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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Written by Oscar Hammerstein II, also 7 rings (Ariana Grande), Tunnel of Love (Dire Straits) and It Might as Well Be Spring (Sarah Vaughan)
Part of South Pacific, also Twin Soliloquies / Some Enchanted Evening, Younger Than Springtime / Bali Ha’i (Bill Lee) and Carefully Taught (Bill Lee)
Written by Richard Rodgers, also 7 rings (Ariana Grande), The Lady Is a Tramp (Frank Sinatra) and Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Frank Sinatra)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Richard Rodgers wrote 170 songs on fono
Oscar Hammerstein II wrote 109 songs on fono
Oscar Hammerstein II’s most frequent co-writer is Richard Rodgers (86 songs together)
Richard Rodgers first appears on fono in 1928, 30 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers
- Part of
- South Pacific
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers
- Part of
- South Pacific
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Oscar Hammerstein II
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: South Pacific
Same writer: Oscar Hammerstein II
Same writer: Richard Rodgers
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: South Pacific
Same writer: Oscar Hammerstein II
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1MusicBrainz Cockeyed Optimist was written by Oscar Hammerstein II
Cockeyed Optimist was written by Oscar Hammerstein II
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Cockeyed Optimist was written by Richard Rodgers
Cockeyed Optimist was written by Richard Rodgers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Cockeyed Optimist is part of the release South Pacific
Cockeyed Optimist is part of the release South Pacific
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Cockeyed Optimist
RCA Victor is the label of the song Cockeyed Optimist
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Cockeyed Optimist was released on 1958