Lonely Room
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| "Lonely Room" | |
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| Song from Oklahoma! | |
| Published | 1943 |
| Writer | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
"Lonely Room" is a tune from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, sung not too long after "Pore Jud Is Daid".
"Lonely Room" is Jud Fry's declaration that he will get out of his smokehouse and get Laurey Williams to be his own. He states how tired he is of the dirtiness of his smokehouse, and how he longs for a girl of his own. Rodgers ability to describe character through music is highlighted by the chromatic sound and the adventurous dissonant intervals.
Sung by Howard Da Silva in the original Broadway production, "Lonely Room" was omitted from the 1955 film adaptation. It was restored for the 2000s Broadway revival.
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