Isis (song)
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"Isis" is a narrative folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, co-written with Jacques Levy and featured on his 1976 album *Desire*.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTour | Rolling Thunder Revue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter | Jacques Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequentLiveSongOnTour | Rolling Thunder Revue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
narrative song ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Isis (character)
NERFINISHED
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unnamed male companion ⓘ unnamed male narrator ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered a highlight of Desire
ⓘ
often praised for its storytelling ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
“I married Isis on the fifth day of May”
ⓘ
“Isis, oh Isis, you mystical child” ⓘ |
| hasSongwriterCollaboration | Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | named after the Egyptian goddess Isis ⓘ |
| includedIn |
1970s folk rock songs
ⓘ
Bob Dylan discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liveVersionReleasedOn |
Biograph
NERFINISHED
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The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
death
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marriage ⓘ quest ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ separation ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
piano
ⓘ
storytelling lyrics ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer | Don DeVito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1975 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| side | Side one of Desire ⓘ |
| tempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writerCollaborationPeriod | Dylan–Levy Desire sessions ⓘ |
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