song "Coward of the County"
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"Coward of the County" is a 1979 country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a peaceful man forced to confront a violent local gang known as the Gatlin Boys after they assault his beloved.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| song "Coward of the County" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4263237 — 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: song "Coward of the County" Context triple: [The Gatlin Boys, fictionalUniverse, song "Coward of the County"]
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A.
song "London Town"
"London Town" is a popular afrobeats track by Nigerian artist Mr Eazi that blends laid-back rhythms with his signature melodic style.
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B.
song "Stone Crazy"
"Stone Crazy" is a renowned electric blues song by guitarist and singer Buddy Guy, celebrated for its intense guitar work and emotional vocal delivery.
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C.
song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" is a song by U2, featuring lyrics adapted from Salman Rushdie’s novel of the same name and first released on the soundtrack to the film "The Million Dollar Hotel."
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D.
the ballad "Chevy Chase"
The ballad "Chevy Chase" is a famous English narrative song that recounts a bloody hunting feud between English and Scottish nobles, reflecting the border warfare and chivalric culture of medieval Britain.
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E.
song "Three Coins in the Fountain"
"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a popular 1954 song, introduced in the film of the same name, that romanticizes the tradition of tossing coins into Rome’s Trevi Fountain for luck in love.
- 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: song "Coward of the County" Target entity description: "Coward of the County" is a 1979 country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a peaceful man forced to confront a violent local gang known as the Gatlin Boys after they assault his beloved.
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A.
song "London Town"
"London Town" is a popular afrobeats track by Nigerian artist Mr Eazi that blends laid-back rhythms with his signature melodic style.
-
B.
song "Stone Crazy"
"Stone Crazy" is a renowned electric blues song by guitarist and singer Buddy Guy, celebrated for its intense guitar work and emotional vocal delivery.
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C.
song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" is a song by U2, featuring lyrics adapted from Salman Rushdie’s novel of the same name and first released on the soundtrack to the film "The Million Dollar Hotel."
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D.
the ballad "Chevy Chase"
The ballad "Chevy Chase" is a famous English narrative song that recounts a bloody hunting feud between English and Scottish nobles, reflecting the border warfare and chivalric culture of medieval Britain.
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E.
song "Three Coins in the Fountain"
"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a popular 1954 song, introduced in the film of the same name, that romanticizes the tradition of tossing coins into Rome’s Trevi Fountain for luck in love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Kenny ⓘ |
| antagonist |
the Gatlin Boys
ⓘ
linked to:
The Gatlin Brothers
|
| associatedAct | Kenny Rogers ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10
ⓘ
Billboard Hot Country Singles number 1 ⓘ Canadian RPM Country Tracks number 1 ⓘ Irish Singles Chart number 1 ⓘ UK Singles Chart number 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBySingle |
Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer
ⓘ
linked to:
Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
|
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Coward of the County (1981 television film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Coward of the County
|
| hasBside | I Want to Make You Smile ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Becky
ⓘ
Tommy ⓘ the Gatlin Boys ⓘ
linked to:
The Gatlin Brothers
|
| hasChorusLine | Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man ⓘ |
| hasMoral | Avoiding violence is virtuous, but there are times when one must fight to protect loved ones and uphold justice. ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no traditional promotional video; associated with later TV film adaptation ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Coward of the County (1981 television film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Coward of the County
|
| labelCatalogNumber |
United Artists UA-X1349-Y
ⓘ
linked to:
United Artists
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Becky ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Tommy ⓘ |
| musicalKey | G major (commonly cited performance key) ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
family honor
ⓘ
masculinity ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ revenge ⓘ sexual assault ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Kenny ⓘ |
| performer | Kenny Rogers ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A peaceful man named Tommy, known as a coward for avoiding fights, is forced to confront the Gatlin Boys after they assault his beloved Becky. ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | You Decorated My Life ⓘ |
| producer | Larry Butler ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | United Artists Records ⓘ |
| side | A-side of single release ⓘ |
| tempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Kenny Rogers ⓘ |
| writer |
Billy Edd Wheeler
ⓘ
Roger Bowling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: song "Coward of the County" Description of subject: "Coward of the County" is a 1979 country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a peaceful man forced to confront a violent local gang known as the Gatlin Boys after they assault his beloved.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Gatlin Boys (fictional antagonists in lyrics)