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Something To Live For (lyrics by Billy Strayhorn)

from Play On! Original (1997)

Something To Live For (lyrics by Billy Strayhorn) is a song from Play On!. Sing Something To Live For (lyrics by Billy Strayhorn) alongside real Broadway performers at Sing with the Stars in New York City.

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Credits

Composed by: Duke Ellington
Lyrics by: Duke Ellington
Position: Act 2, Song 7 of 10

Characters

Characters who perform this song:

Rev

from Play On!

Lady Liv

from Play On!

From the show

Something To Live For (lyrics by Billy Strayhorn) appears in Play On!.

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What is Something To Live For (lyrics by Billy Strayhorn)?: Something To Live For (lyrics by Billy Strayhorn) is a Broadway song from Play On!.
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Who wrote Something To Live For (lyrics by Billy Strayhorn)?: Something To Live For (lyrics by Billy Strayhorn) was composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Duke Ellington.
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