In the Pines

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"In the Pines" is a traditional American folk song, also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," that has been widely covered and adapted across blues, country, and rock music.

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In the Pines canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk song
song
traditional American folk song
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstDocumented late 19th century
genre American folk music
bluegrass
blues
country
rock
hasAlternativeTitle Black Girl
My Girl
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
hasMultipleVersions true
hasNotableCollector Alan Lomax
Cecil Sharp
hasNotableEarlyPerformer Dock Walsh
hasNotablePerformer Bill Monroe
Dolly Parton
Joan Baez
Lead Belly
Long John Baldry
Mark Lanegan
Nirvana
The Four Pennies
Grateful Dead
surface form: The Grateful Dead

The Louvin Brothers
The White Stripes
Tiny Tim
hasPublicDomainStatus true
hasUnknownAuthor true
hasVariableLyrics true
influencedGenre grunge
isPartOfTradition American folk song tradition
Appalachian folk tradition
isTraditional true
language English
lyricMotif cold and darkness
decapitation
pines
train
lyricTheme betrayal
death
loneliness
mystery
notableRecordingBy Lead Belly
Nirvana
notableRecordingContext Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993)
performanceStyle often performed in a slow, mournful style
regionAssociatedWith Appalachia
Southern United States
subjectMatter a tragic train accident in some versions
a woman questioned about where she spent the night

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album "A River Ain't Too Much to Love" track In the Pines
subject surface form: A River Ain't Too Much to Love
album "A River Ain't Too Much to Love" coverSongIncluded In the Pines
subject surface form: A River Ain't Too Much to Love
Rain on Lens hasTrack In the Pines