Ground Control to Major Tom
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"Ground Control to Major Tom" is the iconic opening line and recurring refrain from David Bowie's song "Space Oddity," introducing the fictional astronaut Major Tom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ground Control to Major Tom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18146212 — 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: Ground Control to Major Tom Context triple: [Space Oddity, notableLine, Ground Control to Major Tom]
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A.
Spaceman
"Spaceman" is a synth-driven alternative rock song by The Killers, known for its cosmic themes and energetic, anthemic sound.
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B.
Spaceman
Spaceman is a science fiction comic series written by Brian Azzarello that follows a genetically engineered former astronaut navigating a dystopian future.
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C.
Spaceman
Spaceman is a music producer and member of the hip-hop collective and production group Internet Money, known for crafting melodic, trap-influenced beats.
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D.
Fly Me to the Moon
"Fly Me to the Moon" is a classic jazz standard, most famously performed by Frank Sinatra, that became closely associated with the early era of space exploration.
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E.
Eight Miles High
"Eight Miles High" is a pioneering 1966 psychedelic rock song by the Byrds, co-written by Gene Clark, often cited as one of the first psychedelic singles in popular music.
- 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: Ground Control to Major Tom Target entity description: "Ground Control to Major Tom" is the iconic opening line and recurring refrain from David Bowie's song "Space Oddity," introducing the fictional astronaut Major Tom.
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A.
Spaceman
"Spaceman" is a synth-driven alternative rock song by The Killers, known for its cosmic themes and energetic, anthemic sound.
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B.
Spaceman
Spaceman is a science fiction comic series written by Brian Azzarello that follows a genetically engineered former astronaut navigating a dystopian future.
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C.
Spaceman
Spaceman is a music producer and member of the hip-hop collective and production group Internet Money, known for crafting melodic, trap-influenced beats.
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D.
Fly Me to the Moon
"Fly Me to the Moon" is a classic jazz standard, most famously performed by Frank Sinatra, that became closely associated with the early era of space exploration.
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E.
Eight Miles High
"Eight Miles High" is a pioneering 1966 psychedelic rock song by the Byrds, co-written by Gene Clark, often cited as one of the first psychedelic singles in popular music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.