Rocky Top

E56995

bluegrass song song

"Rocky Top" is a popular bluegrass song that has become an unofficial anthem and rallying cry for the University of Tennessee and its sports fans.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bluegrass song → song →
associatedWith	Tennessee Volunteers athletics → Tennessee Volunteers football → University of Tennessee →
chartingVersionBy	Lynn Anderson →
composer	Boudleaux Bryant → Felice Bryant →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
firstRecordingArtist	The Osborne Brothers →
firstReleaseYear	1967 →
genre	bluegrass → country →
hasCulturalSignificanceIn	Tennessee →
hasSubsequentRecording	Dolly Parton version → Lynn Anderson version →
hasTheme	nostalgia for simple living → rural mountain life →
influencedBy	Appalachian folk music →
isStateSongOf	Tennessee →
language	English →
lengthApproximate	2 minutes →
lyricist	Boudleaux Bryant → Felice Bryant →
musicalKey	A major →
notableCoverArtist	Alabama → Conway Twitty → Dolly Parton → Lynn Anderson →
performedBy	Pride of the Southland Band →
recordLabel	Decca Records →
setInLocation	Great Smoky Mountains → Tennessee →
stateSongDesignationYear	1982 →
status	unofficial anthem of the University of Tennessee → unofficial fight song of the University of Tennessee →
tempo	up-tempo →
typicalPerformanceContext	University of Tennessee sporting events → college football games →
usesAsFightSong	University of Tennessee →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tennessee Volunteers → Tennessee Volunteers → Tennessee Volunteers athletics program → University of Tennessee, Knoxville →	fightSong
Rocky Top Rowdies →	associatedNickname