Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
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"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" is a dystopian-themed rock song by Billy Joel that imagines the destruction of New York City and appears on his 1976 album Turnstiles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock song
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single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Turnstiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalSetting | the year 2017 ⓘ |
| composer | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
closing of the Empire State Building
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destruction of the Brooklyn Bridge ⓘ evacuation of New York City ⓘ lights going out on Broadway ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian music
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rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) – Songs in the Attic version
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Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) – live at Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTone |
apocalyptic
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bittersweet ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyleElement |
anthemic chorus
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piano rock ⓘ progressive rock influences ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeLocation |
Miami
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformanceLocation |
Madison Square Garden
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Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOn | Songs in the Attic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 1970s New York City fiscal crisis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liveStapleForArtist | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person retrospective ⓘ |
| partOf | Turnstiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Billy Joel and his touring band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1975–1976 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| theme |
destruction of New York City
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future dystopia ⓘ urban apocalypse ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | final track on Turnstiles ⓘ |
| writer | Billy Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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