Tears of Rage

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"Tears of Rage" is a haunting, slow-burning ballad co-written by Bob Dylan and Richard Manuel, best known from The Band’s debut album "Music from Big Pink" and celebrated as one of the most powerful songs to emerge from the Basement Tapes era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
associatedAct Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
Richard Manuel NERFINISHED
The Band NERFINISHED
associatedWith Basement Tapes NERFINISHED
bestKnownVersion The Band studio recording on Music from Big Pink
composer Bob Dylan
Richard Manuel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy numerous artists
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedAs one of the most powerful songs from the Basement Tapes era
era Basement Tapes era NERFINISHED
firstAlbumReleaseArtist The Band NERFINISHED
genre ballad
folk rock
rock
hasCulturalStatus critical favorite
cult classic
hasInfluenceOn subsequent Americana and roots rock songwriting
hasMood melancholic
tragic
hasNarrativePerspective first-person
hasQuality haunting
slow-burning
hasTheme betrayal
disillusionment
family relationships
loss
instrumentationFeature prominent organ
slow tempo
language English
lyricist Bob Dylan
Richard Manuel NERFINISHED
notableFor emotional intensity
parent–child conflict theme
originallyDevelopedDuring Basement Tapes sessions NERFINISHED
partOfAlbum Music from Big Pink NERFINISHED
performanceType band performance
performer The Band NERFINISHED
publisher music publisher associated with Bob Dylan
recordingArtist The Band NERFINISHED
recordLabel Capitol Records
relatedWork Music from Big Pink NERFINISHED
The Basement Tapes NERFINISHED
title Tears of Rage NERFINISHED
vocalistOnFamousVersion Richard Manuel NERFINISHED
workPeriod late 1960s

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Richard Manuel notableSong Tears of Rage