Adam Raised a Cain

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"Adam Raised a Cain" is a raw, emotionally intense rock song by Bruce Springsteen that explores a turbulent father-son relationship and generational pain.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Adam Raised a Cain canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rock song ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Darkness on the Edge of Town ⓘ
artist Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
composer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
organ ⓘ
piano ⓘ
genre heartland rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasBiblicalReference Adam ⓘ
Cain ⓘ
hasCriticalReception praised for emotional intensity ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Live 1975–85 ⓘ
various official concert recordings ⓘ
hasMood angry ⓘ
brooding ⓘ
intense ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic autobiographical elements ⓘ
exploration of parental legacy ⓘ
heavily distorted guitar sound ⓘ
includedInTourSetlist Born in the U.S.A. Tour ⓘ
linked to: Born in the U.S.A.

Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour ⓘ
Magic Tour ⓘ
Reunion Tour ⓘ
The River Tour ⓘ
linked to: The River Tour 2016

Wrecking Ball Tour ⓘ
linked to: Wrecking Ball
label Columbia Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme emotional trauma ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ
father–son relationship ⓘ
generational pain ⓘ
lyricist Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
partOf Darkness on the Edge of Town ⓘ
performer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
producer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
Jon Landau ⓘ
Steven Van Zandt ⓘ
recordedBy Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ⓘ
linked to: E Street Band
recordedFor Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions ⓘ
releaseYear 1978 ⓘ
trackPositionOnAlbum 2 ⓘ
vocalStyle raw ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Darkness on the Edge of Town → hasPart → Adam Raised a Cain ⓘ
Live/1975–85 → includesSong → Adam Raised a Cain ⓘ
Darkness on the Edge of Town → hasTrack → Adam Raised a Cain ⓘ