So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
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"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a 1967 rock song by The Byrds that satirically critiques the manufactured nature of pop stardom and the music industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Younger Than Yesterday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Byrds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Chris Hillman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Everybody's Been Burned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 29 ⓘ |
| composer |
Chris Hillman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim McGuinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drummer | Michael Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric 12-string guitar ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| featuresSoundEffect | crowd noise ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
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psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Roger McGuinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | regarded as a classic critique of the music business ⓘ |
| hasEra | 1960s rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later rock songs about the music industry ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
satirical lyrics about becoming a star
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use of crowd noise to mimic live performance ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Just get an electric guitar and take some time and learn how to play"
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"Sell your soul to the company" ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Younger Than Yesterday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackFromSingle | So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Roger McGuinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
critique of commercialism in popular music
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fame and celebrity culture ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch vinyl single ⓘ |
| performer | The Byrds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gary Usher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
manufactured pop stardom
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music industry ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| writer |
Chris Hillman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim McGuinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.