What Have They Done to the Rain
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"What Have They Done to the Rain" is a 1962 protest song by Malvina Reynolds that laments environmental destruction and the threat of nuclear fallout.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What Have They Done to the Rain canonical | 3 |
| “What Have They Done to the Rain” | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-nuclear song
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| composer | Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
protest music ⓘ |
| hasForm | ballad ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | environmental protest music ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersion |
Joan Baez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marianne Faithfull NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ The Searchers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seekers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | song title ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 1960s protest song tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyric | What have they done to the rain? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Joan Baez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marianne Faithfull NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ The Searchers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seekers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
acid rain
ⓘ
radioactive contamination ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental destruction
ⓘ
nuclear fallout ⓘ nuclear testing ⓘ peace movement ⓘ |
| usedBy |
anti-nuclear movement
ⓘ
environmental movement ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1962 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Baez in Concert
this entity surface form:
“What Have They Done to the Rain”