As Tears Go By
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"As Tears Go By" is a melancholic 1960s pop ballad associated with The Rolling Stones, known for its orchestral arrangement and reflective lyrics about lost youth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| As Tears Go By canonical | 4 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1960s rock ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | British Invasion ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
ⓘ
orchestral pop ⓘ pop ballad ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
orchestral backing ⓘ string section ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricCharacteristic |
first-person narration
ⓘ
reflective lyrics ⓘ |
| hasMood |
contemplative
ⓘ
sad ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
orchestral arrangement
ⓘ
slow tempo ⓘ string arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
"I sit and watch as tears go by"
ⓘ
"I sit and watch the children play" ⓘ "It is the evening of the day" ⓘ "Smiling faces I can see, but not for me" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist | Marianne Faithfull ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | Marianne Faithfull ⓘ |
| performer | The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emotional distance
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ passage of time ⓘ |
| theme |
lost youth
ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| writer |
Andrew Loog Oldham
ⓘ
Keith Richards ⓘ Mick Jagger ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.