Angel from Montgomery
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"Angel from Montgomery" is a folk-country song, written by John Prine and widely popularized by Bonnie Raitt, that poignantly portrays the regrets and yearning of a middle-aged woman stuck in a stagnant life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angel from Montgomery canonical | 2 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| composer | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
melancholic
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poignant ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | widely covered by American folk and country artists ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
one of John Prine’s best-known compositions
ⓘ
signature song for Bonnie Raitt ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aging
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desire for escape ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ housewife ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Bonnie Raitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Bonnie Raitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
middle-aged woman’s perspective
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regret ⓘ stagnant life ⓘ yearning ⓘ |
| writer | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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