The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie
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"The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie" is the nostalgic, story-driven closing section of Billy Joel’s song "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," recounting the rise and fall of a high school couple’s marriage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative song segment
ⓘ
song section ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scenes from an Italian Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | fan-favorite section of Scenes from an Italian Restaurant ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
fall of Brenda and Eddie’s marriage
ⓘ
marriage of Brenda and Eddie ⓘ rise of a young couple ⓘ |
| describedAs |
nostalgic
ⓘ
story-driven ⓘ |
| featuresCharacters |
Brenda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
piano rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
piano-driven arrangement
ⓘ
shifting tempos ⓘ storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | The Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | third-person narrator ⓘ |
| lyricist | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Brenda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
disillusionment
ⓘ
divorce ⓘ high school romance ⓘ lost youth ⓘ marriage ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| originalLabel | Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformerRole | singer-songwriter GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Billy Joel song
ⓘ
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | closing section ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | recorded music ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| setIn | suburban American high school milieu ⓘ |
| structureRole | final movement of Scenes from an Italian Restaurant ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early years of marriage
ⓘ
youth of the protagonists ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTypeRelation | subsection of a multi-part song ⓘ |
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