The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:song
gptkbp:album gptkb:Nonsuch
Skylarking
gptkbp:artist gptkb:XTC
gptkbp:artistic_influence baroque pop
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:XTC
gptkbp:associated_artist gptkb:XTC
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Halloween
gptkbp:b-side " Books Are Burning"
gptkbp:chart_position gptkb:UK_Singles_Chart
#1 in Canada
gptkbp:cover_version gptkb:The_Beautiful_South
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired parodies
gptkbp:era 1970s rock
gptkbp:featured_in gptkb:TV_shows
Film: ' Peter's Friends'
gptkbp:film_appearance gptkb:The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ
gptkbp:genre gptkb:rock
gptkbp:historical_legacy gptkb:counterculture_movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
gptkbp:influence political commentary
gptkbp:influenced later artists
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:The_Kinks
gptkb:punk_rock
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:The_Kinks
gptkb:The_Beatles
gptkbp:influences British pop music
gptkbp:inspiration Peter Pumpkinhead character
gptkbp:inspired_by Peter Pumpkinhead character
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:bass_guitar
gptkb:keyboard
gptkb:guitar
drums
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:British_Invasion
gptkbp:label gptkb:Geffen_Records
gptkbp:length 3:38
3 minutes 38 seconds
gptkbp:live_performance XTC live concerts
XTC concerts
gptkbp:lyrical_themes social issues
social commentary
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:Andy_Partridge
gptkbp:music_genre alternative rock
gptkbp:music_style new wave
alternative rock
verse-chorus form
gptkbp:music_video gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:music_video_director gptkb:Drew_Stone
Drew Carolan
gptkbp:national_holiday gptkb:Thanksgiving
gptkbp:notable_cover The Beautiful South version
gptkbp:notable_event XTC reunion concert
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Live_Aid
gptkbp:notable_song Peter Pumpkinhead came to town.
" He was a man, he was a pumpkin"
gptkbp:notable_themes redemption
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:XTC
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Todd_Rundgren
gptkb:Paul_Fox
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Geffen_Records
gptkbp:recorded_in gptkb:1985
gptkbp:recording_location The Townhouse Studios
gptkbp:related_character gptkb:Peter_Pumpkinhead
gptkbp:related_concept gptkb:folklore
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1986
gptkb:1992
gptkbp:released_as_single gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:song Dear God
gptkbp:songwriters gptkb:Colin_Moulding
gptkbp:studio gptkb:The_Village_Recorder
gptkbp:theme gptkb:satire
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Andy_Partridge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:XTC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6