Ain't We Got Fun

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"Ain't We Got Fun" is a popular 1920s American foxtrot song known for its catchy melody and ironic lyrics about carefree enjoyment despite financial hardship.

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Ain't We Got Fun? 2
Ain't We Got Fun canonical 1
Ain't we got fun 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foxtrot
song
associatedWithEra Roaring Twenties
associatedWithStyle Tin Pan Alley
composer Richard A. Whiting
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1920s
firstLine Every morning, every evening, ain't we got fun?
genre foxtrot
popular music
hasChorus true
hasCulturalMeaning commentary on economic inequality
symbol of 1920s carefree attitude
hasInfluenceOn American jazz standards repertoire
hasMeter 4/4 time
hasSubjectMatter optimism despite poverty
young couple with little money
hasTheme carefree enjoyment
class differences
financial hardship
hasTone humorous
ironic
isInPublicDomainIn United States
isPartOf American songbook
isStandardIn American popular song repertoire
Tin Pan Alley repertoire
isVocalMusic true
language English
lyricist Gus Kahn
Raymond B. Egan
mentionedIn The Great Gatsby
musicalForm foxtrot
notableLyric The rich get rich and the poor get poorer
publicationDate 1920
publicationPlace New York City
publisher Harms Inc.
recordedBy Art Hickman and His Orchestra
Benson Orchestra of Chicago
Bing Crosby
Doris Day
Peggy Lee
Shirley Temple
Van & Schenck
refrain Ain't we got fun
linked to: Ain't We Got Fun
sheetMusicReleased 1920
tempo upbeat
typicalDance foxtrot
usedIn The Great Gatsby (novel)
linked to: The Great Gatsby

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Richard A. Whiting notableWork Ain't We Got Fun?
linked to: Ain't We Got Fun
Richard A. Whiting wroteSong Ain't We Got Fun?
linked to: Ain't We Got Fun
Ain't We Got Fun refrain Ain't we got fun
linked to: Ain't We Got Fun