He Gives Us All His Love

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"He Gives Us All His Love" is a brief, gospel-tinged ballad by Randy Newman known for its deceptively simple, hymn-like style and darkly ironic commentary on faith and suffering.

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He Gives Us All His Love canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
addressesEntity God ⓘ
albumArtist Randy Newman ⓘ
composer Randy Newman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Randy Newman ⓘ
duration short ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 1972 ⓘ
genre ballad ⓘ
gospel ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasCriticalReception described as one of Randy Newman’s most haunting songs ⓘ
interpreted as critique of passive faith ⓘ
noted for its stark emotional impact ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn subsequent ironic uses of gospel style in pop music ⓘ
hasLyricalCharacteristic ironic ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme faith ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
theodicy ⓘ
hasLyricalTone darkly ironic ⓘ
hasMood melancholic ⓘ
somber ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle gospel-tinged ⓘ
hymn-like ⓘ
hasNotableFeature deceptively simple arrangement ⓘ
gospel-influenced backing vocals ⓘ
hymn-like chord progression ⓘ
minimal instrumentation ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter relationship between God and human pain ⓘ
includedIn Randy Newman song catalog ⓘ
isCharacteristicOf Randy Newman’s satirical songwriting style ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalDevice irony ⓘ
religious imagery ⓘ
understatement ⓘ
lyricalSubject human suffering observed by God ⓘ
lyricist Randy Newman ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person plural ⓘ
partOfAlbum Sail Away ⓘ
performer Randy Newman ⓘ
recordLabel Reprise Records ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
usesInstrumentation piano ⓘ
subtle orchestration ⓘ
vocalStyle intimate ⓘ
restrained ⓘ

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Sail Away → hasPart → He Gives Us All His Love ⓘ
Cold Turkey → notableSong → He Gives Us All His Love ⓘ