Gimme Three Steps
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"Gimme Three Steps" is a Southern rock song by Lynyrd Skynyrd that tells a humorous barroom tale of a man pleading for a head start to escape an angry boyfriend.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Lynyrd Skynyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Allen Collins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronnie Van Zant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| duration | 4:30 ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Mr. Banker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
angry boyfriend
ⓘ
narrator ⓘ woman named Linda Lou ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | considered a classic of Southern rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Southern rock barroom narrative songs ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
guitar-driven arrangement
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prominent boogie rhythm ⓘ twin guitar leads ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
barroom encounter
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escape from jealous boyfriend ⓘ humorous storytelling ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"And you'll never see me no more"
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"Gimme three steps, mister, gimme three steps toward the door" ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
story song
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up-tempo ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Lynyrd Skynyrd live setlists
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classic rock radio rotation ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackOf | Gimme Three Steps (single) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalMotive | plea for a head start to escape ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ronnie Van Zant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| partOf |
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
ⓘ
Lynyrd Skynyrd discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Lynyrd Skynyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Al Kooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Lynyrd Skynyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
MCA Records
ⓘ
Sounds of the South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseType |
album track
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single ⓘ |
| setting | bar ⓘ |
| side | Side one ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 3 ⓘ |
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