Songs from the Depression
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Songs from the Depression is a folk music album by The New Lost City Ramblers that features traditional songs reflecting the hardships and social struggles of the Great Depression era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Songs from the Depression canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4452375 — 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: Songs from the Depression Context triple: [The New Lost City Ramblers, notableAlbum, Songs from the Depression]
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A.
This Depression
"This Depression" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2012 album *Wrecking Ball*, reflecting themes of struggle, resilience, and emotional turmoil.
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B.
Radio Days
Radio Days is a nostalgic 1987 Woody Allen film that affectionately chronicles a Jewish-American family’s life in 1940s New York through the golden age of radio.
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C.
Gossip Folks
"Gossip Folks" is a hip hop single by Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris, known for its playful confrontation of rumors and its distinctive, sample-driven production.
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D.
Dirty Thirties
The Dirty Thirties refers to the devastating period of severe dust storms and agricultural collapse in the 1930s that ravaged the Great Plains of the United States and Canada during the Great Depression.
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E.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" is a famous Great Depression-era American song that poignantly captures the disillusionment and hardship of unemployed workers.
- 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: Songs from the Depression Target entity description: Songs from the Depression is a folk music album by The New Lost City Ramblers that features traditional songs reflecting the hardships and social struggles of the Great Depression era.
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A.
This Depression
"This Depression" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2012 album *Wrecking Ball*, reflecting themes of struggle, resilience, and emotional turmoil.
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B.
Radio Days
Radio Days is a nostalgic 1987 Woody Allen film that affectionately chronicles a Jewish-American family’s life in 1940s New York through the golden age of radio.
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C.
Gossip Folks
"Gossip Folks" is a hip hop single by Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris, known for its playful confrontation of rumors and its distinctive, sample-driven production.
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D.
Dirty Thirties
The Dirty Thirties refers to the devastating period of severe dust storms and agricultural collapse in the 1930s that ravaged the Great Plains of the United States and Canada during the Great Depression.
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E.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" is a famous Great Depression-era American song that poignantly captures the disillusionment and hardship of unemployed workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk music album
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music album ⓘ |
| artist | The New Lost City Ramblers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American folk revival
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traditional Appalachian music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| features | traditional songs ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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old-time music ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| hasArtist | The New Lost City Ramblers ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | revival of interest in Depression-era folk songs ⓘ |
| hasStyle | string band ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
labor struggles
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ rural life ⓘ social commentary ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| hasType | studio album ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Great Depression in the United States
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linked to:
Great Depression
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| isPartOf | American folk music discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Great Depression
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economic hardship ⓘ social struggle ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor | documenting Depression-era songs ⓘ |
| performer | The New Lost City Ramblers ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The New Lost City Ramblers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Songs from the Depression Description of subject: Songs from the Depression is a folk music album by The New Lost City Ramblers that features traditional songs reflecting the hardships and social struggles of the Great Depression era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.