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Dead Skunk

"Dead Skunk" is a 1972 novelty song by Loudon Wainwright III. Released as a single in November 1972, it eventually peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 31, 1973 and appears on Wainwright's 1972 album Album III.

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Genre
Bluegrass · novelty
B-side
"Needless to Say"
Label
Columbia
Length
3:04
Producer
Thomas Jefferson Kaye
Recorded
1972

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Dead Skunk

Nodes10
Edges9
Triples21
Avg. degree1.8
Density0.2
Components1

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Dead Skunk

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related to background · 12
Dead Skunk → Although, April, Australia, Billboard Hot, Canada, Cashbox, It, March, November, Someone, The, Wainwright
Genre · 2
Dead Skunk → Bluegrass, novelty
B-side · 1
Dead Skunk → "Needless to Say"
Label · 1
Dead Skunk → Columbia
Length · 1
Dead Skunk → 3:04
Producer · 1
Dead Skunk → Thomas Jefferson Kaye
Recorded · 1
Dead Skunk → 1972
Released · 1
Dead Skunk → November 1972
Songwriter · 1
Dead Skunk → Loudon Wainwright III

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skunk 1972 chart dead wainwright iii song number released november novelty loudon single peaked 16 billboard hot 100 march 31

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dead SkunkB-side"Needless to Say"1.00infobox
Dead SkunkGenreBluegrass1.00infobox
Dead SkunkGenrenovelty1.00infobox
Dead SkunkLabelColumbia1.00infobox
Dead SkunkLength3:041.00infobox
Dead SkunkProducerThomas Jefferson Kaye1.00infobox
Dead SkunkRecorded19721.00infobox
Dead SkunkReleasedNovember 19721.00infobox
Dead SkunkSongwriterLoudon Wainwright III1.00infobox
Dead Skunkrelated to backgroundThe0.60section
Dead Skunkrelated to backgroundWainwright0.60section
Dead Skunkrelated to backgroundSomeone0.60section

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