High Water (For Charley Patton)

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"High Water (For Charley Patton)" is a Bob Dylan song that blends apocalyptic imagery, historical references, and homage to blues legend Charley Patton in a dense, allusive narrative style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Love and Theft ⓘ
artist Bob Dylan ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Charley Patton ⓘ
composer Bob Dylan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
roots rock ⓘ
hasAllusionType historical allusion ⓘ
literary allusion ⓘ
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ
hasEra early 21st century popular music ⓘ
hasIntertextualReference High Water Everywhere ⓘ
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 ⓘ
hasLyricsStyle allusive narrative ⓘ
stream-of-consciousness ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme apocalyptic imagery ⓘ
historical references ⓘ
hasMusicalInfluence Delta blues ⓘ
traditional American folk music ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
hasNarrativeStructure verse-chorus form ⓘ
hasNotableInstrument acoustic guitar ⓘ
banjo ⓘ
upright bass ⓘ
hasRefrain "High water everywhere" ⓘ
hasSubject American history ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ
social upheaval ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
homageTo Charley Patton ⓘ
includedInTourRepertoireOf Bob Dylan ⓘ
inspiredBy Charley Patton ⓘ
isOnLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
isTrackOnStudioAlbum Love and Theft ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Bob Dylan ⓘ
partOf Love and Theft ⓘ
performer Bob Dylan ⓘ
publicationDate 2001 ⓘ
recordedBy Bob Dylan ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
referencesWorkBy Charley Patton ⓘ
tributeTo Charley Patton ⓘ

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Love and Theft → hasTrack → High Water (For Charley Patton) ⓘ
Bob Dylan concert setlists → featureWork → High Water (For Charley Patton) ⓘ
Columbia CK 85975 → hasTrack → “High Water (For Charley Patton)” ⓘ
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