Letter to Hermione

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"Letter to Hermione" is a song by David Bowie, originally released on his 1969 self-titled album and later included on the compilation "Black Radio."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
cataloguedIn David Bowie discography
composer David Bowie
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception often described as one of David Bowie's most personal early songs
genre acoustic ballad
folk rock
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
string arrangement
vocals
hasKey G major (commonly attributed)
hasNotableCoverVersion Christian Death
M. Ward
Seu Jorge
hasSubject emotional letter
reflection on past relationship
hasType album track
includedInCompilation Black Radio
inspiredBy relationship between David Bowie and Hermione Farthingale
isPartOf late-1960s David Bowie folk period
language English
lyricist David Bowie
lyricsAuthor David Bowie
musicBy David Bowie
namedAfter Hermione Farthingale
originalReleaseMedium vinyl LP
partOfAlbum David Bowie (1969 album)
Space Oddity (reissue title of 1969 David Bowie album)
performer David Bowie
producer Tony Visconti
publicationYear 1969
recordingArtist David Bowie
recordLabel Mercury Records
Philips Records
RCA Records
side Side A of David Bowie (1969 album)
tempo slow
theme breakup
lost love
nostalgia
personal relationships
vocalist David Bowie
vocalStyle intimate

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Black Radio hasPart Letter to Hermione