosby
Eddie Fisher
Patti Page
The Chords
partOf American popular song repertoire
publicationPeriod mid-20th century
recordingIndustryContext 1950s pop music
typicalInstrumentation orchestra
rhythm section
vocalType solo vocal

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George David Weiss coWrote Cross Over the Bridge