Delta Dawn
E323372
"Delta Dawn" is a country-pop song best known for its hit versions by Tanya Tucker and Helen Reddy, telling the story of a faded Southern belle lost in memories and delusions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delta Dawn canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country-pop song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer |
Alex Harvey
ⓘ
Larry Collins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
country
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasChorus | repeating line about "Delta Dawn" and a "flower you have on" ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | country-pop crossover repertoire ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
country ballad
ⓘ
story song ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
nostalgia
ⓘ
social isolation ⓘ unfulfilled love ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Alex Harvey
ⓘ
Larry Collins ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
aging and lost beauty
ⓘ
mental instability ⓘ religious or visionary imagery ⓘ |
| lyricSubject | woman waiting for a mysterious lover ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Delta Dawn (fictional woman) ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
delusions
ⓘ
faded Southern belle ⓘ lost in memories ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Bette Midler
ⓘ
Helen Reddy ⓘ Loretta Lynn ⓘ Tanya Tucker ⓘ The Statler Brothers ⓘ Waylon Jennings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hit version by Helen Reddy
ⓘ
hit version by Tanya Tucker ⓘ |
| originalArtist |
Alex Harvey
ⓘ
Larry Collins ⓘ |
| popularizedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| setting | Southern United States ⓘ |
| titleCharacterAge | around 41 years old ⓘ |
| titleCharacterDescription | faded Southern belle ⓘ |
| titleCharacterState |
lost in memories
ⓘ
possibly delusional ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | country band with pop production elements ⓘ |
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