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Masters of War

song written and composed by Bob Dylan to the tune of "Nottamun Town", originally recorded by Bob Dylan and released in 1963
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Masters of War

Summary

Masters of War is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Masters of War's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Masters of War's composer is recorded as Bob Dylan[4].
  • Masters of War's genre is popular music[5].
  • Masters of War was performed by Bob Dylan[6].
  • Masters of War is part of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan[7].
  • Masters of War's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Masters of War was published on January 1, 1963[9].
  • Masters of War's lyricist is recorded as Bob Dylan[10].
  • Masters of War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Masters of War'}[11].
  • Masters of War's has characteristic is recorded as anti-war song[12].
  • Masters of War's has melody is recorded as Nottamun Town[13].
  • Masters of War's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 131c38ec-9606-3faf-b889-ee7238572c75[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Masters of War was Bob Dylan[6].

Publication

Masters of War was published on January 1, 1963[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is popular music[5]. It is part of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan[7].

Why It Matters

Masters of War ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Bob Dylan

References

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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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bob Dylan
    Form of creative work → song
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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