Drifter’s Escape

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"Drifter’s Escape" is a Bob Dylan song from his 1967 album "John Wesley Harding," known for its terse, surreal narrative about a fugitive’s sudden and ambiguous deliverance from justice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album John Wesley Harding NERFINISHED
artist Bob Dylan
associatedWith American folk music
rock music
composer Bob Dylan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre folk
folk rock
hasAmbiguousEnding true
hasCharacter crowd
drifter
judge
jury
hasLyricsType narrative lyrics
hasReputation enigmatic song
surreal courtroom song
hasSubject escape from justice
sudden deliverance
includedIn Bob Dylan discography NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Bob Dylan
narrativeFocus fugitive
narrativeStyle terse
narrativeTone surreal
partOf John Wesley Harding NERFINISHED
performer Bob Dylan
recordingArtist Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1967
theme ambiguity
authority
deliverance
fate
justice
law and order
workChronologyContext late 1960s Bob Dylan period

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I Threw It All Away bSide Drifter’s Escape
John Wesley Harding hasTrack Drifter’s Escape