Dropkick Me, Jesus
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"Dropkick Me, Jesus" is a humorous 1976 country song by Bobby Bare that uses football metaphors to explore themes of faith and redemption.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Bobby Bare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedOn | Billboard Hot Country Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Craft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
country gospel
ⓘ
country music ⓘ |
| hasHumorousElements | true ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | traditional country ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | “Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousImagery | true ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | novelty song ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
faith ⓘ redemption ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| isHumorousSong | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Bobby Bare discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Craft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakChartPosition | Billboard Hot Country Songs top 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bobby Bare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bobby Bare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| usesMetaphor | American football ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bobby Bare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Craft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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