Road to Joy
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"Road to Joy" is an energetic, climactic indie folk-rock song by Bright Eyes that reworks the melody of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” into a raw, politically charged anthem.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bright Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ode to Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Conor Oberst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresInstrument |
acoustic guitar
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle |
shouted vocals
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spoken word ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
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indie folk ⓘ indie rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | C major ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
“I could have been a famous singer if I had someone else’s voice.”
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“Let’s fuck it up boys, make some noise.” ⓘ “So when you’re asked to fight a war that’s over nothing, it’s best to join the side that’s gonna win.” ⓘ |
| hasPart |
instrumental outro
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spoken word introduction ⓘ trumpet section ⓘ |
| incorporatesMelodyFrom | Ode to Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ode to Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Conor Oberst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
American foreign policy
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existentialism ⓘ personal anxiety ⓘ politics ⓘ war ⓘ |
| mood |
climactic
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energetic ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bright Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | American ⓘ |
| producer |
Conor Oberst
NERFINISHED
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Mike Mogis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Bright Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Saddle Creek Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2005-01-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| usesMelodicMaterialFrom | Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, fourth movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMusicalQuotation | Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
subject surface form:
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning