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He Was My Brother

original song written, composed, and performed by Paul Simon
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He Was My Brother

Summary

He Was My Brother is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • He Was My Brother's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • He Was My Brother's composer is recorded as Paul Simon[3].
  • He Was My Brother was performed by Paul Simon[4].
  • He Was My Brother was performed by Simon & Garfunkel[5].
  • Among the performers on He Was My Brother was Paul Simon[6].
  • He Was My Brother's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • He Was My Brother was released on 1963[8].
  • He Was My Brother's lyricist is recorded as Paul Simon[9].
  • He Was My Brother's title is recorded as He Was My Brother[10].
  • He Was My Brother's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d44786f9-f2d0-3cfb-9bd9-9bc84ed430bb[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Paul Simon[4] and Simon & Garfunkel[5].

Publication

He Was My Brother was published on 1963[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → song
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    Performer → Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon
    Title → He Was My Brother
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T7000206157, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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