The Impossible Dream (The Quest)

E418281

show tune song

"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" is the inspirational signature song from the musical *Man of La Mancha*, expressing Don Quixote’s idealistic pursuit of noble but seemingly unattainable goals.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
The Impossible Dream	6
The Impossible Dream (The Quest) canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167917 — 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: The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
Context triple: [Man of La Mancha, hasSong, The Impossible Dream (The Quest)]

A. Impossible Dream
"Impossible Dream" is the inspirational nickname given to the 1967 Boston Red Sox season, symbolizing their unexpected and dramatic rise from mediocrity to American League champions.
B. Once Upon a Dream
"Once Upon a Dream" is a romantic waltz-style song from Disney's animated film "Sleeping Beauty," adapted from Tchaikovsky's ballet music and now considered one of the studio's classic princess ballads.
C. Miracle
Miracle is a 2004 sports drama film depicting the U.S. men's ice hockey team's underdog victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
D. It’s a Dream Come True
"It’s a Dream Come True" is a song by the rock band Spirit, known for their eclectic blend of psychedelic rock, jazz, and progressive influences.
E. Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky is a biographical account of British World War II flying ace Douglas Bader, focusing on his overcoming disability to become a celebrated fighter pilot.
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: The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
Target entity description: "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" is the inspirational signature song from the musical *Man of La Mancha*, expressing Don Quixote’s idealistic pursuit of noble but seemingly unattainable goals.

A. Impossible Dream
"Impossible Dream" is the inspirational nickname given to the 1967 Boston Red Sox season, symbolizing their unexpected and dramatic rise from mediocrity to American League champions.
B. Once Upon a Dream
"Once Upon a Dream" is a romantic waltz-style song from Disney's animated film "Sleeping Beauty," adapted from Tchaikovsky's ballet music and now considered one of the studio's classic princess ballads.
C. Miracle
Miracle is a 2004 sports drama film depicting the U.S. men's ice hockey team's underdog victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
D. It’s a Dream Come True
"It’s a Dream Come True" is a song by the rock band Spirit, known for their eclectic blend of psychedelic rock, jazz, and progressive influences.
E. Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky is a biographical account of British World War II flying ace Douglas Bader, focusing on his overcoming disability to become a celebrated fighter pilot.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	show tune ⓘ song ⓘ
associatedConcept	chivalry ⓘ moral courage ⓘ persistence ⓘ
associatedWith	1960s American musical theatre ⓘ Broadway musical ⓘ Man of La Mancha (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnCharacter	Don Quixote ⓘ
composer	Mitch Leigh ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalImpact	widely recognized inspirational standard ⓘ
describedAs	inspirational song ⓘ signature song of Man of La Mancha ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn	Man of La Mancha (original stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ
fromWork	Man of La Mancha NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	musical theatre song ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasSubject	a man striving for impossible ideals ⓘ
inspiredBy	Don Quixote ⓘ surface form: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
language	English ⓘ
lyricExcerpt	No matter how hopeless, no matter how far ⓘ This is my quest, to follow that star ⓘ To be willing to march into Hell for a heavenly cause ⓘ To bear with unbearable sorrow ⓘ To dream the impossible dream ⓘ To fight the unbeatable foe ⓘ To run where the brave dare not go ⓘ
lyricist	Joe Darion ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person declaration of a quest ⓘ
notableCoverArtist	Andy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ Luther Vandross ⓘ Shirley Bassey ⓘ Tom Jones ⓘ
originalPerformer	Richard Kiley NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Man of La Mancha NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortTitle	The Impossible Dream (The Quest) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Impossible Dream
sungByCharacter	Don Quixote ⓘ surface form: Don Quixote de la Mancha
theme	heroic quest ⓘ idealism ⓘ pursuit of noble goals ⓘ unattainable dreams ⓘ
title	The Impossible Dream (The Quest) self-link ⓘ
usedAs	anthem of perseverance ⓘ
usedIn	concert performances ⓘ stage musical productions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Man of La Mancha → hasSong → The Impossible Dream (The Quest) ⓘ

song "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" → title → The Impossible Dream (The Quest) ⓘ

subject surface form: The Impossible Dream (The Quest)

song "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" → shortTitle → The Impossible Dream (The Quest) ⓘ

subject surface form: The Impossible Dream (The Quest)