The Red Weed
E441236
The Red Weed is an instrumental piece from Jeff Wayne's progressive rock concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," evoking the eerie spread of alien vegetation across Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Red Weed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4471767 — 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 Red Weed Context triple: [Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, hasPart, The Red Weed]
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A.
Blood on the Leaves
"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.
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B.
Hothouse Flower
Hothouse Flower is a bestselling historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley that intertwines past and present through a family mystery centered on a grand English estate.
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C.
The Dying Grass
The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
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D.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
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E.
The Red Vineyard
The Red Vineyard is an 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh, celebrated as the only work he is known to have sold during his lifetime and depicting laborers harvesting grapes in the glowing light of sunset.
- 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 Red Weed Target entity description: The Red Weed is an instrumental piece from Jeff Wayne's progressive rock concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," evoking the eerie spread of alien vegetation across Earth.
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A.
Blood on the Leaves
"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.
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B.
Hothouse Flower
Hothouse Flower is a bestselling historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley that intertwines past and present through a family mystery centered on a grand English estate.
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C.
The Dying Grass
The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
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D.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
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E.
The Red Vineyard
The Red Vineyard is an 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh, celebrated as the only work he is known to have sold during his lifetime and depicting laborers harvesting grapes in the glowing light of sunset.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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musical work ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Jeff Wayne ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| basedOn | The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy |
H. G. Wells
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linked to:
Herbert George Wells
|
| composer | Jeff Wayne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Martian red weed
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alien vegetation ⓘ |
| genre |
progressive rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasNoLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
orchestral rock
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symphonic rock ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alien occupation of Earth
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invasion ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Martian red weed described in H. G. Wells' novel ⓘ |
| isTrackOn | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | evokes the spread of alien vegetation across Earth ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| partOf | Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
creeping tension
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eerie atmosphere ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Red Weed Description of subject: The Red Weed is an instrumental piece from Jeff Wayne's progressive rock concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," evoking the eerie spread of alien vegetation across Earth.
Referenced by (1)
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