The Bargain Store

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"The Bargain Store" is a 1975 country song by Dolly Parton, known for its metaphorical lyrics comparing a woman's emotional scars to discounted goods in a thrift shop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Dolly Parton NERFINISHED
chart Billboard Hot Country Singles NERFINISHED
chartCountry United States NERFINISHED
chartPerformance reached number 1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles chart
chartPosition 1
composer Dolly Parton NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1970s
format 7-inch single
genre country music
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass
drums
fiddle
piano
steel guitar
hasLyricalDevice extended metaphor of a thrift shop
hasLyricalTheme emotional vulnerability
heartbreak
hasMetaphoricalTheme emotional scars compared to discounted goods
hasMusicalStyle traditional country
hasNarrativePerspective first person
hasNotableFeature lyrics were considered suggestive by some radio programmers
some country radio stations temporarily dropped the song from playlists
hasSubject a woman with emotional damage
includedInAlbum The Bargain Store NERFINISHED
isFollowedBy single “Say Forever You’ll Be Mine” NERFINISHED
isPartOfArtistCareerPhase Dolly Parton mid-1970s commercial peak
isPrecededBy single “Love Is Like a Butterfly” NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Dolly Parton NERFINISHED
metaphoricallyRepresents a woman as a bargain store
partOf Dolly Parton discography NERFINISHED
performer Dolly Parton NERFINISHED
producer Bob Ferguson NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1974
recordLabel RCA Victor NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1975
side A-side
tempo moderate
titleTrackOf The Bargain Store NERFINISHED
vocalType solo female vocal
writer Dolly Parton NERFINISHED

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Love Is Like a Butterfly followedBy The Bargain Store