The Riverboat Song
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"The Riverboat Song" is a 1996 Britpop/rock single by English band Ocean Colour Scene, best known for its heavy, bluesy riff and use as theme music on the TV show *TFI Friday*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Riverboat Song canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18149574 — 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 Riverboat Song Context triple: [Ocean Colour Scene, notableWork, The Riverboat Song]
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A.
Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky
"Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky" is a traditional children's clapping and elimination game song commonly chanted in playgrounds across the United States.
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B.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a long, guitar-driven rock song by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, noted for its extended jams and dark, ambiguous lyrics.
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C.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a traditional children's clapping and playground rhyme often chanted in group games.
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D.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a popular reggae song by Jamaican band Morgan Heritage, known for its smooth harmonies and socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" is a show-stopping gospel-style musical number from the 1950 Broadway musical *Guys and Dolls*, renowned for its lively rhythm and comic storytelling.
- 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 Riverboat Song Target entity description: "The Riverboat Song" is a 1996 Britpop/rock single by English band Ocean Colour Scene, best known for its heavy, bluesy riff and use as theme music on the TV show *TFI Friday*.
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A.
Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky
"Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky" is a traditional children's clapping and elimination game song commonly chanted in playgrounds across the United States.
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B.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a long, guitar-driven rock song by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, noted for its extended jams and dark, ambiguous lyrics.
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C.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a popular reggae song by Jamaican band Morgan Heritage, known for its smooth harmonies and socially conscious lyrics.
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D.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a traditional children's clapping and playground rhyme often chanted in group games.
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E.
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" is a show-stopping gospel-style musical number from the 1950 Broadway musical *Guys and Dolls*, renowned for its lively rhythm and comic storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.