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Why?

original song composed by Roger Whittaker, lyrics by Joan Stanton; first recorded by Roger Whittaker
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q104622736
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Why?

Summary

Why? is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • Why?'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • Why?'s composer is recorded as Roger Whittaker[3].
  • Why? was performed by Roger Whittaker[4].
  • Why?'s language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • Why? was released on 1971[6].
  • Why?'s lyricist is recorded as Joan Stanton[7].
  • Why?'s title is recorded as Why?[8].
  • Why?'s different from is recorded as Why[9].
  • Why?'s form of creative work is recorded as song[10].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[11]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9ab293ec-1bb8-4011-af59-d614b07d723f[12]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Why? was performed by Roger Whittaker[4].

Publication

Why? was published on 1971[6]. Why?'s language of work or name is recorded as English[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Composer → Roger Whittaker
    Different from → Why
    Imported from → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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