Sweet Old World
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"Sweet Old World" is a poignant, folk-influenced song by Lucinda Williams that reflects on loss, memory, and the fragile beauty of life.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredInSong | Sweet Old World (Emmylou Harris version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
ⓘ
country ⓘ folk ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | influential in Americana music ⓘ |
| hasEra | 1990s ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ pedal steel guitar ⓘ |
| hasLyricalFocus |
appreciation of life
ⓘ
regret ⓘ remembrance of the dead ⓘ |
| hasMood |
melancholic
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reflective ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | folk-influenced ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy | Emmylou Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProductionType | studio recording ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
fragility of life
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mourning ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult listeners ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Sweet Old World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPoignant | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDiscographyOf | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Chameleon Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rough Trade Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| theme |
beauty of life
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death ⓘ grief ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| titleTrackOf | Sweet Old World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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