Queen of the Supermarket

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"Queen of the Supermarket" is a romantic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that portrays a supermarket cashier as an object of quiet admiration and longing.

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Queen of the Supermarket canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
composer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
describes internal emotional world of narrator ⓘ
routine shopping trip ⓘ
genre rock ⓘ
romantic song ⓘ
hasImagery aisles and checkout counters ⓘ
fluorescent supermarket lights ⓘ
hasMood tender ⓘ
wistful ⓘ
hasMotif ordinary places as sites of romance ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature melodic rock ballad style ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ
prominent backing vocals ⓘ
hasNarrator male shopper ⓘ
hasPerspective unrequited love ⓘ
hasSubject anonymous urban spaces ⓘ
fantasy versus reality ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter supermarket cashier ⓘ
includedInTourRepertoire Working on a Dream Tour ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
medium studio recording ⓘ
narrativeFocus supermarket cashier ⓘ
narrativeStyle first-person ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
partOfAlbum Working on a Dream ⓘ
performer Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
portraysCharacterAs object of idealized affection ⓘ
productionBy Brendan O'Brien ⓘ
recordingArtist Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ⓘ
linked to: E Street Band
releaseDecade 2000s ⓘ
setting checkout line ⓘ
supermarket ⓘ
theme everyday life ⓘ
quiet admiration ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ
unspoken desire ⓘ
vocalist Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
workOf Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
workType album track ⓘ

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Working on a Dream → hasTrack → Queen of the Supermarket ⓘ