I Sang Dixie
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"I Sang Dixie" is a 1988 country song by Dwight Yoakam, known for its mournful narrative about a dying Southerner and themes of regret and displacement.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Dwight Yoakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Dwight Yoakam and Pete Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | neotraditional country revival ⓘ |
| chart | Billboard Hot Country Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single ⓘ |
| composer | Dwight Yoakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by country music critics ⓘ |
| era | late 1980s country music ⓘ |
| format |
7-inch single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| hasBSide | I Got You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicGenre | neotraditional country ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person observer ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes and 50 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricalElement |
reference to Dixie
ⓘ
reflection on the American South ⓘ |
| musicalKey | country ballad style ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a dying Southerner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional portrayal of the American South
ⓘ
mournful narrative style ⓘ |
| partOf | Dwight Yoakam discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPosition | 1 on Billboard Hot Country Songs ⓘ |
| performer | Dwight Yoakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Pete Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Reprise Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| setting | urban street ⓘ |
| theme |
Southern identity
ⓘ
death ⓘ displacement ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| vocalist | Dwight Yoakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | twangy baritone vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Dwight Yoakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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