Telegram Sam
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"Telegram Sam" is a 1972 glam rock song by the British band T. Rex, written and performed by Marc Bolan and known for its catchy riff and chart success.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Slider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Steve Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Australian Singles Chart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralianSingles | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrishSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drummer | Bill Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Metal Guru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Jeepster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | glam rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside |
Baby Strange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cadilac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchyRiff | true ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy | Bauhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | vinyl record ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| hasMainSongwriter | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalEra | early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| includedIn | T. Rex compilation albums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedByMovement | glam rock movement ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackOfSingle | Telegram Sam single ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy guitar riff
ⓘ
commercial chart success ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| partOf | The Slider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percussionist | Mickey Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | British ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
ⓘ
T. Rex Wax Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| writer | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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