You Don't Know Me
E905716
"You Don't Know Me" is a classic country-pop ballad, widely popularized by Ray Charles, about unrequited love and emotional distance.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Charles version of You Don't Know Me | 0 |
| You Don’t Know Me | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country pop ballad
ⓘ
song ⓘ song recording ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Eddy Arnold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | You Don't Know Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Eddy Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | classic country-pop ballad ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
country ⓘ country ⓘ pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasEra | 20th-century American popular music ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersion | Ray Charles version of You Don't Know Me ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | widely popularized ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
missed opportunity in love
ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ |
| intendedMood | melancholic ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Cindy Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricSubject | unspoken romantic feelings ⓘ |
| lyricTone |
introspective
ⓘ
wistful ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Eddy Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bette Midler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddy Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmylou Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Jann Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Vale NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Bublé NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Gilley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional distance
ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | crooning ⓘ |
| writer |
Cindy Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddy Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
You Don’t Know Me