The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)

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single song

"The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" is a 1976 Rod Stewart song, presented as a two-part narrative ballad, that poignantly tells the story of a gay friend’s life and tragic death.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) canonical	3
The Killing of Georgie (Part I)	1
The Killing of Georgie (Part II)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12815054 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)
Context triple: [Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright), precededBySingle, The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)]

A. The Killing of Sister George
The Killing of Sister George is a 1968 dark comedy-drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, known for its controversial and groundbreaking depiction of lesbian relationships and the decline of a television actress.
B. Killinggänget
Killinggänget is a Swedish comedy group known for its influential TV shows and films that blend dark humor with social satire.
C. Murder in Georgetown
"Murder in Georgetown" is a crime novel set in the Capital Crimes series, following a politically charged murder investigation in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood.
D. The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings is a 1971 American crime drama film loosely based on the real-life serial killer Charles Schmid, focusing on a manipulative drifter who preys on disaffected teenagers.
E. Darkley killings
The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)
Target entity description: "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" is a 1976 Rod Stewart song, presented as a two-part narrative ballad, that poignantly tells the story of a gay friend’s life and tragic death.

A. The Killing of Sister George
The Killing of Sister George is a 1968 dark comedy-drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, known for its controversial and groundbreaking depiction of lesbian relationships and the decline of a television actress.
B. Killinggänget
Killinggänget is a Swedish comedy group known for its influential TV shows and films that blend dark humor with social satire.
C. Murder in Georgetown
"Murder in Georgetown" is a crime novel set in the Capital Crimes series, following a politically charged murder investigation in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood.
D. The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings is a 1971 American crime drama film loosely based on the real-life serial killer Charles Schmid, focusing on a manipulative drifter who preys on disaffected teenagers.
E. Darkley killings
The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	A Night on the Town ⓘ
artist	Rod Stewart ⓘ
bSide	Fool for You ⓘ
chartPerformance	UK Singles Chart top 40 hit ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit ⓘ linked to: U.S. Billboard Hot 100
composer	Rod Stewart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
decade	1970s ⓘ
format	7-inch single ⓘ
genre	narrative ballad ⓘ rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ
hasNarrator	first-person friend of Georgie ⓘ
hasPart	The Killing of Georgie (Part I) ⓘ linked to: The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) The Killing of Georgie (Part II) ⓘ linked to: The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)
includedIn	Rod Stewart discography ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	6:28 ⓘ approximately six and a half minutes ⓘ
lyricist	Rod Stewart ⓘ
narrativeTheme	friendship ⓘ hate crime ⓘ homophobia ⓘ life of a gay friend ⓘ murder ⓘ tragedy ⓘ
notableFor	early mainstream pop/rock song dealing sympathetically with a gay protagonist ⓘ
partIIStyle	more reflective, instrumental-leaning coda ⓘ
partIStyle	narrative ballad ⓘ
partOf	A Night on the Town ⓘ
performer	Rod Stewart ⓘ
producer	Rod Stewart ⓘ Tom Dowd ⓘ
recordedIn	1976 ⓘ
recordLabel	Riva Records ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
releaseDate	1976-05-28 ⓘ
releaseYear	1976 ⓘ
side	A-side ⓘ
structure	two-part song ⓘ
subject	gay man ⓘ
tellsStoryOf	Georgie ⓘ
trackPositionOnAlbum	side two, tracks 1 and 2 (UK LP) ⓘ
vocalist	Rod Stewart ⓘ
writer	Rod Stewart ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) → precededBySingle → The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) ⓘ

A Night on the Town → hasPart → The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) ⓘ

A Night on the Town → includesSingle → The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) ⓘ

The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) → hasPart → The Killing of Georgie (Part I) ⓘ

linked to: The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)

The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) → hasPart → The Killing of Georgie (Part II) ⓘ