The Wicked Messenger
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"The Wicked Messenger" is a song by Bob Dylan from his 1967 album *John Wesley Harding*, noted for its cryptic biblical imagery and sparse folk-rock arrangement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wicked Messenger canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | John Wesley Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstReleaseMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre | folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
noted for cryptic biblical imagery
ⓘ
noted for sparse folk-rock arrangement ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ |
| hasLyricalStyle |
biblical imagery
ⓘ
cryptic lyrics ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | A minor ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
acoustic-based arrangement
ⓘ
sparse arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third person ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-based form ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium-fast ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
judgment
ⓘ
messenger motif ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bob Dylan discography ⓘ |
| includedOnSide | Side two of John Wesley Harding ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| partOf | John Wesley Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | album track ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
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