Positively 4th Street
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"Positively 4th Street" is a 1965 Bob Dylan single renowned as a biting, organ-driven folk rock song widely interpreted as a scathing put-down of former friends in the Greenwich Village folk scene.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| associatedScene | Greenwich Village folk scene ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistPeriod | Bob Dylan electric period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalog | Bob Dylan songs ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
hit single in the United States
ⓘ
hit single internationally ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasAudienceInterpretation | put-down of former friends in the folk scene ⓘ |
| hasBside | From a Buick 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine |
"I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes"
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"You got a lotta nerve" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions | multiple artists ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | considered one of Bob Dylan's most scathing songs ⓘ |
| hasTempo | moderate ⓘ |
| hasTitleReference | 4th Street in Greenwich Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bob Dylan compilations ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | folk rock ⓘ |
| isNonAlbumSingle | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes 54 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
betrayal
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critique of former friends ⓘ resentment ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | electric folk rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
biting, scathing lyrics
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direct second-person address in lyrics ⓘ organ-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Columbia Studio A, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | conversational, accusatory delivery ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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