City of New Orleans (song)
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"City of New Orleans" is a folk-country song written by Steve Goodman and popularized by Arlo Guthrie, nostalgically depicting a train journey through the American Midwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| City of New Orleans (song) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22752051 — 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: City of New Orleans (song) Context triple: [City of New Orleans, popularCultureWork, City of New Orleans (song)]
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A.
Year Down in New Orleans
"Year Down in New Orleans" is a song featured on Nanci Griffith's acclaimed folk-country album "Once in a Very Blue Moon."
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B.
Down in New Orleans
"Down in New Orleans" is a jazz-influenced opening song from Disney’s animated film *The Princess and the Frog*, introducing the vibrant setting of New Orleans and the character of Tiana.
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C.
Songs of New Orleans
"Songs of New Orleans" is an album by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band that showcases traditional New Orleans jazz standards and the city's rich musical heritage.
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D.
Uptown New Orleans
Uptown New Orleans is a historic, largely residential area of New Orleans known for its oak-lined streets, grand 19th-century homes, universities, and vibrant commercial corridors along the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line.
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E.
Canal Street Blues
"Canal Street Blues" is a classic early jazz composition recorded in 1923 by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, renowned as one of the foundational works of New Orleans jazz.
- 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: City of New Orleans (song) Target entity description: "City of New Orleans" is a folk-country song written by Steve Goodman and popularized by Arlo Guthrie, nostalgically depicting a train journey through the American Midwest.
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A.
Year Down in New Orleans
"Year Down in New Orleans" is a song featured on Nanci Griffith's acclaimed folk-country album "Once in a Very Blue Moon."
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B.
Down in New Orleans
"Down in New Orleans" is a jazz-influenced opening song from Disney’s animated film *The Princess and the Frog*, introducing the vibrant setting of New Orleans and the character of Tiana.
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C.
Songs of New Orleans
"Songs of New Orleans" is an album by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band that showcases traditional New Orleans jazz standards and the city's rich musical heritage.
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D.
Uptown New Orleans
Uptown New Orleans is a historic, largely residential area of New Orleans known for its oak-lined streets, grand 19th-century homes, universities, and vibrant commercial corridors along the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line.
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E.
Canal Street Blues
"Canal Street Blues" is a classic early jazz composition recorded in 1923 by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, renowned as one of the foundational works of New Orleans jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.