Samson and Delilah
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"Samson and Delilah" is a song popularized by the Grateful Dead, known for its biblical narrative and energetic live performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samson and Delilah canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American roots music tradition
ⓘ
Grateful Dead live repertoire ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of Samson and Delilah ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Delilah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
If I Had My Way
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
If I Had My Way I’d Tear This Building Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
folk
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cutting of Samson’s hair
ⓘ
loss of God-given strength ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
biblical narrative ⓘ strength and downfall ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedOn | concert tours by the Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| isPartOfTradition | American gospel-blues repertoire ⓘ |
| lyricsLanguage | English ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
energetic live performances by the Grateful Dead
ⓘ
recurring use in Grateful Dead concert setlists ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
up-tempo ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Blind Willie Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter, Paul and Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Gary Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Staple Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.