Happiness Is a Warm Gun by The Beatles
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"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" is a darkly humorous, multi-part rock song by The Beatles from their 1968 "White Album," noted for its shifting time signatures, surreal lyrics, and John Lennon's distinctive vocal performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Happiness Is a Warm Gun by The Beatles canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock song
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Beatles (The White Album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Beatles ⓘ |
| backingVocal |
George Harrison
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Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| composer |
John Lennon
ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
complex arrangement
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dark humor ⓘ distinctive vocal performance by John Lennon ⓘ shifting time signatures ⓘ surreal lyrics ⓘ |
| genre |
progressive rock
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psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasPart | multi-part song structure ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Beatles 1967–1970
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surface form:
The Beatles 1967–1970 (compilation) (some editions)
|
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| label | Apple Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocal | John Lennon ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle |
surrealism
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wordplay ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
obsession
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violence metaphor ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Lennon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abrupt section transitions
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complex vocal harmonies ⓘ controversial lyrical imagery ⓘ |
| partOf | The Beatles (The White Album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
George Harrison
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John Lennon ⓘ Paul McCartney ONNED1 ⓘ Ringo Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | The Beatles ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-11-22 ⓘ |
| side | Side A of The Beatles (The White Album) ⓘ |
| tempoChange | multiple tempo changes ⓘ |
| timeSignatureChange | multiple time signatures ⓘ |
| trackPosition | track 8 on The Beatles (The White Album) ⓘ |
| writerCredit | Lennon–McCartney ⓘ |
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