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Johnny Make Believe

original song written and composed by Barry Hay and George Kooymans, and performed by Golden Earring
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Johnny Make Believe

Summary

Johnny Make Believe is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • Johnny Make Believe's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • Johnny Make Believe's composer is recorded as George Kooymans[3].
  • Among the performers on Johnny Make Believe was Golden Earring[4].
  • Johnny Make Believe's place of publication is recorded as Netherlands[5].
  • Johnny Make Believe's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Johnny Make Believe was released on 1994[7].
  • Johnny Make Believe's lyricist is recorded as Barry Hay[8].
  • Johnny Make Believe's catalog is recorded as BUMA/STEMRA title catalog[9].
  • Johnny Make Believe's catalog is recorded as GEMA Repertoire[10].
  • Johnny Make Believe's title is recorded as Johnny Make Believe[11].
  • Johnny Make Believe's adapted by is recorded as Cesar Zuiderwijk[12].
  • Johnny Make Believe's adapted by is recorded as Rinus Gerritsen[13].
  • Johnny Make Believe's adapted by is recorded as George Kooymans[14].
  • Johnny Make Believe's adapted by is recorded as Barry Hay[15].
  • Johnny Make Believe's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f8174c11-f191-4e48-88e4-aa539ddf5637[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Johnny Make Believe was Golden Earring[4].

Publication

Johnny Make Believe was published on 1994[7]. Its place of publication is recorded as Netherlands[5]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . BUMA/STEMRA title catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . BUMA/STEMRA title catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . BUMA/STEMRA title catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . BUMA/STEMRA title catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . BUMA/STEMRA title catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . BUMA/STEMRA title catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . BUMA/STEMRA title catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    Performer → Golden Earring
    Form of creative work → song
    Title → Johnny Make Believe
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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