Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
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"Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" is a traditional American folk song widely recognized for its melancholic rendition by Oscar Isaac in the film and soundtrack of *Inside Llewyn Davis*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hang Me, Oh Hang Me canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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traditional American folk song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Been All Around This World
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I’ve Been All Around This World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Old-Time music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American folk revival NERFINISHED ⓘ Coen brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | American folk tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | represents darker side of American folk repertoire ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Inside Llewyn Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInSoundtrack | Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | folk music ⓘ |
| hasMood |
melancholic
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reflective ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
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regret ⓘ wandering ⓘ |
| includedIn | American folk song canon ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Appalachian folk music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
acceptance of fate
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hanging ⓘ traveling across the country ⓘ |
| musicSupervisor | T Bone Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Oscar Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
acoustic
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solo vocal with guitar ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Dave Van Ronk
NERFINISHED
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Dock Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Rize NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Holcomb NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 19th century ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Inside Llewyn Davis film soundtrack ⓘ |
| rights | public domain (traditional song) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
narrator facing execution
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reminiscence on a life of wandering ⓘ |
| usedIn | opening sequence of Inside Llewyn Davis ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.