Pink Houses
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"Pink Houses" is a 1983 heartland rock song by John Mellencamp that critiques the gap between the American Dream and everyday reality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pink Houses canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Uh-Huh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | John Cougar Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Serious Business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 8 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSMainstreamRock | 15 ⓘ |
| composer | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthemic
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politically charged ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Authority Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
considered a classic of 1980s American rock
ⓘ
used in political campaign contexts ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasLiveFavoriteStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American Dream
NERFINISHED
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economic inequality ⓘ gap between ideals and reality ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Uh-Huh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:45 ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Ken Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
Ain’t that America, home of the free
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Ain’t that America, home of the free, yeah ⓘ Ain’t that America, something to see, baby ⓘ |
| performer | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Crumblin' Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Don Gehman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Mercury Records
ⓘ
Riva Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-10-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
disillusionment with American Dream
ⓘ
working-class American life ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| writer | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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