Goodnight Irene
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"Goodnight Irene" is a traditional American folk song popularized by Lead Belly and later widely known through the Weavers' 1950 hit recording, becoming a standard of the mid-20th-century folk revival.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Weavers 1950 recording of Goodnight Irene | 0 |
| Lead Belly recordings of Goodnight Irene | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk song
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song ⓘ sound recording ⓘ sound recording ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Good Night, Irene
NERFINISHED
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Irene Goodnight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer | Lead Belly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1950s popular music
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folk revival ⓘ |
| becameStandardIn | mid-20th-century folk revival ⓘ |
| chartSuccessWith | The Weavers 1950 recording of Goodnight Irene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight, goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene, I’ll see you in my dreams ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became widely known standard in the United States
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recorded by numerous artists ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic form ⓘ |
| hasLyricCharacter | Irene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricNarrator | first-person male narrator ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | simple folk melody ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 3/4 time ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice |
often performed with guitar accompaniment
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often sung as sing-along song ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Irene, goodnight ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
despair
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dreams ⓘ romantic relationship difficulties ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Irene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Lead Belly recordings of Goodnight Irene
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The Weavers 1950 recording of Goodnight Irene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | mid-20th-century folk music repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableRecording | The Weavers 1950 recording of Goodnight Irene ⓘ |
| partOf | American folk song canon ⓘ |
| performer |
Lead Belly
NERFINISHED
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The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
Lead Belly
NERFINISHED
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The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1950
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1950 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Lead Belly
NERFINISHED
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The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
heartbreak
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longing ⓘ love ⓘ |
| usedIn | American folk music tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.