The KKK Took My Baby Away
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"The KKK Took My Baby Away" is a punk rock song by the Ramones, known for its catchy melody and darkly humorous lyrics about a lover being taken away.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Pleasant Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Ramones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Ramones songs ⓘ |
| composer | Joey Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre | punk rock ⓘ |
| hasChorus | repeated title line ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | American punk rock of the early 1980s ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 2 minutes 30 seconds ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme | abduction of a lover ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTone |
dark humor
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasMood |
energetic
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ironic ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| hasRhythm | straight 4/4 beat ⓘ |
| hasRiff | distorted power chords ⓘ |
| hasStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | pop punk ⓘ |
| hasSubject | loss of a girlfriend ⓘ |
| isInGenre | rock ⓘ |
| isPerformedBy | American punk rock band Ramones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Joey Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalKey | A major ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy melody
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controversial title ⓘ darkly humorous lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Pleasant Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Dee Dee Ramone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joey Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ Marky Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Graham Gouldman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Sire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseType | album track ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
kidnapping
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racist organization as metaphor ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | lead vocals ⓘ |
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