The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (originally by The Marvelettes)

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"The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" is a 1967 soul single by The Marvelettes, written by Smokey Robinson, known for its smooth, romantic groove and clever metaphorical lyrics about love as a trap.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
belongsToTradition classic Motown love songs ⓘ
composer Smokey Robinson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decadeOfRelease 1960s ⓘ
describedAs groove-oriented ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
smooth ⓘ
featuresInstrumentation backing vocals ⓘ
orchestral arrangements ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasLyricalStyle metaphorical ⓘ
hasMetaphor love as a trap ⓘ
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Bette Midler ⓘ
Blondie ⓘ
Grace Jones ⓘ
Massive Attack ⓘ
hasSubject a hunter falling in love with the target ⓘ
hasTheme emotional vulnerability ⓘ
role reversal ⓘ
romantic attraction ⓘ
hasTitleMetaphor hunter captured by the game ⓘ
isA 1967 single ⓘ
song written by Smokey Robinson ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Smokey Robinson ⓘ
musicStyle Motown soul ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
originallyPerformedBy The Marvelettes ⓘ
partOf Motown catalog ⓘ
linked to: Motown
performer The Marvelettes ⓘ
producer Smokey Robinson ⓘ
recordedBy The Marvelettes ⓘ
recordLabel Motown ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ
releaseDate 1967 ⓘ
releaseYear 1967 ⓘ
writer Smokey Robinson ⓘ

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Warm Leatherette → includesCover → The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (originally by The Marvelettes) ⓘ
subject linked to: album "Warm Leatherette"