My Grandfather's Clock

Summary

My Grandfather's Clock is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• My Grandfather's Clock's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• My Grandfather's Clock's composer is recorded as Henry Clay Work^[4].
• My Grandfather's Clock's genre is popular music^[5].
• Among the performers on My Grandfather's Clock was Henry Clay Work^[6].
• My Grandfather's Clock's depicts is recorded as timepiece^[7].
• My Grandfather's Clock's depicts is recorded as elderly people^[8].
• My Grandfather's Clock is part of Life Is...^[9].
• My Grandfather's Clock's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• My Grandfather's Clock's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• My Grandfather's Clock was released on August 28, 2002^[12].
• My Grandfather's Clock's lyricist is recorded as Henry Clay Work^[13].
• My Grandfather's Clock's main subject is timepiece^[14].
• My Grandfather's Clock's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Grandfather's Clock"}^[15].
• My Grandfather's Clock's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf"}^[16].
• My Grandfather's Clock's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When the old man died.'}^[17].
• My Grandfather's Clock's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[18].
• My Grandfather's Clock's form of creative work is recorded as song^[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6f62f99a-ba29-4c61-bdc0-954417223719^[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on My Grandfather's Clock was Henry Clay Work^[6].

Publication

My Grandfather's Clock was published on August 28, 2002^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is popular music^[5]. It is part of Life Is...^[9].

Subject and Themes

My Grandfather's Clock's main subject is timepiece^[14].

Why It Matters

My Grandfather's Clock ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]