country song "Convoy"
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The country song "Convoy" is a 1975 novelty hit by C. W. McCall that popularized CB radio and trucker culture through its storytelling lyrics and distinctive jargon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convoy | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| bSide | Long Lonesome Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSHotCountrySongs | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Chip Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | truckers defying law enforcement ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Pig Pen
NERFINISHED
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Rubber Duck NERFINISHED ⓘ Sodbuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country
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novelty song ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | film Convoy (1978) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
heavy use of CB call signs and ten-codes
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spoken-word verses with sung chorus ⓘ |
| hasSalesCertification | RIAA gold single ⓘ |
| hasSequelSong | Round the World with the Rubber Duck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
CB radio
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convoy ⓘ truck drivers ⓘ trucker culture ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
American trucking culture
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CB radio fad of the 1970s ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | film Convoy (1978) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:48 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bill Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch vinyl single ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Black Bear Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | C. W. McCall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularized |
CB radio culture in popular music
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trucker jargon in mainstream media ⓘ |
| producer | Chip Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtistRealName | Bill Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MGM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-11 ⓘ |
| setting | interstate highways in the United States ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| usesJargon |
CB radio slang
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trucker slang ⓘ |
| vocalist | C. W. McCall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Bill Fries
NERFINISHED
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Chip Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1975 ⓘ |
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