Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You
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"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" is a country song, notably recorded by Dolly Parton, about a lover assuring their partner that past relationships cannot compare to the love they share now.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You canonical | 3 |
| Old Flames (Can’t Hold a Candle to You) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18046999 — 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: Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You Context triple: [9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song), precededBy, Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You]
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A.
She Can't Love You
"She Can't Love You" is a song featured on Destiny's Child's 1999 album "The Writing's on the Wall."
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B.
“The Old Flame”
“The Old Flame” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential 1959 confessional poetry collection *Life Studies*.
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C.
Living Flame of Love
Living Flame of Love is a mystical poem and spiritual treatise by St. John of the Cross that explores the soul’s transformative union with God through the metaphor of a burning, purifying divine love.
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D.
Burning Love
"Burning Love" is a high-energy rock and roll song popularized by Elvis Presley and regarded as one of his last major hits.
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E.
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" is a 1961 pop song, best known for Elvis Presley's hit recording, written by the songwriting duo Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus.
- 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: Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You Target entity description: "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" is a country song, notably recorded by Dolly Parton, about a lover assuring their partner that past relationships cannot compare to the love they share now.
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A.
She Can't Love You
"She Can't Love You" is a song featured on Destiny's Child's 1999 album "The Writing's on the Wall."
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B.
“The Old Flame”
“The Old Flame” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential 1959 confessional poetry collection *Life Studies*.
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C.
Living Flame of Love
Living Flame of Love is a mystical poem and spiritual treatise by St. John of the Cross that explores the soul’s transformative union with God through the metaphor of a burning, purifying divine love.
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D.
Burning Love
"Burning Love" is a high-energy rock and roll song popularized by Elvis Presley and regarded as one of his last major hits.
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E.
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" is a 1961 pop song, best known for Elvis Presley's hit recording, written by the songwriting duo Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.