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The Trolley Song

original song written and composed by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane; from the 1944 film "Meet Me in St. Louis"
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The Trolley Song

Summary

The Trolley Song is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (312 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Trolley Song's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Trolley Song's composer is recorded as Ralph Blane[4].
  • The Trolley Song's composer is recorded as Hugh Martin[5].
  • The Trolley Song's genre is traditional pop[6].
  • The Trolley Song was performed by Judy Garland[7].
  • Among the performers on The Trolley Song was The Pied Pipers[8].
  • The Trolley Song was performed by Judy Garland[9].
  • The Trolley Song is part of Meet Me In St. Louis - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[10].
  • The Trolley Song's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Trolley Song was published on 1944[12].
  • The Trolley Song's lyricist is recorded as Ralph Blane[13].
  • The Trolley Song's lyricist is recorded as Hugh Martin[14].
  • The Trolley Song's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Trolley Song'}[15].
  • The Trolley Song's has characteristic is recorded as film song[16].
  • The Trolley Song's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • Genre(s): big band, jazz[19]

  • Community tags: big band, jazz, vocal[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 067dc435-5361-348f-9d6b-5c7f00274e1f[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Judy Garland[7] and The Pied Pipers[8].

Publication

The Trolley Song was released on 1944[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is traditional pop[6]. It is part of Meet Me In St. Louis - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[10].

Why It Matters

The Trolley Song ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (312 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

Judy Garland Meet Me in St. Louis

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Judy Garland, The Pied Pipers, Judy Garland
    Form of creative work → song
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