900 Miles
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"900 Miles" is a traditional American folk song popularized by Cisco Houston, known for its themes of wandering, distance, and homesickness.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
song about trains ⓘ traditional American folk song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasApproximateDistanceInTitle | 900 miles ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | American railroad era ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
American folk
ⓘ
country folk ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLyricMotif |
being far from home
ⓘ
inability to return home ⓘ restlessness ⓘ train imagery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
distance
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homesickness ⓘ longing ⓘ travel ⓘ wandering ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
900 Miles Away from Home
ⓘ
900 Miles from My Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Reuben’s Train NERFINISHED ⓘ Train 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American folk music tradition ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Cisco Houston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flatt and Scruggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedy West NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmie Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonnie Donegan NERFINISHED ⓘ Odetta NERFINISHED ⓘ The Journeymen NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Christy Minstrels NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seekers NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Cisco Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Reuben’s Train
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Train 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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