The KKK Took My Baby Away

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"The KKK Took My Baby Away" is a punk rock song by the Ramones, known for its catchy melody and darkly humorous lyrics about a lover being taken away.

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The KKK Took My Baby Away canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Pleasant Dreams
artist Ramones
chronology Ramones songs
composer Joey Ramone
countryOfOrigin United States
genre punk rock
hasChorus repeated title line
hasCulturalContext American punk rock of the early 1980s
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
hasLength approximately 2 minutes 30 seconds
hasLyricsTheme abduction of a lover
hasLyricsTone dark humor
satire
hasMood energetic
ironic
hasNarrativePerspective first person
hasRhythm straight 4/4 beat
hasRiff distorted power chords
hasStructure verse-chorus form
hasSubgenre pop punk
hasSubject loss of a girlfriend
isInGenre rock
isPerformedBy American punk rock band Ramones
linked to: Ramones
language English
lyricist Joey Ramone
musicalKey A major
notableFor catchy melody
controversial title
darkly humorous lyrics
partOf Pleasant Dreams
performer Dee Dee Ramone
Joey Ramone
Johnny Ramone
Marky Ramone
Ramones
producer Graham Gouldman
Ramones
recordLabel Sire
Sire Records
releaseType album track
tempo fast
usesMotif kidnapping
racist organization as metaphor
vocalStyle lead vocals

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Pleasant Dreams hasPart The KKK Took My Baby Away
Weird Tales of the Ramones hasPart The KKK Took My Baby Away
Loco Live includesSong The KKK Took My Baby Away
Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology includesWork The KKK Took My Baby Away