City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman
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"City of New Orleans" by Steve Goodman is a folk song that nostalgically chronicles a train journey through the American Midwest and South, reflecting on the decline of passenger rail travel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male (for Willie Nelson version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | Willie Nelson version reached the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| composer | Steve Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes |
railroad workers
ⓘ
small towns along the rail line ⓘ train passengers ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | Arlo Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country folk
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine |
Don’t you know me, I’m your native son
ⓘ
Good morning, America, how are you? ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | became a standard in American folk and country music repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Steve Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | train journey ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Arlo Guthrie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Steve Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Arlo Guthrie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boxcar Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ John Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge NERFINISHED ⓘ Miklos Rózsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Roch Voisine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudi Carrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon, Lois & Bram NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Highwaymen NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American Midwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American South ⓘ |
| subject | passenger train travel in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
American working class
ⓘ
decline of passenger rail travel ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century decline of U.S. passenger rail ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Illinois Central Railroad passenger train City of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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