Sinaloa Cowboys
E216992
"Sinaloa Cowboys" is a somber narrative song by Bruce Springsteen that tells the tragic story of two Mexican brothers who become involved in the dangerous world of methamphetamine production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sinaloa Cowboys canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Ghost of Tom Joad ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| associatedWith | border stories in Bruce Springsteen’s work ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| containsElement |
detailed storytelling
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
narrative song ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | working-class protagonists ⓘ |
| hasMood |
somber
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tragic ⓘ |
| includedInTourRepertoire | Bruce Springsteen solo acoustic performances ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalForm | story song ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | acoustic ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | two Mexican brothers ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Ghost of Tom Joad ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseContext |
Lucky Town / Human Touch era of Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
surface form:
mid-1990s Bruce Springsteen acoustic period
|
| setting |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sinaloa ⓘ
surface form:
Sinaloa, Mexico
|
| subjectMatter |
illegal drug manufacturing
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immigrant labor ⓘ risks of the drug trade ⓘ |
| theme |
Mexican immigrants
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brotherhood ⓘ death ⓘ drug trade ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ methamphetamine production ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | solo male vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
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