Wonderboy
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"Wonderboy" is a comedic rock song by the band Tenacious D that parodies epic fantasy hero tropes through exaggerated storytelling and powerful acoustic riffs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wonderboy canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Tenacious D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Tenacious D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Tenacious D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Jack Black
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyle Gass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionFormat |
CD single
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle | melodramatic vocals ⓘ |
| followedBy | F*** Her Gently NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic rock
ⓘ
comedy rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Kyle Gass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | "Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power?" ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCharacter |
Wonderboy (character)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Young Nastyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation |
Secret Cave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of the Shadow of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElement |
parody
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| isTrackNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:00 ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Spike Jonze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
battle between Wonderboy and Young Nastyman
ⓘ
origin story of a fictional superhero ⓘ |
| onAlbumSide | Side A ⓘ |
| parodies |
epic adventure storytelling
ⓘ
fantasy hero tropes ⓘ |
| partOf | Tenacious D (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Tenacious D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tribute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | The Dust Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
ⓘ
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Music
|
| releaseDate | 2001-09-25 ⓘ |
| usesStorytellingStyle | exaggerated fantasy narrative ⓘ |
| vocalist | Jack Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Jack Black
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyle Gass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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