Doin' That Rag
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"Doin' That Rag" is a psychedelic rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its complex structure, whimsical lyrics, and prominent place in the band's late-1960s live repertoire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Aoxomoxoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Kreutzmann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron "Pigpen" McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | late 1960s ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| genre |
psychedelic rock
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ |
| hasComplexStructure | true ⓘ |
| hasLiveRecording |
Grateful Dead concert recordings from 1969
ⓘ
Grateful Dead concert recordings from 1970 ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | E major ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
prominent guitar work
ⓘ
suite-like structure ⓘ surreal imagery in lyrics ⓘ tempo changes ⓘ vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | multiple time signatures ⓘ |
| hasWhimsicalLyrics | true ⓘ |
| includedOnStudioAlbum | Aoxomoxoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Grateful Dead live repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes 30 seconds ⓘ |
| liveDebutYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex song structure
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prominent place in late-1960s Grateful Dead live repertoire ⓘ whimsical lyrics ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Aoxomoxoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Betty Cantor
NERFINISHED
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Bob Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1968
ⓘ
1969 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| rightsOrganization | Grateful Dead Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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