Don’t Go to Strangers

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"Don’t Go to Strangers" is a jazz standard and torch song widely interpreted by vocalists for its soulful, blues-inflected melody and themes of longing and romantic fidelity.

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Don’t Go to Strangers canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
firstPopularizedBy Etta Jones ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
torch song ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle blues-inflected melody ⓘ
hasTheme romantic fidelity ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ
isPartOf Great American songbook repertoire ⓘ
isWidelyInterpretedBy jazz vocalists ⓘ
pop vocalists ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricAddressedTo a potential lover ⓘ
lyricMotif plea for loyalty ⓘ
promise of devotion ⓘ
lyricPerspective first person ⓘ
mood intimate ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
soulful ⓘ
notableRecordingBy Carmen McRae ⓘ
Etta James ⓘ
Etta Jones ⓘ
Joni James ⓘ
Lou Rawls ⓘ
Nancy Wilson ⓘ
Sammy Davis Jr. ⓘ
Shirley Horn ⓘ
performancePractice frequent rubato introductions ⓘ
improvised jazz phrasing ⓘ
tempo slow to medium-slow ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation double bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
piano ⓘ
voice ⓘ
typicalSetting cabaret performances ⓘ
intimate concert settings ⓘ
jazz club performances ⓘ
usedIn jazz education repertoire ⓘ
jazz vocal recitals ⓘ
torch song compilations ⓘ
vocalFocus emotional interpretation ⓘ
expressive phrasing ⓘ
vocalRange often adapted for tenor ⓘ
suited to contralto ⓘ
suited to mezzo-soprano ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday → hasTrack → Don’t Go to Strangers ⓘ
The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale → hasTrack → Don’t Go to Strangers ⓘ
Etta Jones → notableWork → Don’t Go to Strangers ⓘ
Etta Jones → notableSong → Don’t Go to Strangers ⓘ
Etta Jones → notableAlbum → Don’t Go to Strangers ⓘ