Polly

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"Polly" is a haunting acoustic song by American rock band Nirvana, known for its stark minimalism and disturbing narrative about abduction and abuse.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Polly canonical 3

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Nirvana ⓘ
bassist Krist Novoselic ⓘ
composer Kurt Cobain ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
drummer Dave Grohl ⓘ
genre acoustic rock ⓘ
alternative rock ⓘ
grunge ⓘ
guitarist Kurt Cobain ⓘ
hasBootlegRecordings yes ⓘ
hasCriticalReception noted for dark subject matter ⓘ
praised for emotional impact ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact sparked discussion about violence against women ⓘ
used as example of Nirvana’s darker songwriting ⓘ
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
hasKeyCharacteristic disturbing lyrics ⓘ
haunting atmosphere ⓘ
stark minimalism ⓘ
hasLiveVersions yes ⓘ
isInDiscographyOf Nirvana ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Kurt Cobain ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
narrativeTheme abduction ⓘ
abuse ⓘ
notableFor contrast with heavier tracks on Nevermind ⓘ
partOfAlbum Nevermind ⓘ
performer Nirvana ⓘ
productionStyle minimalist ⓘ
recordedBy Nirvana ⓘ
recordLabel DGC Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 1990s ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
vocalist Kurt Cobain ⓘ
vocalStyle understated ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Nirvana → notableSong → Polly ⓘ
MTV Unplugged in New York → hasPart → Polly ⓘ