It's the Hard Knock Life
"It's the Hard Knock Life" is a song from the musical Annie[1] with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin.[2][3][4]
In the 2014 film adaptation, the lyrics in the line "No one cares for you a smidge, when you're in an orphanage", have been changed to "no one cares for you a bit, when you're a foster kid".
In popular culture
- The song is sampled in the Jay-Z song "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)."[5]
- Dr. Evil and Mini Me sing a version in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
References
- ↑ Haun, Harry. "Thirty-Five Years Young: Despite a Hard-Knock Life, Annie’s Hardly Showing Her Age". New York Observer. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ↑ "Musicnotes.com: Unsupported Browser or Operating System".
- ↑ "It's the Hard Knock Life - ANNIE to Close on Broadway January 5, 2014". Broadway World. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ↑ "Annie Fun Facts". Pittsburgh CLO. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) by Jay-Z Songfacts".
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