She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)
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"She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" is a humorous country song, popularized by Jerry Reed, that satirically recounts a man's misfortunes in a bitter divorce settlement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Man with the Golden Thumb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Jerry Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Jerry Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | 40 Hour Week ⓘ |
| chartedOn | Billboard Hot Country Singles chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountryUS | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPeakUSBillboardHot100 | approximately 57 ⓘ |
| composer | Tim DuBois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| firstLineApproximate | Well, I guess it was back in ’63 when eatin’ my cookin’ got the better of me GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Another Puff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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novelty song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReputation | classic country comedy song ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | a working-class husband ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | She got the goldmine, I got the shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | The Man with the Golden Thumb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHumorousSongAbout | a man losing assets in a divorce settlement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3:18 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tim DuBois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic spoken monologue sections
ⓘ
satire of divorce laws ⓘ |
| partOf | Jerry Reed discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakChartPosition | 1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles chart ⓘ |
| performedGenre | country ⓘ |
| performedOn | country radio ⓘ |
| performer |
Jerry Reed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | The Man with the Golden Thumb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Rick Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| theme |
alimony
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divorce ⓘ marital breakup ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
| vocalist | Jerry Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Tim DuBois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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