I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town

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blues standard song

"I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" is a classic blues standard that has been widely interpreted by jazz and R&B artists, noted for its slow, soulful groove and themes of heartbreak and escape.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (alternate version)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	blues standard ⓘ song ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalStatus	classic blues standard ⓘ
genre	blues ⓘ jazz ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ
hasForm	12-bar blues ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	slow blues ⓘ soulful groove ⓘ
hasNotableVersionBy	B. B. King NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Joe Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddy Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Rushing NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedFor	live performance ⓘ
isCoveredBy	numerous R&B artists ⓘ numerous blues artists ⓘ numerous jazz artists ⓘ
isStandardIn	R&B repertoire ⓘ blues repertoire ⓘ jazz repertoire ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricTheme	escape ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ relationship problems ⓘ
oftenFeatures	blues guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ
oftenPerformedIn	big band arrangement ⓘ small jazz combo setting ⓘ
performancePractice	call-and-response vocals ⓘ improvised solos ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation	horns ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ vocals ⓘ
typicalMood	melancholic ⓘ soulful ⓘ
typicalTempo	slow ⓘ
vocalStyle	blues vocal ⓘ

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Genius + Soul = Jazz → hasTrack → I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town ⓘ

this entity surface form: I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (alternate version)