Back on the Chain Gang
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"Back on the Chain Gang" is a 1982 rock song by The Pretenders, known for its poignant lyrics about loss and resilience and its distinctive jangly guitar riff.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Back on the Chain Gang canonical | 2 |
| song "Back on the Chain Gang" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23492468 — 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: Back on the Chain Gang Context triple: [The Pretenders, notableWork, Back on the Chain Gang]
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A.
There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang
"There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang" is a country song best known for Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings’ 1978 duet about prison life and hard-earned regret.
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B.
The Chain Gang
The Chain Gang is a 1930 Walt Disney animated short film best known for introducing Pluto, Mickey Mouse’s beloved pet dog.
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C.
Prison Blues
Prison Blues is a component or segment of the larger work "Outrider," likely representing a distinct chapter, track, or section within that creative project.
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D.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film, based on a true story, that exposed the brutal realities of Southern chain gangs and became a landmark in socially conscious cinema.
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E.
I’m Goin’ Down
"I'm Goin' Down" is a song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 1984 album *Born in the U.S.A.*.
- 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: Back on the Chain Gang Target entity description: "Back on the Chain Gang" is a 1982 rock song by The Pretenders, known for its poignant lyrics about loss and resilience and its distinctive jangly guitar riff.
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A.
There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang
"There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang" is a country song best known for Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings’ 1978 duet about prison life and hard-earned regret.
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B.
The Chain Gang
The Chain Gang is a 1930 Walt Disney animated short film best known for introducing Pluto, Mickey Mouse’s beloved pet dog.
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C.
Prison Blues
Prison Blues is a component or segment of the larger work "Outrider," likely representing a distinct chapter, track, or section within that creative project.
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D.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film, based on a true story, that exposed the brutal realities of Southern chain gangs and became a landmark in socially conscious cinema.
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E.
I’m Goin’ Down
"I'm Goin' Down" is a song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 1984 album *Born in the U.S.A.*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Back on the Chain Gang