Ya Got Trouble
1957 song
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"Ya Got Trouble" is a patter song by Meredith Willson from the 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man and its subsequent film adaptations in 1962 and 2003.
| "Ya Got Trouble" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| from the album The Music Man | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Genre | Patter song[1] Show tune |
| Songwriter | Meredith Willson |
The song is performed by con man "Professor" Harold Hill, posing as a bandleader and traveling salesman as he attempts to scam a small town in Iowa. In order to create demand for his musical instruments, he creates a moral panic around a new pool table in the town's billiard hall and the slippery slope that, without proper supervision, would lead their children to corruption.[2][3]
Composition
Title variations
The song is sometimes listed as "(Ya Got) Trouble".[6][3] The original Broadway cast album lists the song title as "Trouble", both on the record jacket and label. "You Got Trouble" is a common misspelling of the song title.[citation needed]
See also
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- Dan Patch – American Standardbred racehorse
- Fawcett Publications – American publishing company that first published the humor magazine Captain Billy's Whiz Bang
- Knickerbockers – Baggy-kneed breeches popular in the early 20th-century
- Piper cubeba – Species of flowering plant used in cubeb cigarettes
- Sen-Sen – Type of breath freshener
- Tailor-made cigarette
