Wasn’t Born to Follow
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"Wasn’t Born to Follow" is a 1960s pop song written by Gerry Goffin (with Carole King) that became known through its recording by The Byrds and its inclusion in the film Easy Rider.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wasn’t Born to Follow canonical | 5 |
| I Wasn’t Born to Follow | 2 |
| Wasn't Born to Follow | 1 |
| Wasn’t Born To Follow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2876590 — 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: Wasn’t Born to Follow Context triple: [Gerry Goffin, notableWork, Wasn’t Born to Follow]
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A.
I Will Follow
"I Will Follow" is a song by the Irish rock band U2, known as one of their early signature tracks.
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B.
And Still
"And Still" is a reflective, emotionally charged song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its atmospheric production and introspective lyrics.
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C.
I Came By
I Came By is a 2022 British thriller film about a young graffiti artist who uncovers a dark secret in a judge’s home, starring George MacKay and Hugh Bonneville.
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D.
I Ain’t the Same
"I Ain’t the Same" is a soulful, blues-infused rock song by Alabama Shakes, showcasing Brittany Howard’s powerful vocals and the band’s gritty, retro-inspired sound.
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E.
Born and Raised
Born and Raised is a folk- and country-influenced studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mayer, noted for its introspective lyrics and rootsy, vintage sound.
- 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: Wasn’t Born to Follow Target entity description: "Wasn’t Born to Follow" is a 1960s pop song written by Gerry Goffin (with Carole King) that became known through its recording by The Byrds and its inclusion in the film Easy Rider.
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A.
I Will Follow
"I Will Follow" is a song by the Irish rock band U2, known as one of their early signature tracks.
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B.
And Still
"And Still" is a reflective, emotionally charged song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its atmospheric production and introspective lyrics.
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C.
I Came By
I Came By is a 2022 British thriller film about a young graffiti artist who uncovers a dark secret in a judge’s home, starring George MacKay and Hugh Bonneville.
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D.
I Ain’t the Same
"I Ain’t the Same" is a soulful, blues-infused rock song by Alabama Shakes, showcasing Brittany Howard’s powerful vocals and the band’s gritty, retro-inspired sound.
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E.
Born and Raised
Born and Raised is a folk- and country-influenced studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mayer, noted for its introspective lyrics and rootsy, vintage sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1960s pop song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wasn’t Born to Follow
ⓘ
surface form:
Wasn't Born to Follow
Wasn’t Born to Follow ⓘ
surface form:
Wasn’t Born To Follow
|
| associatedWithMovement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| composer | Carole King ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfOrigin | 1960s ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Easy Rider ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
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folk rock ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
counterculture
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freedom ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | The Notorious Byrd Brothers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Gerry Goffin ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carole King ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inclusion in the film Easy Rider
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recording by The Byrds ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | The Byrds ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Easy Rider ⓘ |
| performedBy | The Byrds ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Byrds ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| songwriter | Carole King ⓘ |
| title | Wasn’t Born to Follow self-link ⓘ |
| writer | Gerry Goffin ⓘ |
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: Wasn’t Born to Follow Description of subject: "Wasn’t Born to Follow" is a 1960s pop song written by Gerry Goffin (with Carole King) that became known through its recording by The Byrds and its inclusion in the film Easy Rider.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
I Wasn’t Born to Follow
this entity surface form:
I Wasn’t Born to Follow
this entity surface form:
Wasn’t Born To Follow
this entity surface form:
Wasn't Born to Follow