It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q4355197
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It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

Summary

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's composer is recorded as Bob Dylan[4].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's genre is blues rock[5].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry was performed by Bob Dylan[6].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry was performed by Leon Russell[7].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry is part of Highway 61 Revisited[8].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's lyricist is recorded as Bob Dylan[10].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry'}[11].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's derivative work is recorded as Allting syns på svart[12].
  • It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bd4d1773-1891-30fd-8329-b0fb008a0dde[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bob Dylan[6] and Leon Russell[7].

Publication

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is blues rock[5]. It is part of Highway 61 Revisited[8].

Why It Matters

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/it-takes-a-lot-to-laugh-it-takes-a-train-to-cry
MLA “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/it-takes-a-lot-to-laugh-it-takes-a-train-to-cry.
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  1. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name English
    Performer Bob Dylan, Leon Russell
    Form of creative work song
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