Allentown
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"Allentown" is a 1982 Billy Joel song that portrays the struggles of American industrial towns facing factory closures and economic decline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allentown canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Nylon Curtain ⓘ |
| artist | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 17 ⓘ |
| composer | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| follows | Pressure ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Allentown music video ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
And they’re closing all the factories down
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Every child had a pretty good shot ⓘ Something happened on the way to that place ⓘ They threw an American flag in our face ⓘ Well we're living here in Allentown ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American industrial towns
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deindustrialization ⓘ disillusionment with the American Dream ⓘ economic decline ⓘ factory closures ⓘ working-class struggles ⓘ |
| hasType |
protest song
ⓘ
social commentary song ⓘ |
| includedIn | Billy Joel concert setlists ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Goodnight Saigon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes 50 seconds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of blue-collar life in the early 1980s
ⓘ
social commentary on U.S. Rust Belt decline ⓘ |
| partOf | The Nylon Curtain ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Ramone ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
impact of industrial job losses on families
ⓘ
life in a declining steel town ⓘ |
| writer | Billy Joel ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.