Workingman's Blues #2

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"Workingman's Blues #2" is a reflective, melancholic song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its themes of economic hardship and aging.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
album Modern Times NERFINISHED
artist Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
associatedAct Bob Dylan and his touring band NERFINISHED
composer Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely praised by music critics
firstReleaseFormat audio CD
followedBy Beyond the Horizon NERFINISHED
genre folk rock
rock
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
organ
piano
vocals
hasLyric "Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind"
"Now the place is ringed with countless foes"
"The buyin' power of the proletariat's gone"
"There's an evening's haze settling over town"
hasSubject decline of the American working class
economic insecurity
personal regret
hasTitleNumber 2
includedIn Bob Dylan discography NERFINISHED
isTitleAllusion Working Man's Blues NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
medium studio recording
mood melancholic
reflective
partOf Modern Times NERFINISHED
performer Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
precededBy Spirit on the Water NERFINISHED
producer Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
Jack Frost NERFINISHED
publisher Special Rider Music NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
Sony BMG NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2006
style slow ballad
theme aging
disillusionment
economic hardship
love and loss
melancholy
working-class life
trackPositionOnAlbum 3

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Modern Times
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