Freight Train
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"Freight Train" is a classic American folk song, written in the early 20th century and later popularized in the 1950s and 1960s, known for its gentle melody and poignant lyrics about travel and mortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freight Train canonical | 2 |
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk song
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song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateWritten | early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
mortality
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trains ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | gentle melody ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enduring popularity in folk music repertoire
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poignant lyrics ⓘ |
| popularizedInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
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