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.

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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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Working on a Dream hasTrack Queen of the Supermarket