Turn Around
E451873
"Turn Around" is a folk song, popularized in the 1950s and 1960s, that poignantly reflects on the swift passage of childhood into adulthood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turn Around canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4551307 — 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: Turn Around Context triple: [Malvina Reynolds, wrote, Turn Around]
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A.
Turn It Around
"Turn It Around" is a popular indie pop song by the American band Lucius, noted for its catchy melodies and rich vocal harmonies.
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B.
Turn Your Love Around
"Turn Your Love Around" is a 1981 Grammy-winning R&B/pop single by George Benson that became one of his signature crossover hits.
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C.
My Turn
"My Turn" is a commercially successful and critically acclaimed studio album by American rapper Lil Baby that helped solidify his status as a leading figure in modern hip-hop.
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D.
Love Will Turn You Around
"Love Will Turn You Around" is a 1982 country-pop song by Kenny Rogers that also served as the theme for the film "Six Pack."
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E.
I Get Around
"I Get Around" is a 1993 West Coast hip hop single by Tupac Shakur that showcases his playful, party-oriented style and became one of his early mainstream hits.
- 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: Turn Around Target entity description: "Turn Around" is a folk song, popularized in the 1950s and 1960s, that poignantly reflects on the swift passage of childhood into adulthood.
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A.
Turn It Around
"Turn It Around" is a popular indie pop song by the American band Lucius, noted for its catchy melodies and rich vocal harmonies.
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B.
Turn Your Love Around
"Turn Your Love Around" is a 1981 Grammy-winning R&B/pop single by George Benson that became one of his signature crossover hits.
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C.
My Turn
"My Turn" is a commercially successful and critically acclaimed studio album by American rapper Lil Baby that helped solidify his status as a leading figure in modern hip-hop.
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D.
Love Will Turn You Around
"Love Will Turn You Around" is a 1982 country-pop song by Kenny Rogers that also served as the theme for the film "Six Pack."
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E.
I Get Around
"I Get Around" is a 1993 West Coast hip hop single by Tupac Shakur that showcases his playful, party-oriented style and became one of his early mainstream hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| ageGroupDepicted |
adolescent
ⓘ
young adult ⓘ young child ⓘ |
| associatedEra | post–World War II American folk revival ⓘ |
| audience | general popular music audience of the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| commemorationUse |
used in media segments about growing up
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used in sentimental retrospectives about children ⓘ |
| commonUsage | sung at family events and commemorations of children growing up ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalAssociation | mid-century American family life ⓘ |
| culturalRole | American popular folk standard ⓘ |
| decadePopularized |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
melancholic
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ tender ⓘ |
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective |
adult reflecting on a child growing up
ⓘ
parental viewpoint ⓘ |
| lyricContrast | innocence of childhood versus responsibilities of adulthood ⓘ |
| lyricFocus |
stages of a child’s life
ⓘ
transition from childhood to adulthood ⓘ |
| lyricMotif | turning around and seeing a child older each time ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
narrative
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simple and direct ⓘ |
| lyricSubject | swift passage of childhood into adulthood ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood
ⓘ
growing up ⓘ passage of time ⓘ |
| message | childhood passes quickly and should be cherished ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | chronological progression through a child’s growth ⓘ |
| notableFor | poignant reflection on the brevity of childhood ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | gentle ballad ⓘ |
| periodOfPeakPopularity | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | parent watching a child grow up quickly ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| title | Turn Around ⓘ |
| typicalAudienceReaction |
nostalgia
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sentimentality ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | voice and acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
folk music concerts
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television variety shows of the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| useInPopularCulture | performed by various folk and popular singers in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turn Around Description of subject: "Turn Around" is a folk song, popularized in the 1950s and 1960s, that poignantly reflects on the swift passage of childhood into adulthood.
Referenced by (5)
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