Born Cross-Eyed

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"Born Cross-Eyed" is a psychedelic rock song by the Grateful Dead, noted for its complex structure and experimental sound.

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Born Cross-Eyed canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
album Anthem of the Sun ⓘ
artist Grateful Dead ⓘ
associatedAct Grateful Dead ⓘ
composer Bob Weir ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era late 1960s psychedelic era ⓘ
firstReleaseMedium studio album ⓘ
genre psychedelic rock ⓘ
rock music ⓘ
hasCriticalReception noted for its experimental composition ⓘ
recognized as an example of the Grateful Dead’s early psychedelic style ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
hasLivePerformanceTradition performed in early Grateful Dead concerts ⓘ
hasMusicalKey E major ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle complex structure ⓘ
experimental ⓘ
hasTheme psychedelic experience ⓘ
surreal imagery ⓘ
hasTimeSignature unusual and changing time signatures ⓘ
influencedBy psychedelic rock movement ⓘ
isPartOf Grateful Dead song catalog ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Bob Weir ⓘ
Robert Hunter ⓘ
notableFeature abrupt tempo changes ⓘ
dense arrangements ⓘ
psychedelic sound effects ⓘ
short duration compared to other Grateful Dead jams ⓘ
unconventional song structure ⓘ
partOf Anthem of the Sun ⓘ
performer Grateful Dead ⓘ
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
vocalStyle group vocals ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Anthem of the Sun → hasPart → Born Cross-Eyed ⓘ
Dark Star → hasBSide → Born Cross-Eyed ⓘ
subject linked to: song "Dark Star"