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But Beautiful

original song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke; first recorded by Bing Crosby
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But Beautiful

Summary

But Beautiful is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • But Beautiful's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • But Beautiful's composer is recorded as Jimmy Van Heusen[4].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was Bing Crosby[5].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Tony Bennett[6].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was Royce Campbell[7].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was The Coasters[8].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was Alma Cogan[9].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was Nat King Cole[10].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was Chick Corea[11].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Doris Day[12].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was Bob Dylan[13].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Bill Evans[14].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Aretha Franklin[15].
  • But Beautiful was performed by The Four Freshmen[16].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was Johnny Hartman[17].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Billie Holiday[18].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Shirley Horn[19].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Engelbert Humperdinck[20].
  • Among the performers on But Beautiful was Linda Lawson[21].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Seth MacFarlane[22].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Carmen McRae[23].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Gregory Porter[24].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Della Reese[25].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Barbra Streisand[26].
  • But Beautiful was performed by Nancy Wilson[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • Genre(s): bebop, jazz, pop[29]

  • Community tags: bebop, jazz, pop[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 10f9d66d-700a-3267-9551-2938a219ebf9[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bing Crosby[5], Tony Bennett[6], Royce Campbell[7], The Coasters[8], Alma Cogan[9], and Nat King Cole[10].

Publication

But Beautiful was published on 1947[32]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[33].

Why It Matters

But Beautiful ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

Related Entities

Aretha Franklin Barbra Streisand Bill Evans Billie Holiday Bing Crosby Bob Dylan Carmen McRae Chick Corea Doris Day Engelbert Humperdinck Nancy Wilson Nat King Cole Seth MacFarlane Tony Bennett

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bing Crosby, Tony Bennett, Royce Campbell +20
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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