“Why You Been Gone So Long”
E506389
“Why You Been Gone So Long” is a country song best known as a honky-tonk standard that has been widely covered since the late 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Why You Been Gone So Long” canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | honky-tonk standard widely covered since the late 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
barroom sing-along song
ⓘ
country dancehall staple ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later honky-tonk revival recordings ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
considered a country music standard
ⓘ
widely covered by country artists ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecognition |
recognized as a frequently covered country song
ⓘ
regarded as a honky-tonk classic ⓘ |
| hasNotableType | honky-tonk standard ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
barroom honky-tonk
ⓘ
up-tempo country ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyCoveredSince | late 1960s ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
country music repertoire
ⓘ
honky-tonk repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
heartache
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ longing for a lover ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ fiddle ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
country music concert
ⓘ
honky-tonk bar ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.