The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

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song

"The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" is a moody, jazz-inflected song by Prince noted for its surreal storytelling and innovative use of studio effects.

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Label	Occurrences
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	song ⓘ
album	Sign o’ the Times NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Paisley Park Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
era	1980s ⓘ
features	dialogue between narrator and waitress ⓘ dreamlike lyrics ⓘ first-person narrative ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ jazz ⓘ psychedelic soul ⓘ
hasCultStatus	yes ⓘ
hasInfluence	jazz fusion ⓘ neo-soul ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	Linn LM-1 drum machine NERFINISHED ⓘ bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ
hasMood	introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ
hasTempo	slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ
hasType	album track ⓘ
includedIn	Prince discography ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicalStyle	jazz-inflected ⓘ moody ⓘ
narrativeStyle	surreal storytelling ⓘ
notableFor	idiosyncratic narrative lyrics ⓘ minimalist arrangement ⓘ use of reverb and delay effects ⓘ
partOf	Sign o’ the Times NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedBy	Prince and The Revolution (live performances) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince’s later touring bands (live performances) ⓘ
performer	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCharacteristic	innovative use of studio effects ⓘ
recordedBy	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel	Paisley Park Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
titleCharacter	Dorothy Parker (fictional waitress) NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalStyle	backing vocals ⓘ lead vocal ⓘ

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Sign o' the Times → hasPart → The Ballad of Dorothy Parker ⓘ