Ruby

E103899

Ruby is the titular woman in the country song "Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town," known for contemplating leaving her disabled veteran husband for another man.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ruby canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
song character ⓘ
appearsIn "Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town" ⓘ
appearsInGenre country music ⓘ
associatedWithMotif love versus duty ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ
sexual frustration ⓘ
centralThemeAssociation emotional abandonment ⓘ
infidelity ⓘ
marital strain ⓘ
post-war trauma ⓘ
contemplates going out for another man ⓘ
leaving her husband ⓘ
createdBy Mel Tillis (as songwriter of the character’s story) ⓘ
linked to: Mel Tillis
culturalAssociation archetype of an unfaithful wife in country music ⓘ
drivesPlotBy decision whether to leave home for another man ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium music ⓘ
name Ruby ⓘ
narrativePerspectiveOn husband’s suffering ⓘ
popularizedBy Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (recording of the song) ⓘ
portrayedAs emotionally distant from her husband ⓘ
restless ⓘ
relationshipToNarrator wife ⓘ
roleInSong titular woman ⓘ
songNarratorEmotion pleading with Ruby not to go ⓘ
resentment toward Ruby ⓘ
songNarratorView seen as unfaithful ⓘ
spouseInjuryContext war-related injuries ⓘ
spouseStatus husband is a disabled veteran ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ruby (character in "Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town") → name → Ruby ⓘ
subject linked to: Ruby