Peace Train
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"Peace Train" is a 1971 folk-rock song by Cat Stevens that became an anthem for peace and social harmony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peace Train canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToDecade | 1970s songs ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 7 ⓘ |
| composer | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthem for peace
ⓘ
anthem for social harmony ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle | melodic lead vocal ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAs | single from the album Teaser and the Firecat ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ |
| hasBPM | moderate tempo ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
10,000 Maniacs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dolly Parton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladysmith Black Mambazo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | used as a peace anthem in various social movements ⓘ |
| hasKey | major key ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | acoustic-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come"
ⓘ
"Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again" ⓘ "Why must we go on hating? Why can't we live in bliss?" ⓘ |
| hasRecordingArtist | Yusuf / Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-war
ⓘ
peace ⓘ social harmony ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Teaser and the Firecat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
A&M Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| partOfArtistDiscography | Cat Stevens discography ⓘ |
| producer | Paul Samwell-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| sideAOrB | A-side ⓘ |
| writer | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yusuf Islam