Please Mr. Kennedy
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"Please Mr. Kennedy" is a comedic, retro-styled folk song performed by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver, featured prominently in the Coen brothers' film *Inside Llewyn Davis*.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| directorOfFeaturingWork |
Ethan Coen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joel Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInWork | Inside Llewyn Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInWorkType | film ⓘ |
| filmSettingPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy song
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folk ⓘ novelty song ⓘ retro-styled song ⓘ |
| hasChorusPhrase | Please Mr. Kennedy, uh-oh, I don’t wanna go ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
backing vocals ⓘ handclaps ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| hasPerformerRole |
Adam Driver as Al Cody
NERFINISHED
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Justin Timberlake as Jim Berkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Isaac as Llewyn Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | humor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film soundtrack recording ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | reluctance to participate in a space mission ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Inside Llewyn Davis (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Adam Driver
NERFINISHED
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Justin Timberlake NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | studio recording ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Inside Llewyn Davis (original soundtrack recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released in conjunction with the film Inside Llewyn Davis ⓘ |
| style |
1960s pop pastiche
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parody of early space-race novelty records ⓘ |
| usedAs | comic relief scene in Inside Llewyn Davis ⓘ |
| vocalArrangement | male vocal ensemble ⓘ |
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