Song "Highway Patrolman"
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"Highway Patrolman" is a Bruce Springsteen song from his 1982 album *Nebraska* that tells a somber, narrative-driven story about the conflicted loyalty between two brothers on opposite sides of the law.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Highway Patrolman | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bruce Springsteen song
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song ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| adaptationTitle | The Indian Runner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Sean Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| album | Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
brotherhood
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conflict between duty and loyalty ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ law and crime ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| followsTrack | State Trooper ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
heartland rock ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | film Indian Runner ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Dar Williams
NERFINISHED
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Hank Williams III NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMood | somber ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | “Man turns his back on his family, well he just ain’t no good.” ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
crime
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moral ambiguity ⓘ rural American life ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bruce Springsteen album Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rolling Stone lists of Bruce Springsteen’s greatest songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frankie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorOccupation | highway patrolman ⓘ |
| partOf |
1980s songs
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Bruce Springsteen discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A law-abiding highway patrolman struggles between his duty and his loyalty to his troubled brother Frankie, who becomes involved in crime. ⓘ |
| precedesTrack | Used Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStyle | lo-fi home recording ⓘ |
| protagonist | Joe Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1982 ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Bruce Springsteen’s home, Colts Neck, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-09-30 ⓘ |
| setting | rural Midwest United States ⓘ |
| side | Side one of Nebraska ⓘ |
| style | stripped-down acoustic ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| writer | Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Short story "Incident"