The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
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"The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" is a narrative folk-rock song by Bob Dylan that tells a darkly humorous, parable-like story about friendship, temptation, and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | John Wesley Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Bob Dylan and his backing musicians on John Wesley Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Frankie Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judas Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | band name Judas Priest ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ minimal arrangement ⓘ |
| hasMoral | Don’t go mistaking paradise for that home across the road ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Frankie Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judas Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bob Dylan song catalog ⓘ |
| inspiredNameOf | heavy metal band Judas Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricalContent |
story about debt and obligation
ⓘ
story about downfall and excess ⓘ |
| lyricStyle | narrative ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
ballad
ⓘ
parable-like story ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| partOf | album John Wesley Harding ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| side | Side one of John Wesley Harding ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
biblical overtones
ⓘ
ironic commentary ⓘ storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| tone | darkly humorous ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.