Tweeter and the Monkey Man

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"Tweeter and the Monkey Man" is a narrative rock song by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys, known for its Springsteen-inspired storytelling about small-time criminals and doomed lovers.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf narrative song
rock song
song
album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 NERFINISHED
artist Traveling Wilburys NERFINISHED
belongsToSupergroup Traveling Wilburys NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United States
featuresCharacter Jan NERFINISHED
Monkey Man NERFINISHED
Tweeter NERFINISHED
undercover cop
genre rock
hasAllusion Bruce Springsteen songs
hasMotif outlaws
tragic romance
undercover police
hasNarrativeStyle storytelling
hasNarrativeTheme betrayal
crime
doomed lovers
small-time criminals
hasNotableFeature Springsteen-inspired storytelling
multiple Bruce Springsteen song-title references
hasSetting New Jersey NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
partOfAlbum Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 NERFINISHED
performedByMember Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
George Harrison NERFINISHED
Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED
Roy Orbison NERFINISHED
Tom Petty NERFINISHED
performer Traveling Wilburys NERFINISHED
producer Nelson Wilbury NERFINISHED
Otis Wilbury NERFINISHED
recordedBy Traveling Wilburys NERFINISHED
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records NERFINISHED
Wilbury Records NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseYear 1988
writer Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
George Harrison NERFINISHED
Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED
Roy Orbison NERFINISHED
Tom Petty NERFINISHED

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Traveling Wilburys
hasPart
Traveling Wilburys
notableWork

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