The Times They Are a-Changin'

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"The Times They Are a-Changin'" is a landmark 1960s protest song by Bob Dylan that became an anthem for social and political change.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk song
protest song
single
song
album The Times They Are a-Changin'
artist Bob Dylan
composer Bob Dylan
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs anthem for political change
anthem for social change
anthem of the 1960s
genre folk
protest music
hasCoverVersionBy Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen
Cher
Nina Simone
Peter, Paul and Mary
Phil Collins
Simon & Garfunkel
The Byrds
Tracy Chapman
hasCulturalImpact referenced in political speeches
used in films and television to evoke the 1960s
widely cited as a classic protest song
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
harmonica
voice
hasLyricTheme civil rights
generation gap
political change
protest
social change
hasNotableLine Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call
For the times they are a-changin'
The times they are a-changin'
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command
includedIn Bob Dylan live setlists
influencedMovement 1960s counterculture
anti-war movement
civil rights movement
language English
partOf 1960s protest music canon
performer Bob Dylan
publisher M. Witmark & Sons
recordingPeriod 1963
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1964
writer Bob Dylan

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Times They Are a-Changin'
album
The Times They Are a-Changin' ("The times they are a-changin'")
hasNotableLine
Bob Dylan
notableWork
1974 Bob Dylan and The Band Tour ("The Times They Are a-Changin’")
setListIncludes

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