Bess, You Is My Woman Now
E270199
"Bess, You Is My Woman Now" is a famous love duet from George Gershwin's opera *Porgy and Bess*, celebrated as one of its most lyrical and enduring songs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bess, You Is My Woman Now canonical | 1 |
| “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2479570 — 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: Bess, You Is My Woman Now Context triple: [Porgy and Bess, notableSong, Bess, You Is My Woman Now]
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A.
I Got a Woman
"I Got a Woman" is a pioneering 1954 rhythm and blues song by Ray Charles that helped lay the foundation for soul music by blending gospel influences with secular lyrics.
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B.
Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)
"Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" is a 1970 soul song by the Chi-Lites, best known today as the source of the prominent horn sample in Beyoncé’s hit "Crazy in Love."
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C.
Here Comes My Man
"Here Comes My Man" is a melodic, emotionally charged rock song by American band The Gaslight Anthem, known for its Springsteen-influenced sound and themes of love, resilience, and heartache.
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D.
Isn't She Lovely
"Isn't She Lovely" is a popular 1976 soul and R&B song by Stevie Wonder, celebrated for its joyful tribute to his newborn daughter and its distinctive harmonica and vocal performances.
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E.
Sweet Music Man
"Sweet Music Man" is a country ballad written and originally recorded by Kenny Rogers, known for its reflective lyrics about the struggles of a fading music star.
- 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: Bess, You Is My Woman Now Target entity description: "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" is a famous love duet from George Gershwin's opera *Porgy and Bess*, celebrated as one of its most lyrical and enduring songs.
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A.
I Got a Woman
"I Got a Woman" is a pioneering 1954 rhythm and blues song by Ray Charles that helped lay the foundation for soul music by blending gospel influences with secular lyrics.
-
B.
Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)
"Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" is a 1970 soul song by the Chi-Lites, best known today as the source of the prominent horn sample in Beyoncé’s hit "Crazy in Love."
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C.
Here Comes My Man
"Here Comes My Man" is a melodic, emotionally charged rock song by American band The Gaslight Anthem, known for its Springsteen-influenced sound and themes of love, resilience, and heartache.
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D.
Isn't She Lovely
"Isn't She Lovely" is a popular 1976 soul and R&B song by Stevie Wonder, celebrated for its joyful tribute to his newborn daughter and its distinctive harmonica and vocal performances.
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E.
Sweet Music Man
"Sweet Music Man" is a country ballad written and originally recorded by Kenny Rogers, known for its reflective lyrics about the struggles of a fading music star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duet
ⓘ
opera aria ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Bess
ⓘ
Porgy ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward ⓘ |
| composer | George Gershwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
enduring
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| genre |
American opera
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | African American Vernacular English ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
DuBose Heyward
ⓘ
Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| lyricsBy |
DuBose Heyward
ⓘ
Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Gershwin ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | love duet ⓘ |
| notableFor | expression of mutual love between Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage opera ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| performerInFiction |
Bess
ⓘ
Porgy ⓘ |
| settingInFiction | Catfish Row ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Bess, You Is My Woman Now Description of subject: "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" is a famous love duet from George Gershwin's opera *Porgy and Bess*, celebrated as one of its most lyrical and enduring songs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“Bess, You Is My Woman Now”