The Tijuana Jail
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"The Tijuana Jail" is a 1959 humorous folk-pop song by the Kingston Trio about a misadventure that lands the narrators in a Mexican jail.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bob Shane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | reached Billboard Hot 100 in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk-pop ⓘ humorous song ⓘ novelty song ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | Oh Cindy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference |
Mexican jail
ⓘ
Tijuana nightlife ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformances | The Kingston Trio concerts ⓘ |
| hasMusicalEnsemble |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ upright bass ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | first-person plural voice ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
cross-border travel
ⓘ
drinking ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ |
| humorStyle | situational comedy ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Kingston Trio compilation albums ⓘ |
| isHumorousWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2:50 ⓘ |
| musicalArtist | The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | being arrested in Tijuana ⓘ |
| originalMedium | phonograph record ⓘ |
| partOf | The Kingston Trio discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Voyle Gilmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| setting | Tijuana, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | imprisonment after a night out ⓘ |
| theme | misadventure in Mexico ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | group harmony vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Denny Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.