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  2. Oh! Calcutta! - Wikipedia

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    Oh! Calcutta! is an avant-garde, risqué theatrical revue created by British drama critic Kenneth Tynan. The show, consisting of sketches on sex-related topics, debuted Off-Broadway in 1969 and then in the West End in 1970. It ran in London for over 3,900 performances, and in New York initially for 1,314.

  3. Calcutta (song) - Wikipedia

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    The German version has lyrics by Hans Bradtke, and is titled "Kalkutta liegt am Ganges" (Calcutta lies on the Ganges). In the English-speaking world, the song was released under the title "Calcutta", and the American songwriting team of Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss wrote English lyrics, celebrating the charms of the "ladies of Calcutta."

  4. List of the longest-running Broadway shows - Wikipedia

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    Oh! Calcutta! achieved this distinction by playing more than the standard eight performances per week. [128] A Chorus Line retook the record for most performances after Oh! Calcutta! closed. The longest running off-Broadway musical to date is The Fantasticks, which starred Jerry Orbach. When it closed on January 13, 2002, it had run for 42 ...

  5. Oh! Calcutta! (The Lawrence Arms album) - Wikipedia

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    Oh! Calcutta! is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band the Lawrence Arms, released in 2006 by Fat Wreck Chords. It is the band's third and last studio album to be released on Fat Wreck Chords. Brendan Kelly has stated that this is his favorite Lawrence Arms album. Punknews named this album the #1 album of 2000-2009.

  6. 1 Thing - Wikipedia

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    "1 Thing" is a song by American singer Amerie from her second studio album, Touch (2005). Written by Amerie and Rich Harrison and produced by the latter, the song is influenced by go-go rhythms and prominently samples the Meters' 1970 funk recording of "Oh, Calcutta!", written by Stanley Walden. Its lyrics focus on an unidentified "thing" that ...

  7. List of musicals: M to Z - Wikipedia

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    Oh, Boy! 1917 Broadway: Jerome Kern: Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse: Bolton Wodehouse Notable song: "Till the Clouds Roll By". Oh! Calcutta! 1969 Off-Broadway revue: Peter Schickele, Robert Dennis, and Stanley Walden: Schickele, Dennis, and Walden Various Oh, Captain! 1958 Broadway: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans: Livingston and Evans Al Morgan ...

  8. Kenneth Tynan - Wikipedia

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    An erotic revue that Tynan coordinated and partly wrote, Oh! Calcutta!, debuted in 1969 and became one of the most successful theatre hits of all time. It included scenes by various authors, including Samuel Beckett, Sam Shepard, John Lennon and Edna O'Brien, as well as music and featured frequent nudity

  9. We Are the Champions of the World - Wikipedia

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    Released in 2018 by Fat Wreck Chords, it spans the band's entire career, and includes songs that were released on Fat Wreck Chords, Asian Man Records, and Epitaph Records. It concludes with 5 non-album tracks taken from recording sessions for the 2006 album Oh! Calcutta!, four of which were previously unreleased on any format. [7] [8] [9]