Drive (For Daddy Gene)
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"Drive (For Daddy Gene)" is a sentimental country song by Alan Jackson that nostalgically reflects on childhood memories of learning to drive with his father.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Alan Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
ACM Award nomination
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CMA Award for Song of the Year nomination ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
peaked in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100
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reached number one on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ⓘ |
| composer | Alan Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
boat rides with father
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passing traditions between generations ⓘ pickup truck driving lessons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | Eugene Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | four minutes three seconds ⓘ |
| follows | Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| hasBPM | approximately 72 BPM ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Alan Jackson greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Alan Jackson's father Eugene Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:03 ⓘ |
| musicalKey | G major ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Steven Goldmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| nextSingleFromAlbum | Work in Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
It was just an old plywood boat
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I’m the lucky man that I am ⓘ Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride ⓘ |
| partOf | album Drive ⓘ |
| performer | Alan Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSingleFromAlbum | Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Keith Stegall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Arista Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2002-01-14 ⓘ |
| subgenre | neotraditional country ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood memories
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father–son relationship ⓘ learning to drive ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| type | sentimental ballad ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | male lead vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Alan Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2002 ⓘ |
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