(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding

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song

"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" is a widely acclaimed rock song, originally written by Nick Lowe and popularized by Elvis Costello, that questions cynicism and pleads for empathy and harmony in a troubled world.

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(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding 1
(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nick Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer Nick Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
decadeOfOrigin 1970s ⓘ
describedAs anthemic ⓘ
politically conscious ⓘ
firstReleaseArtist Brinsley Schwarz NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequentlyPerformedBy Elvis Costello in concert ⓘ
genre new wave ⓘ
pub rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact considered a modern peace anthem ⓘ
hasNotableVersion (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (Elvis Costello and the Attractions version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
cult favorite ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter hope amid social turmoil ⓘ
isWidelyAcclaimed true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Nick Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ
lyricLine "As I walk through this wicked world" ⓘ
"What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?" NERFINISHED ⓘ
lyricSubject plea for harmony in a troubled world ⓘ
notableCoverArtist A Perfect Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Curtis Stigers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ
oftenClassifiedAs classic rock song ⓘ
originalPerformer Brinsley Schwarz NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedBy Brinsley Schwarz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elvis Costello and the Attractions NERFINISHED ⓘ
pleadsFor empathy ⓘ
harmony ⓘ
popularizedBy Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ
questions cynicism ⓘ
theme anti-cynicism ⓘ
empathy ⓘ
love ⓘ
peace ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
title (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAs film soundtrack song ⓘ
writer Nick Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Elvis Costello → notableSong → (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding ⓘ
Peace, Love and Understanding (cover) → isCoverOf → (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding ⓘ
this entity surface form: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
Nick Lowe → songwriterOf → (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding ⓘ
this entity surface form: (What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding