Gravedigger

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"Gravedigger" is a reflective, storytelling song by Dave Matthews that explores mortality and the lives behind the names on gravestones.

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Gravedigger canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Some Devil ⓘ
artist Dave Matthews ⓘ
award Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ⓘ
composer Dave Matthews ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Dave Matthews ⓘ
genre acoustic rock ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
band arrangement ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter gravedigger ⓘ
includedIn Some Devil ⓘ
intendedEffect prompt reflection on mortality ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalMood contemplative ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
somber ⓘ
lyricFocus imagined lives of the dead ⓘ
names on gravestones ⓘ
reflection on human mortality ⓘ
metaphorUsage grave as symbol of life story ⓘ
narrativeForm storytelling song ⓘ
notableFor exploration of mortality through gravestone names ⓘ
storytelling lyrics about the dead ⓘ
originalPerformerNationality American ⓘ
performanceContext often performed live by Dave Matthews ⓘ
performer Dave Matthews ⓘ
recordedBy Dave Matthews ⓘ
releaseType solo release ⓘ
subjectMatter biographical vignettes ⓘ
cemeteries ⓘ
gravestones ⓘ
theme afterlife ⓘ
death ⓘ
life stories ⓘ
memory ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
vocalStyle lead vocals by Dave Matthews ⓘ
writer Dave Matthews ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Dave Matthews → notableSong → Gravedigger ⓘ
David John Matthews → notableSong → Gravedigger ⓘ
Some Devil → awardReceivedForWork → Gravedigger ⓘ
Some Devil → mainSingle → Gravedigger ⓘ