High Water (For Charley Patton)

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"High Water (For Charley Patton)" is a Bob Dylan song that blends apocalyptic imagery, historical references, and homage to blues legend Charley Patton in a dense, allusive narrative style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
album Love and Theft NERFINISHED
artist Bob Dylan
associatedWithArtist Charley Patton NERFINISHED
composer Bob Dylan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre blues
folk rock
roots rock
hasAllusionType historical allusion
literary allusion
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed by music critics
hasEra early 21st century popular music
hasIntertextualReference High Water Everywhere NERFINISHED
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 NERFINISHED
hasLyricsStyle allusive narrative
stream-of-consciousness
hasLyricsTheme apocalyptic imagery
historical references
hasMusicalInfluence Delta blues
traditional American folk music
hasNarrativePerspective first-person
hasNarrativeStructure verse-chorus form
hasNotableInstrument acoustic guitar
banjo
upright bass
hasRefrain "High water everywhere" NERFINISHED
hasSubject American history
natural disaster
social upheaval
hasTitleLanguage English
homageTo Charley Patton NERFINISHED
includedInTourRepertoireOf Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Charley Patton NERFINISHED
isOnLabel Columbia Records NERFINISHED
isTrackOnStudioAlbum Love and Theft NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Bob Dylan
partOf Love and Theft NERFINISHED
performer Bob Dylan
publicationDate 2001
recordedBy Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
referencesWorkBy Charley Patton NERFINISHED
tributeTo Charley Patton NERFINISHED

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Bob Dylan concert setlists featureWork High Water (For Charley Patton)
Love and Theft hasTrack High Water (For Charley Patton)