I Pity the Poor Immigrant
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"I Pity the Poor Immigrant" is a folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 1967 album *John Wesley Harding*, that reflects on themes of exile, morality, and spiritual struggle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Pity the Poor Immigrant canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistPeriod | Bob Dylan’s late-1960s work ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | noted for its moral and spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song form ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
Old Testament themes
ⓘ
biblical imagery ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person observer ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
compassion ⓘ displacement ⓘ exile ⓘ guilt ⓘ morality ⓘ poverty ⓘ sin ⓘ spiritual struggle ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| includedIn |
1960s folk-rock repertoire
ⓘ
Bob Dylan discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| lyricsFocus | a suffering immigrant figure ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| mood |
reflective
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| musicStyle | acoustic-based arrangement ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | John Wesley Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| positionInAlbum | track on John Wesley Harding ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to moderate ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | narrative ballad ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.