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Yip Harburg o E.Y. Harburg, pseudonimo di Edgar Yipsel Harburg (nato Isidore Hochberg; New York, 8 aprile 1896 – Los Angeles, 5 marzo 1981), è stato un paroliere statunitense.
Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
E. Y. (Yip) Harburg (1896-1981), in a career spanning over fifty years, was known as “Broadway’s social conscience.” A master lyricist, poet and book writer, Yip was always dedicated to social justice.
Yip Harburg " Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? " is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression . Written by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney , it was part of the 1932 musical revue Americana ; the melody is based on a Russian-Jewish lullaby.
E. Y. (Yip) Harburg, known as “Broadway’s social conscience” was a master lyricist, poet and book writer dedicated to social justice. His best-known songs include “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” and “Over The Rainbow.”
"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.
As Broadway’s social commentator, and given his ability to “gild the philosophic pill” with witticisms and a lyric style all his own, Yip Harburg is a unique and major lyricist of 20th century American musical theatre. Yip Harburg died on March 5, 1981 at 84 years young.
