Tweeter

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Tweeter is a fictional character from the Traveling Wilburys’ song “Tweeter and the Monkey Man,” depicted as a small-time criminal entangled in a noir-style tale of crime and betrayal.

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Tweeter canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
song character
appearsInAlbum Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
appearsInSongByArtist Traveling Wilburys
appearsInWork Tweeter and the Monkey Man
associatedWithBandMemberPersona Wilbury persona-based storytelling
associatedWithCharacter Jan
Jan’s brother
associatedWithTheme betrayal
crime
moral ambiguity
revenge
underworld life
conflictWith the Monkey Man
countryOfOrigin United States
createdBy Bob Dylan
George Harrison
Jeff Lynne
Roy Orbison
Tom Petty
firstAppearanceYear 1988
hasCultFollowing true
hasRelationshipWith the Monkey Man
inspiredByGenre crime fiction
film noir
involvedIn criminal schemes
drug dealing
robbery
languageOfOrigin English
lyricalStyle storytelling
medium recorded music
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
narrativeGenre noir-style crime tale
partOf Traveling Wilburys narrative universe
linked to: Traveling Wilburys
portrayedAs anti-hero
outlaw
roleInStory small-time criminal
settingOfActions Mafia-influenced neighborhood
New Jersey
storyToldThrough narrative lyrics

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