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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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bass ⓘ drums ⓘ fiddle ⓘ piano ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| hasLyricalDevice | extended metaphor of a thrift shop ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
emotional vulnerability
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heartbreak ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalTheme | emotional scars compared to discounted goods ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | traditional country ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
lyrics were considered suggestive by some radio programmers
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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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