Paradise

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"Paradise" is a folk-country song by John Prine that poignantly reflects on environmental destruction and the loss of his Kentucky hometown to coal mining.

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instanceOf song
about Paradise, Kentucky
environmental impact of coal industry
strip mining
composer John Prine
countryOfOrigin United States
firstReleaseDate 1971
genre country
folk
hasLyricsLine And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
Daddy, won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away
Then the coal company came with the world’s largest shovel
Well, sometimes we’d travel right down the Green River
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Avett Brothers
linked to: The Avett Brothers

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linked to: The Chieftains

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inspiredBy John Prine’s family visits to Paradise, Kentucky
language English
lyricist John Prine
narrativeLocation Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
originallyPublishedIn John Prine (album)
partOf John Prine (1971 debut album)
performer John Prine
recordLabel Atlantic Records
refersTo Green River
Peabody Coal Company
theme coal mining
environmental destruction
loss of hometown

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John Prine notableWork Paradise