Big Rock Candy Mountain
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"Big Rock Candy Mountain" is a classic American folk song, popularized by Burl Ives, that whimsically depicts a hobo’s utopian paradise filled with endless comfort and plenty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burl Ives recording of Big Rock Candy Mountain | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hobo song
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song ⓘ sound recording ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
hobo’s paradise
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imaginary land of plenty ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy | Harry McClintock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| genre |
country folk
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folk ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationFor | children ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Big Rock Candy Mountains
NERFINISHED
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The Big Rock Candy Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenCoveredBy | various folk artists ⓘ |
| hasBeenIncludedIn |
children’s music collections
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folk song anthologies ⓘ |
| hasBeenUsedIn |
advertising
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films ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | classic American folk song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later hobo-themed songs ⓘ |
| hasLyricElement |
cigarette trees
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hens that lay soft-boiled eggs ⓘ lakes of stew ⓘ lemonade springs ⓘ where they hung the jerk that invented work ⓘ whiskey streams ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
abundance of food and drink
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carefree wandering ⓘ freedom from work ⓘ idyllic landscape ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Burl Ives
NERFINISHED
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Harry McClintock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecording | Burl Ives recording of Big Rock Candy Mountain ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
American folk standard
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hobo ballad ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American hobo folklore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| performer | Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingOf | Big Rock Candy Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
escapism
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hobo life ⓘ paradise ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
| wasPopularizedBy |
Burl Ives
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Harry McClintock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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