Dirty Laundry
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"Dirty Laundry" is a 1982 satirical rock song by Don Henley that criticizes sensationalist and unethical practices in television news media.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dirty Laundry canonical | 8 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album |
I Can’t Stand Still
ⓘ
surface form:
I Can't Stand Still
|
| artist | Don Henley ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Eagles ⓘ |
| bSide | Lilah ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardMainstreamRock | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| describedAs | satirical attack on TV news sensationalism ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
rock
ⓘ
satirical rock ⓘ |
| hasHookLyric |
"Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies"
ⓘ
"Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down" ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
news anchors
ⓘ
tabloid culture ⓘ television journalism ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
I Can’t Stand Still
ⓘ
surface form:
I Can't Stand Still
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:36 ⓘ |
| lyricsFocus | public fascination with scandal ⓘ |
| notableFor | satire of tabloid-style TV news ⓘ |
| partOf |
Don Henley
ⓘ
surface form:
Don Henley discography
|
| performer | Don Henley ⓘ |
| producer |
Danny Kortchmar
ⓘ
Don Henley ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Asylum Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-08-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| theme |
criticism of television news media
ⓘ
media ethics ⓘ sensationalism in journalism ⓘ |
| vocalType | lead vocals by Don Henley ⓘ |
| writer |
Danny Kortchmar
ⓘ
Don Henley ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.