It Ain't Necessarily So

Summary

It Ain't Necessarily So is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• It Ain't Necessarily So's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's composer is recorded as George Gershwin^[4].
• Among the performers on It Ain't Necessarily So was Larry Adler^[5].
• It Ain't Necessarily So was performed by The Moody Blues^[6].
• Among the performers on It Ain't Necessarily So was Aretha Franklin^[7].
• Among the performers on It Ain't Necessarily So was Brian Wilson^[8].
• Among the performers on It Ain't Necessarily So was Leo Reisman^[9].
• Among the performers on It Ain't Necessarily So was Bobby Darin^[10].
• It Ain't Necessarily So was performed by Bing Crosby^[11].
• Among the performers on It Ain't Necessarily So was The Honeycombs^[12].
• It Ain't Necessarily So was performed by Bronski Beat^[13].
• Among the performers on It Ain't Necessarily So was Jamie Cullum^[14].
• It Ain't Necessarily So is part of Porgy and Bess^[15].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's language of work or name is recorded as English^[16].
• It Ain't Necessarily So was released on 1935^[17].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's lyricist is recorded as Ira Gershwin^[18].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's lyricist is recorded as DuBose Heyward^[19].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's lyricist is recorded as Dorothy Heyward^[20].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's described at URL is recorded as http://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/i/it_aint_necessarily_so.html^[21].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "It Ain't Necessarily So"}^[22].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "It ain't necessarily so"}^[23].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's form of creative work is recorded as aria^[24].
• It Ain't Necessarily So's form of creative work is recorded as song^[25].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[26]

• Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, jazz^[27]

• Community tags: avant-garde jazz, jazz^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8812f327-e92e-37b9-bdc4-2cc1ade322c8^[29]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Larry Adler^[5], The Moody Blues^[6], Aretha Franklin^[7], Brian Wilson^[8], Leo Reisman^[9], and Bobby Darin^[10].

Publication

It Ain't Necessarily So was released on 1935^[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[16]. It is part of Porgy and Bess^[15].

Why It Matters

It Ain't Necessarily So ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]