The Black Angel's Death Song

Summary

The Black Angel's Death Song is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Black Angel's Death Song's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• The Black Angel's Death Song's composer is recorded as Lou Reed^[4].
• The Black Angel's Death Song's composer is recorded as John Cale^[5].
• The Black Angel's Death Song was performed by The Velvet Underground^[6].
• The Black Angel's Death Song's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• The Black Angel's Death Song was released on 1967^[8].
• The Black Angel's Death Song's lyricist is recorded as Lou Reed^[9].
• The Black Angel's Death Song's lyricist is recorded as John Cale^[10].
• The Black Angel's Death Song's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The Black Angel's Death Song"}^[11].
• The Black Angel's Death Song's form of creative work is recorded as song^[12].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[13]

• MusicBrainz ID: e122557b-dc04-3bb2-b797-92bb5b18230a^[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Black Angel's Death Song was The Velvet Underground^[6].

Publication

The Black Angel's Death Song was published on 1967^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].

Why It Matters

The Black Angel's Death Song ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]