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*.

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Hang Me, Oh Hang Me canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
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
reflective
somber
hasTheme death
regret
wandering
includedIn American folk song canon
influencedBy Appalachian folk music
language English
lyricMotif acceptance of fate
hanging
traveling across the country
musicSupervisor T Bone Burnett NERFINISHED
notablePerformer Oscar Isaac NERFINISHED
performanceStyle acoustic
solo vocal with guitar
performedBy Dave Van Ronk NERFINISHED
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
reminiscence on a life of wandering
usedIn opening sequence of Inside Llewyn Davis

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Llewyn Davis performsSong Hang Me, Oh Hang Me