"Friend, Cliff"@en . "1893Z"^^ . . . "1974-06-27Z"^^ . "Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 \u2013 June 27, 1974) was an accomplished songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including \"Lovesick Blues\", \"My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now\" and \"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down\", also known as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series."@en . "1974Z"^^ . "Cliff Friend"@en . . . . . "1893-10-01Z"^^ . "non_performing_personnel" . "American musician" .