Mademoiselle from Armentières
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"Mademoiselle from Armentières" is a famous World War I soldiers' song, known for its humorous and often bawdy verses about a young woman in the French town of Armentières.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mademoiselle from Armentières canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I song
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folk song ⓘ soldiers' song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Hinky Dinky Parlez-Vous
NERFINISHED
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Mademoiselle d'Armentières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Mademoiselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
call-and-response structure
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humorous lyrics ⓘ multiple improvised verses ⓘ often bawdy verses ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became one of the best-known World War I songs
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inspired numerous variant lyrics ⓘ referenced in later popular culture ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
bawdy song
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drinking song ⓘ humorous song ⓘ military song ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
lyrics often considered risqué
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many verses were unofficial and passed orally ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | parlez-vous ⓘ |
| hasSetting | French town of Armentières ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
romantic encounters
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sexual humor ⓘ soldiers' life ⓘ wartime camaraderie ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | earlier French songs ⓘ |
| isAbout | a young woman from Armentières ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Allied soldiers
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British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSetIn | Armentières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| placeOfFictionalResidence | Armentières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Mademoiselle from Armentières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPopularAmong |
American soldiers
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British soldiers ⓘ |
| wasPopularDuring | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
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