Mexicali Blues
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"Mexicali Blues" is a country-rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its playful, narrative lyrics about misadventures in Mexico.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bob Weir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ John Perry Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ pedal steel guitar ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalElement |
country-style guitar picking
ⓘ
up-tempo rhythm ⓘ |
| genre |
country
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country rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasChorus | repeating refrain about Mexicali blues ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
misadventures in Mexico
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romantic escapades ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTone |
humorous
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playful ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
drinking
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gambling ⓘ romance ⓘ trouble with the law ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | border-town imagery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Perry Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsStyle |
first-person narrative
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
country-rock style
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playful narrative lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Grateful Dead live repertoire ⓘ |
| performedBy | Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfLyrics | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | lead vocals by Bob Weir ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Perry Barlow