Coward of the County
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Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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| instanceOf |
single
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song → |
| adaptation |
1981 television film Coward of the County
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| album |
Kenny
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| associatedAct |
The Gatlin Boys (fictional antagonists in lyrics)
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| associatedGenreMovement |
late 1970s country-pop crossover
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| chartPosition |
number 1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles chart
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number 1 on Canadian RPM Country Tracks → number 1 on Irish Singles Chart → number 1 on UK Singles Chart → number 3 on Billboard Hot 100 chart → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| followedBySingle |
Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
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| genre |
country
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| hasMusicVideo |
no traditional music video (pre-MTV era)
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| hasPlotElement |
assault on protagonist's loved one
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protagonist avoids fighting due to promise to his father → protagonist finally fights to defend loved one → |
| hasRefrain |
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done"
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"Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man" → |
| includedIn |
Kenny Rogers greatest hits compilations
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| language |
English
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| length |
4:20
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| mainCharacter |
Becky
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Tommy → |
| narrativeLocation |
rural American South
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person narrator
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| notableFor |
moral dilemma of violence versus pacifism
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storytelling lyrics → |
| partOf |
album Kenny
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| performer |
Kenny Rogers
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| performerNationality |
American
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| precededBySingle |
You Decorated My Life
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| producer |
Larry Butler
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| recordingDate |
1979
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| recordLabel |
United Artists Records
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| relativeOfMainCharacter |
Tommy's father
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| releaseDate |
1979-11
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| sideAOrB |
A-side single in many markets
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| televisionFilmFormat |
made-for-TV movie
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| televisionFilmStar |
Kenny Rogers
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| theme |
courage
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family → honor → nonviolence → revenge → |
| vocalist |
Kenny Rogers
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| writer |
Billy Ed Wheeler
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Roger Bowling → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Kenneth Ray Rogers
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Kenny Rogers → |
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Coward of the County
("1981 television film Coward of the County")
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adaptation |
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The Gatlin Boys
(""Coward of the County"")
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The Gatlin Boys
(""Coward of the County"")
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Kenny
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Kenny
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includesHitSingle |
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Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album)
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includesTrack |
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Kenny Rogers
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notableSingle |