The Swimming Song

E541507
single song

"The Swimming Song" is a folk-style tune by Loudon Wainwright III, known for its wry, nostalgic lyrics about summer swimming and its enduring popularity in his catalog.

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Swimming Song 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
composer Loudon Wainwright III NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Loudon Wainwright III NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre folk ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
hasEra 1970s ⓘ
hasImagery lakes ⓘ
swimming holes ⓘ
water ⓘ
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme summer ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
hasLyricsTone nostalgic ⓘ
wry ⓘ
hasNotability signature song of Loudon Wainwright III ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
hasReception cult favorite in Loudon Wainwright III catalog ⓘ
hasStyle humorous songwriting ⓘ
narrative songwriting ⓘ
hasSubject childhood memories ⓘ
learning to swim ⓘ
seasonal change ⓘ
summer camp ⓘ
includedIn Loudon Wainwright III live setlists ⓘ
isInCatalogOf Loudon Wainwright III NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Loudon Wainwright III NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfAlbum Attempted Mustache NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer Loudon Wainwright III NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedBy Loudon Wainwright III NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Loudon Wainwright III → notableWork → The Swimming Song ⓘ
Kate McGarrigle → notableWork → The Swimming Song ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swimming Song