This Nearly Was Mine

original show tune written and composed by Rodgers & Hammerstein; from the 1949 musical "South Pacific"
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q79236648
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This Nearly Was Mine

Summary

This Nearly Was Mine is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • This Nearly Was Mine's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • This Nearly Was Mine's composer is recorded as Richard Rodgers[3].
  • This Nearly Was Mine was performed by Ezio Pinza[4].
  • This Nearly Was Mine was performed by Andy Williams[5].
  • This Nearly Was Mine was performed by Frank Sinatra[6].
  • This Nearly Was Mine was performed by Bob Dylan[7].
  • This Nearly Was Mine's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • This Nearly Was Mine's lyricist is recorded as Oscar Hammerstein II[9].
  • This Nearly Was Mine's title is recorded as This Nearly Was Mine[10].
  • This Nearly Was Mine's has characteristic is recorded as show tune[11].
  • This Nearly Was Mine's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].
  • This Nearly Was Mine's music created for is recorded as South Pacific[13].

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[14]

  • Genre(s): ballad, contemporary r&b, downtempo, electronic, funk, jazz, musical, neo soul, pop, soul[15]

  • Community tags: ballad, contemporary r&b, downtempo, electronic, funk, jazz, musical, neo soul, pop, soul, stage & screen, vocal[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 800a84a7-9c11-33fc-9bf0-61831d4e1c44[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Ezio Pinza[4], Andy Williams[5], Frank Sinatra[6], and Bob Dylan[7].

Publication

This Nearly Was Mine's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_this-nearly-was-mine-q79236648_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{This Nearly Was Mine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/this-nearly-was-mine-q79236648}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name English
    Composer Richard Rodgers
    Performer Ezio Pinza, Andy Williams, Frank Sinatra +1
    Wikidata description original show tune written and composed by Rodgers & Hammerstein; from the 1949
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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