“I’m Not That Smart”

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“I’m Not That Smart” is a comedic, self-deprecating solo song from the Broadway musical *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, performed by the character Leaf Coneybear as he reveals his insecurities and unexpected spelling talent.

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“I’m Not That Smart” canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
accompaniment piano ⓘ
pit orchestra ⓘ
associatedWith Broadway ⓘ
original Broadway cast recording of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" ⓘ
belongsToFictionalUniverse "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" fictional world ⓘ
characterReveals Leaf Coneybear's insecurities ⓘ
Leaf Coneybear's unexpected spelling ability ⓘ
composer William Finn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dramaticFunction explores Leaf Coneybear's backstory ⓘ
introduces Leaf Coneybear ⓘ
linked to: Leaf Coneybear
featuresCharacter Leaf Coneybear ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" (stage musical) ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasNotableLine "I forgot the word" ⓘ
"I’m not that smart" ⓘ
hasSubject childhood expectations ⓘ
family dynamics ⓘ
spelling bees ⓘ
lyricist William Finn ⓘ
lyricTheme hidden talent ⓘ
insecurity ⓘ
self-deprecation ⓘ
self-discovery ⓘ
medium stage performance ⓘ
musicalWorkFrom "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" ⓘ
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" original Broadway production ⓘ
performanceStyle character song ⓘ
comic acting ⓘ
performedByCharacter Leaf Coneybear ⓘ
performedInContext spelling bee competition ⓘ
targetAudience theatre audiences ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ
self-deprecating ⓘ
typicalPerformanceType solo vocal ⓘ
usedFor character development ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ
vocalType male voice ⓘ
writer William Finn ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leaf Coneybear → musicalNumber → “I’m Not That Smart” ⓘ
Leaf Coneybear → singsIn → “I’m Not That Smart” ⓘ