Queen of the Supermarket
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"Queen of the Supermarket" is a romantic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that portrays a supermarket cashier as an object of quiet admiration and longing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen of the Supermarket canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| describes |
internal emotional world of narrator
ⓘ
routine shopping trip ⓘ |
| genre |
rock
ⓘ
romantic song ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
aisles and checkout counters
ⓘ
fluorescent supermarket lights ⓘ |
| hasMood |
tender
ⓘ
wistful ⓘ |
| hasMotif | ordinary places as sites of romance ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
melodic rock ballad style
ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ prominent backing vocals ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | male shopper ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | unrequited love ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
anonymous urban spaces
ⓘ
fantasy versus reality ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | supermarket cashier ⓘ |
| includedInTourRepertoire | Working on a Dream Tour ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | supermarket cashier ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
first-person
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Working on a Dream ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| portraysCharacterAs | object of idealized affection ⓘ |
| productionBy | Brendan O'Brien ⓘ |
| recordingArtist |
E Street Band
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
|
| releaseDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| setting |
checkout line
ⓘ
supermarket ⓘ |
| theme |
everyday life
ⓘ
quiet admiration ⓘ romantic longing ⓘ unspoken desire ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| workOf | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| workType | album track ⓘ |
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