Paradise
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"Paradise" is a folk-country song by John Prine that poignantly reflects on environmental destruction and the loss of his Kentucky hometown to coal mining.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradise canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| about |
Paradise, Kentucky
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environmental impact of coal industry ⓘ strip mining ⓘ |
| composer | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstReleaseDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| genre |
country
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folk ⓘ |
| hasLyricsLine |
And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
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Daddy, won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County ⓘ Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away ⓘ Then the coal company came with the world’s largest shovel ⓘ Well, sometimes we’d travel right down the Green River ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Avett Brothers
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Dwight Yoakam NERFINISHED ⓘ Garth Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Goose Creek Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim & Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ John Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ John Fogerty NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy Mattea NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Chesney NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanci Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Crow Medicine Show NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Acuff NERFINISHED ⓘ Sturgill Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chieftains with John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Country Gentlemen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Everly Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seldom Scene NERFINISHED ⓘ The SteelDrivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom T. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Childers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | John Prine’s family visits to Paradise, Kentucky ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | John Prine (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | John Prine (1971 debut album) ⓘ |
| performer | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Green River
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Peabody Coal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
coal mining
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environmental destruction ⓘ loss of hometown ⓘ |
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