Wall of Death

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"Wall of Death" is a song by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, known for its driving folk-rock style and introspective, metaphor-rich lyrics.

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Label Occurrences
Wall of Death canonical 3

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Statements (24)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
composer Richard Thompson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre folk rock ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Nanci Griffith ⓘ
Other folk and rock artists ⓘ
R.E.M. ⓘ
hasLivePerformanceTradition frequently performed at Richard Thompson concerts ⓘ
hasLyricsCharacteristic introspective ⓘ
metaphor-rich ⓘ
hasMetaphor life compared to a dangerous fairground ride ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle driving ⓘ
hasReception considered a fan favorite in live shows ⓘ
critically acclaimed among Richard Thompson’s songs ⓘ
hasTheme confronting fear ⓘ
embracing risk ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
search for meaning in life ⓘ
inspiredBy motorcycle wall of death carnival attraction ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Richard Thompson ⓘ
notableFor use of carnival and fairground imagery as metaphor for life and risk ⓘ
partOfRepertoireOf Richard Thompson ⓘ
performer Richard Thompson ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Richard Thompson → notableSong → Wall of Death ⓘ
Shoot Out the Lights → hasPart → Wall of Death ⓘ
Acoustic Classics → hasTrack → Wall of Death ⓘ