Guitars, Cadillacs

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"Guitars, Cadillacs" is a hit country song by Dwight Yoakam that helped define the neotraditional country sound of the mid-1980s.

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Guitars, Cadillacs canonical 3
Guitars, Cadillacs (live) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Dwight Yoakam
chartedOn Billboard Country chart
surface form: Billboard Hot Country Songs
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresInstrument acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
fiddle
pedal steel guitar
followedBySingle It Won't Hurt
genre country
neotraditional country
hasBside It Won't Hurt
hasCulturalImpact associated with the neotraditional country movement
became a staple of 1980s country radio
hasKey A major
hasLiveVersionsOn Dwight Yoakam live performances
hasMusicVideo Guitars, Cadillacs music video
hasRhymeScheme common in country music
hasTheme disillusionment with Hollywood
heartbreak
honky-tonk lifestyle
hasTimeSignature 4/4
hasVerseChorusStructure yes
helpedDefine neotraditional country sound of the mid-1980s
includedInAlbum Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
isFrequentlyPerformedBy Dwight Yoakam
isSignatureSongOf Dwight Yoakam
isTitleTrackOf Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
language English
length 3:04
musicVideoDirector Sherman Halsey
notableFor reviving traditional honky-tonk elements in 1980s country
twangy Bakersfield-influenced sound
originalReleaseYear 1984
partOf Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
peakChartPosition 4 on Billboard Hot Country Songs
performer Dwight Yoakam
precededBySingle Honky Tonk Man
producer Pete Anderson
recordedBy Dwight Yoakam
recordLabel Reprise Records
Warner Bros. Records
releaseYear 1986
tempo medium
vocalType male lead vocal
writer Dwight Yoakam

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Dwight Yoakam notableWork Guitars, Cadillacs
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. hasPart Guitars, Cadillacs
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. notableSingle Guitars, Cadillacs
Tomorrow’s Sounds Today hasPart Guitars, Cadillacs
this entity surface form: Guitars, Cadillacs (live)