1952 Vincent Black Lightning

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"1952 Vincent Black Lightning" is a folk-rock ballad by Richard Thompson that tells a tragic love story centered around a legendary British motorcycle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk rock ballad ⓘ
song ⓘ
composer Richard Thompson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Richard Thompson ⓘ
featuresCharacter James ⓘ
Red Molly ⓘ
featuresTheme crime ⓘ
death ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
motorcycle ⓘ
romance ⓘ
featuresVehicle Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle ⓘ
firstReleaseAlbum Rumor and Sigh ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 1991 ⓘ
genre British folk ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Bob Dylan (live performances) ⓘ
Del McCoury Band ⓘ
Greg Brown ⓘ
Mary Lou Lord ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasPart guitar solo ⓘ
inspiredBy Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle model ⓘ
instrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Richard Thompson ⓘ
narrativeFocus tragic love story ⓘ
notableFor storytelling lyrics ⓘ
virtuosic acoustic guitar work ⓘ
performer Richard Thompson ⓘ
recordedBy Richard Thompson ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
setting England ⓘ

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Richard Thompson → notableSong → 1952 Vincent Black Lightning ⓘ
Rumor and Sigh → hasTrack → 1952 Vincent Black Lightning ⓘ
Acoustic Classics → hasTrack → 1952 Vincent Black Lightning ⓘ
1952 Vincent Black Lightning → featuresVehicle → Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle ⓘ
linked to: 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
1952 Vincent Black Lightning → inspiredBy → Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle model ⓘ
linked to: 1952 Vincent Black Lightning