Dirty Old Town

Summary

Dirty Old Town is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (923 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dirty Old Town's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Dirty Old Town's composer is recorded as Ewan MacColl^[4].
• Dirty Old Town's genre is traditional folk music^[5].
• Dirty Old Town was performed by Ewan MacColl^[6].
• Dirty Old Town's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• 1949 marks the founding of Dirty Old Town^[8].
• Dirty Old Town was published on 1968^[9].
• Dirty Old Town's lyricist is recorded as Ewan MacColl^[10].
• Dirty Old Town's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dirty Old Town'}^[11].
• Dirty Old Town's form of creative work is recorded as song^[12].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[13]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, celtic, folk rock, punk, rock^[14]

• Community tags: alternative rock, celtic, folk rock, punk, rock^[15]

• MusicBrainz ID: 49ce97e6-2ec5-3812-a585-35a65eee42dd^[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dirty Old Town was performed by Ewan MacColl^[6].

Publication

Dirty Old Town was published on 1968^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[7]. Its genre is traditional folk music^[5].

Why It Matters

Dirty Old Town ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (923 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17]