M.T.A.
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"M.T.A." is a humorous American folk song, popularized by the Kingston Trio, about a man doomed to ride Boston’s subway system forever because he lacks the fare to get off.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk song
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The M.T.A. Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
NERFINISHED
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Metropolitan Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat | phonograph record ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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humorous song ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Charlie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn | Boston popular culture ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
inspired later parodies and adaptations
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referenced in discussions of Boston transit fares ⓘ |
| hasMotif | endless train ride ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Did he ever return? No, he never returned... ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Boston subway fare policies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | recorded music ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a man trapped riding the subway ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy | The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | Walter A. O'Brien Jr. political campaign ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | Boston mayoral campaign song ⓘ |
| partOf | American folk music repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man named Charlie cannot get off the Boston subway because he lacks the exit fare ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Boston subway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucracy
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political protest ⓘ public transportation fares ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | late 1940s ⓘ |
| title | M.T.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
| transportSystemDepicted |
Boston subway
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Metropolitan Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPopularRecording | 1959 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.