Pancho and Lefty
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"Pancho and Lefty" is a classic country ballad, most famously recorded by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, that tells the tragic story of a Mexican bandit and his betraying friend.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| composer | Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverVersionArtist | Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverVersionReleaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country ballad ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Lefty
NERFINISHED
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Pancho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Yes ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later country songwriters ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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fiddle ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Pancho and Lefty (Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
Pancho & Lefty
NERFINISHED
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The Late Great Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isClassicOf | outlaw country ⓘ |
| isConsidered | country music standard ⓘ |
| language | English lyrics ⓘ |
| lyricist | Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeatures |
Merle Haggard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoSetting | Western-themed locations ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Mexican bandit
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betraying friend ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy | Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalReleaseArtist | Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Merle Haggard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Merle Haggard
NERFINISHED
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Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
moral ambiguity
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pursuit and death of an outlaw ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to mid-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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death ⓘ friendship ⓘ outlaw life ⓘ |
| writer | Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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