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Long Ago (and Far Away)

original song composed by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Ira Gershwin; from the 1944 movie "Cover Girl"
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Long Ago (and Far Away)

Summary

Long Ago (and Far Away) is a musical work/composition[1]. Long Ago (and Far Away) ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s composer is recorded as Jerome Kern[4].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away) was performed by Gene Kelly[5].
  • Among the performers on Long Ago (and Far Away) was Perry Como[6].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away) was performed by Dick Haymes[7].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away) was performed by Helen Forrest[8].
  • Among the performers on Long Ago (and Far Away) was Bing Crosby[9].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away) was performed by Jo Stafford[10].
  • Among the performers on Long Ago (and Far Away) was Anthony Perkins[11].
  • Among the performers on Long Ago (and Far Away) was Chet Baker[12].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away) was performed by Pat Boone[13].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away) was performed by Rod Stewart[14].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away) was published on 1944[16].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s lyricist is recorded as Ira Gershwin[17].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s main subject is nostalgia[18].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long Ago (and Far Away)'}[19].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s has characteristic is recorded as film song[20].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s different from is recorded as Long Ago and Far Away[21].
  • Long Ago (and Far Away)'s form of creative work is recorded as song[22].

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[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7c0aca0a-e8a0-39ae-a8c3-2e6c17240071[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Gene Kelly[5], Perry Como[6], Dick Haymes[7], Helen Forrest[8], Bing Crosby[9], and Jo Stafford[10].

Publication

Long Ago (and Far Away) was published on 1944[16]. Long Ago (and Far Away)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[15].

Subject and Themes

Long Ago (and Far Away)'s main subject is nostalgia[18].

Why It Matters

Long Ago (and Far Away) ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2] Long Ago (and Far Away) has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

Anthony Perkins Bing Crosby Chet Baker Gene Kelly Ira Gershwin Jerome Kern Pat Boone Perry Como Rod Stewart

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Gene Kelly, Perry Como, Dick Haymes +7
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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