Dirty Work
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"Dirty Work" is a soft rock song by Steely Dan, known for its smooth melody, soulful vocals, and themes of infidelity and moral compromise.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dirty Work (song) | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Donald Fagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| genre |
soft rock
ⓘ
yacht rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasLyricalPerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasMelodyCharacteristic | smooth melody ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
melodic chorus
ⓘ
smooth production ⓘ soul-influenced arrangement ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | soulful vocals ⓘ |
| includedIn | Steely Dan compilation albums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Donald Fagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleOfProtagonist | man involved with a married woman ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Can’t Buy a Thrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | ABC Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
infidelity
ⓘ
moral compromise ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| vocalist | David Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Dirty Work (song)