It Hurts Me Too
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"It Hurts Me Too" is a blues standard, most famously recorded by Elmore James, that has become a widely covered and influential song in the genre.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| famousVersionBy |
Elmore James
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tampa Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | blues ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became a staple of modern blues setlists
ⓘ
helped popularize slide guitar in blues ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British blues movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later blues musicians ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ slide guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricalPerspective | first person ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"It hurts me too"
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"When things go wrong, so wrong with you" ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | Chicago blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
empathy
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romantic pain ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
electric blues
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American blues tradition ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs |
classic blues song
ⓘ
influential blues recording ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | blues repertoire ⓘ |
| isWidelyCovered | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Elmore James
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Clapton NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa Red NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
blues jam sessions
ⓘ
live blues performances ⓘ |
| recordedAs | electric blues song ⓘ |
| typicalForm | twelve-bar blues ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | slow to medium ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.