Crawlin' King Snake
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"Crawlin' King Snake" is a classic blues song, famously associated with John Lee Hooker and covered by numerous artists across the genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crawlin' King Snake canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| genre | blues ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | African-American blues tradition ⓘ |
| hasForm | 12-bar blues ⓘ |
| hasLyricalMotif |
crawling movement
ⓘ
snake imagery ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
B. B. King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Joe Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddy Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Burdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lee Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Kimbrough NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ R. L. Burnside NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Hollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy | John Lee Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courtship
ⓘ
dominance and control ⓘ sexual innuendo ⓘ |
| hasTitleMetaphor | king snake as male sexual metaphor ⓘ |
| influencedByTradition |
Delta blues
ⓘ
country blues ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithArtist | John Lee Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCoveredByManyArtists | true ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | classic blues song ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American blues canon ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | blues repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
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