Bird Song
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"Bird Song" is a live performance staple of the Grateful Dead and related projects, known for its improvisational jams and lyrical tribute to singer Janis Joplin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bird Song canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
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Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Grateful Dead improvisational style
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jam band live tradition ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceBy | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jam band
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psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasForm | song with improvisational middle section ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricsBy | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
often used as a vehicle for free-form jamming
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popular among Deadhead audience ⓘ setlist regular in later Grateful Dead years ⓘ |
| isLiveStapleOf |
Grateful Dead concerts
ⓘ
Grateful Dead-related projects ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
loss and remembrance
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music and transcendence ⓘ tribute to Janis Joplin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extended improvisational jams
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open-ended live arrangements ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Dead & Company
NERFINISHED
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Furthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh & Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ RatDog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Jerry Garcia
NERFINISHED
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Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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