Turn Around
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"Turn Around" is a folk song, popularized in the 1950s and 1960s, that poignantly reflects on the swift passage of childhood into adulthood.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| ageGroupDepicted |
adolescent
ⓘ
young adult ⓘ young child ⓘ |
| associatedEra | post–World War II American folk revival ⓘ |
| audience | general popular music audience of the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| commemorationUse |
used in media segments about growing up
ⓘ
used in sentimental retrospectives about children ⓘ |
| commonUsage | sung at family events and commemorations of children growing up ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAssociation | mid-century American family life ⓘ |
| culturalRole | American popular folk standard ⓘ |
| decadePopularized |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
melancholic
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poignant ⓘ tender ⓘ |
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective |
adult reflecting on a child growing up
ⓘ
parental viewpoint ⓘ |
| lyricContrast | innocence of childhood versus responsibilities of adulthood ⓘ |
| lyricFocus |
stages of a child’s life
ⓘ
transition from childhood to adulthood ⓘ |
| lyricMotif | turning around and seeing a child older each time ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
narrative
ⓘ
simple and direct ⓘ |
| lyricSubject | swift passage of childhood into adulthood ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood
ⓘ
growing up ⓘ passage of time ⓘ |
| message | childhood passes quickly and should be cherished ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | chronological progression through a child’s growth ⓘ |
| notableFor | poignant reflection on the brevity of childhood ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | gentle ballad ⓘ |
| periodOfPeakPopularity | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | parent watching a child grow up quickly ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| title | Turn Around NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalAudienceReaction |
nostalgia
ⓘ
sentimentality ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | voice and acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
folk music concerts
ⓘ
television variety shows of the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| useInPopularCulture | performed by various folk and popular singers in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
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