First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
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"First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin" is the iconic, ominous refrain from Leonard Cohen’s song “First We Take Manhattan,” symbolizing a darkly ambitious, quasi-political conquest.
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| First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18174322 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin Context triple: [First We Take Manhattan, hasNotableLyric, First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin]
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On to Berlin
"On to Berlin" is a World War II memoir by U.S. Army General James M. Gavin recounting his experiences leading airborne forces in the European theater.
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B.
New Berlin
New Berlin is a small village in Sangamon County, Illinois, located near Springfield and known for its rural Midwestern character.
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C.
New Berlin
New Berlin is a suburban city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, located just west of Milwaukee and known for its residential communities and light industry.
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D.
Berlin, New York
Berlin, New York is a small rural town in eastern upstate New York, situated in the Taconic Mountains near the Massachusetts and Vermont borders.
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E.
Miles in Berlin
Miles in Berlin is a live jazz album by Miles Davis, notable for featuring one of the earliest recordings of his “second great quintet” during a 1964 performance in Berlin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin Target entity description: "First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin" is the iconic, ominous refrain from Leonard Cohen’s song “First We Take Manhattan,” symbolizing a darkly ambitious, quasi-political conquest.
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A.
On to Berlin
"On to Berlin" is a World War II memoir by U.S. Army General James M. Gavin recounting his experiences leading airborne forces in the European theater.
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B.
New Berlin
New Berlin is a small village in Sangamon County, Illinois, located near Springfield and known for its rural Midwestern character.
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C.
New Berlin
New Berlin is a suburban city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, located just west of Milwaukee and known for its residential communities and light industry.
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D.
Berlin, New York
Berlin, New York is a small rural town in eastern upstate New York, situated in the Taconic Mountains near the Massachusetts and Vermont borders.
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E.
Miles in Berlin
Miles in Berlin is a live jazz album by Miles Davis, notable for featuring one of the earliest recordings of his “second great quintet” during a 1964 performance in Berlin.
- F. None of above. chosen
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