Dire Wolf
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"Dire Wolf" is a folk-influenced, storytelling song by the Grateful Dead, notable for its darkly whimsical lyrics and appearance on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
dire wolf
ⓘ
narrator ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
card game
ⓘ
supernatural encounter ⓘ |
| firstReleasedOn | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformances | yes ⓘ |
| hasLyricsStyle | narrative ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
danger
ⓘ
dark humor ⓘ gambling ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence |
American roots music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeSetting | winter night ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Don't murder me"
ⓘ
"Please don't murder me" ⓘ |
| hasStudioAlbumContext | Workingman's Dead emphasizes Americana and roots influences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFanFavorite | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOfArtistDiscography | Grateful Dead discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEra | late 1960s ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| writer | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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