Sleeping with the Television On
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"Sleeping with the Television On" is a song by Billy Joel from his 1980 album *Glass Houses*, blending pop-rock melodies with lyrics about late-night loneliness and media-saturated distraction.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album | Glass Houses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue | Billy Joel Columbia Records catalogue ⓘ |
| composer | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasEra | late 1970s–early 1980s pop rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
late-night life
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loneliness ⓘ media-saturated distraction ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | up-tempo pop rock ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
emotional disconnection
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romantic frustration ⓘ using television as a distraction ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium-to-up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sleeping with the Television On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | rock-oriented male lead vocal ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1980 studio album Glass Houses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithArtistRole | Billy Joel as singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | next track on Glass Houses (according to album sequence) ⓘ |
| isInDiscographyOf | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | previous track on Glass Houses (according to album sequence) ⓘ |
| isReleasedOnFormat |
cassette
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compact disc (later reissues) ⓘ digital audio (later distribution) ⓘ vinyl LP ⓘ |
| isTrackNumber | non-single album track on Glass Houses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| partOf | Glass Houses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | studio production ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
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