Relationships
| lyricist: | James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) Gerome Ragni |
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| composer: | Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre) |
| later translated versions: | Hat’s der Mensch nicht weit gebracht? Ihme onhan ihminen האדם יצור מופלא |
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| part of: | Hair (1967 musical) |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1968-05-06 | Three-Five-Zero-Zero / What a Piece of Work Is Man (Hair, 1968 original Broadway cast) | Company / Dyson and Walter Harris | 4:45 | |
| 1968-05-06 | What a Piece of Work Is Man | Ronald Dyson and Walter Harris | 2:23 | |
| 1968-10-13 | What a Piece of Work Is Man / Walking in Space (reprise) | J. Vincent Edwards and Leighton Robinson | 2:43 | |
| Medley: What a Piece of Work Is Man / Lay Me Down / How Dare They Try | cover, live and medley | Jay Armstrong Johnson & Billy Lewis, Jr. | 6:17 | |
| What a piece of work is man | live | Galt MacDermot | 1:31 | |
| What a Piece of Work Is Man | Darius de Haas, Paul Castree | 1:44 | ||
| What a Piece of Work Is Man (Hair, 1979 film cast) | Galt MacDermot | 1:39 | ||