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A show tune and pop standard created by Rodgers and Hart for the 1937 musical production Babes in Arms, where it was first performed by former child performer Mitzi Green. The composition has achieved status as a standard in popular music.
What the lyrics are about
The song uses a derogatory term not in its literal sense, but rather as satirical commentary on Manhattan's upper-class society, mocking its rigid social conventions and superficial customs.
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