Hard Times Come Again No More
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"Hard Times Come Again No More" is a 19th-century American parlor song by Stephen Foster that has become a widely recorded folk standard lamenting hardship and pleading for better times.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hard Times Come Again No More canonical | 2 |
| Hard times, come again no more | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1525042 — 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: Hard Times Come Again No More Context triple: [Appalachian Journey, hasTrack, Hard Times Come Again No More]
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A.
Beauty of Labour
Beauty of Labour was a Nazi-era organization focused on improving workplace conditions and promoting the aesthetic and social ideals of labor within the Third Reich.
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B.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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C.
L'Extinction du paupérisme
L'Extinction du paupérisme is a political and social treatise proposing measures to eliminate poverty in 19th-century France.
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D.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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E.
The Seven Good Years
The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
- 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: Hard Times Come Again No More Target entity description: "Hard Times Come Again No More" is a 19th-century American parlor song by Stephen Foster that has become a widely recorded folk standard lamenting hardship and pleading for better times.
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A.
Beauty of Labour
Beauty of Labour was a Nazi-era organization focused on improving workplace conditions and promoting the aesthetic and social ideals of labor within the Third Reich.
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B.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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C.
L'Extinction du paupérisme
L'Extinction du paupérisme is a political and social treatise proposing measures to eliminate poverty in 19th-century France.
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D.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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E.
The Seven Good Years
The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk standard
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parlor song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| century | 19th century ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Foster ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1850s ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk music
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folk ⓘ parlor song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
expression of empathy for the poor
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symbol of resilience in hard times ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later American folk and popular songs about hardship ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
André Rieu
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Bob Dylan ⓘ Bruce Springsteen ⓘ Dolly Parton ⓘ Emmylou Harris ⓘ James Taylor ⓘ Jennifer Warnes ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Kate & Anna McGarrigle ⓘ Mary Black ⓘ Mavis Staples ⓘ Nanci Griffith ⓘ Stephen Foster and Friends (various artists) ⓘ The Chieftains ⓘ Thomas Hampson ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLine | Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count its many tears ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
American Civil War era repertoire
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American folk revival ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedAt |
concerts focusing on Stephen Foster
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folk music festivals ⓘ |
| isStandard | folk standard ⓘ |
| isWidelyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricForm | lament ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Foster ⓘ |
| originalMedium | parlor song ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| refrain |
Hard Times Come Again No More
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hard times, come again no more
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| subjectMatter |
social inequality
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suffering of the poor ⓘ |
| theme |
compassion
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hardship ⓘ hope for better times ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Hard Times Come Again No More Description of subject: "Hard Times Come Again No More" is a 19th-century American parlor song by Stephen Foster that has become a widely recorded folk standard lamenting hardship and pleading for better times.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Appalachian Journey
this entity surface form:
Hard times, come again no more