Sailing to Philadelphia

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"Sailing to Philadelphia" is a folk-rock song by Mark Knopfler, featuring James Taylor, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s novel *Mason & Dixon* and reflecting on the experiences of the historical surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
about Charles Mason ⓘ
Jeremiah Dixon ⓘ
composer Mark Knopfler ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuredArtist James Taylor ⓘ
genre folk rock ⓘ
hasGuestVocalist James Taylor ⓘ
hasLyricsPerspective contrasting viewpoints of Mason and Dixon ⓘ
hasMainVocalist Mark Knopfler ⓘ
hasSubject British surveyors in America ⓘ
colonial America ⓘ
linked to: Colonial America
hasTitleTrackOf Sailing to Philadelphia (album) ⓘ
inspiredBy Mason & Dixon ⓘ
Thomas Pynchon ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Mark Knopfler ⓘ
musicalStyle guitar-driven ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
partOfAlbum Sailing to Philadelphia (album) ⓘ
performer Mark Knopfler ⓘ
producer Mark Knopfler ⓘ
recordedBy Mark Knopfler ⓘ
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
refersTo Mason–Dixon line ⓘ
linked to: Mason–Dixon Line
releaseYear 2000 ⓘ
setInPeriod 18th century ⓘ
theme emigration ⓘ
exploration ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
identity ⓘ
surveying ⓘ
vocalStyle duet ⓘ
workType studio recording ⓘ

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October Road → hasTrack → Sailing to Philadelphia ⓘ
Golden Heart → followedBy → Sailing to Philadelphia ⓘ
subject linked to: solo album "Golden Heart"
Sailing to Philadelphia → titleTrack → Sailing to Philadelphia ⓘ
Sailing to Philadelphia → includesSong → Sailing to Philadelphia ⓘ
Sailing to Philadelphia → partOfAlbum → Sailing to Philadelphia (album) ⓘ
linked to: Sailing to Philadelphia
Sailing to Philadelphia → hasTitleTrackOf → Sailing to Philadelphia (album) ⓘ
linked to: Sailing to Philadelphia