The Long and Winding Road
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"The Long and Winding Road" is a soulful ballad by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and known for its lush orchestral arrangement and emotional reflection on loss and longing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Long and Winding Road canonical | 4 |
| The Beatles song "The Long and Winding Road" | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Let It Be NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Paul McCartney and Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocationInspiration |
Paul McCartney’s farm in Scotland
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Scottish Highlands GENERATED ⓘ |
| bSide | For You Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPM | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creditedSongwriters | Lennon–McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Beatles period ⓘ |
| featuresInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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brass ⓘ choir ⓘ drums ⓘ orchestral strings ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
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rock ballad ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedOn |
Let It Be… Naked
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compilation album 1 ⓘ compilation album The Beatles 1967–1970 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
being one of the last Beatles singles released
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controversy over Phil Spector’s production ⓘ lush orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| label | Apple Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocal | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 3 minutes 38 seconds ⓘ |
| livePerformer | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
longing
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loss ⓘ reflection ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
Aretha Franklin
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Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProducer | George Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Spector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedDuring | Let It Be sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1970-05-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soulful ballad ⓘ |
| writer | Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Everything Is Everything
this entity surface form:
The Beatles song "The Long and Winding Road"