The Afterlife

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"The Afterlife" is a reflective, spiritually themed song by Paul Simon that blends folk and world music influences to explore what might happen after death with wry humor and lyrical insight.

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The Afterlife canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
composer Paul Simon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Paul Simon ⓘ
exploresConcept bureaucracy in the afterlife ⓘ
human mortality ⓘ
judgment after death ⓘ
meaning of life ⓘ
featuresVocalStyle solo male vocal ⓘ
genre folk ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
world music ⓘ
hasLyricalStyle ironic ⓘ
narrative ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ
hasMood contemplative ⓘ
playful ⓘ
wry ⓘ
hasMusicalInfluence folk music ⓘ
world music ⓘ
hasNotableElement blend of acoustic and world-music textures ⓘ
humorous depiction of the afterlife as an administrative process ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
hasSubject what happens after death ⓘ
hasTheme afterlife ⓘ
death ⓘ
humor ⓘ
reflection on life ⓘ
religion ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ
isInDiscographyOf Paul Simon ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Paul Simon ⓘ
partOfAlbum So Beautiful or So What ⓘ
performer Paul Simon ⓘ
recordingArtist Paul Simon ⓘ

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So Beautiful or So What → hasTrack → The Afterlife ⓘ