The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909–34)
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"The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909–34)" is a narrative song by Elton John and Bernie Taupin that tells the story of a fictional Depression-era gangster, featured on the 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Elton John Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionalCharacter | Danny Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalTimeSpan | 1909–1934 ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ orchestration ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
ⓘ
death ⓘ gangster life ⓘ public notoriety ⓘ |
| hasType | narrative song ⓘ |
| includedIn | Elton John discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | fictional gangster ⓘ |
| partOf | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gus Dudgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DJM Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | album track (non-single) ⓘ |
| trackOnAlbum | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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