The Tijuana Jail
E470068
"The Tijuana Jail" is a 1959 humorous folk-pop song by the Kingston Trio about a misadventure that lands the narrators in a Mexican jail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tijuana Jail canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4790984 — 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 Tijuana Jail Context triple: [The Kingston Trio, notableSingle, The Tijuana Jail]
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A.
Las Trancas
Las Trancas is a small mountain village in Chile’s Ñuble Region known as a gateway to the Nevados de Chillán ski and outdoor recreation area.
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B.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 neo-Western drama film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones that explores friendship, justice, and redemption along the U.S.–Mexico border.
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C.
The Jailer
The Jailer is the central villain of World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands expansion, an ancient ruler of the Maw who seeks to unmake the cosmos and reshape reality to his will.
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D.
La Tortura
"La Tortura" is a 2005 Latin pop and reggaeton-influenced hit by Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz, known for its innovative music video and major international chart success.
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E.
Casa de la Libertad
Casa de la Libertad is a historic building in Sucre, Bolivia, renowned as the site where the country’s declaration of independence was signed.
- 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 Tijuana Jail Target entity description: "The Tijuana Jail" is a 1959 humorous folk-pop song by the Kingston Trio about a misadventure that lands the narrators in a Mexican jail.
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A.
Las Trancas
Las Trancas is a small mountain village in Chile’s Ñuble Region known as a gateway to the Nevados de Chillán ski and outdoor recreation area.
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B.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 neo-Western drama film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones that explores friendship, justice, and redemption along the U.S.–Mexico border.
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C.
The Jailer
The Jailer is the central villain of World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands expansion, an ancient ruler of the Maw who seeks to unmake the cosmos and reshape reality to his will.
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D.
La Tortura
"La Tortura" is a 2005 Latin pop and reggaeton-influenced hit by Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz, known for its innovative music video and major international chart success.
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E.
Casa de la Libertad
Casa de la Libertad is a historic building in Sucre, Bolivia, renowned as the site where the country’s declaration of independence was signed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Kingston Trio ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bob Shane
ⓘ
Dave Guard ⓘ Nick Reynolds ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | reached Billboard Hot 100 in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk-pop ⓘ humorous song ⓘ novelty song ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | Oh Cindy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference |
Mexican jail
ⓘ
Tijuana nightlife ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformances | The Kingston Trio concerts ⓘ |
| hasMusicalEnsemble |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ upright bass ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | first-person plural voice ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
cross-border travel
ⓘ
drinking ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ |
| humorStyle | situational comedy ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Kingston Trio compilation albums ⓘ |
| isHumorousWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2:50 ⓘ |
| musicalArtist | The Kingston Trio ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | being arrested in Tijuana ⓘ |
| originalMedium | phonograph record ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Kingston Trio discography
ⓘ
linked to:
The Kingston Trio
|
| performer | The Kingston Trio ⓘ |
| producer | Voyle Gilmore ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| setting |
Tijuana, Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Tijuana
|
| subjectMatter | imprisonment after a night out ⓘ |
| theme | misadventure in Mexico ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | group harmony vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Denny Thompson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Tijuana Jail Description of subject: "The Tijuana Jail" is a 1959 humorous folk-pop song by the Kingston Trio about a misadventure that lands the narrators in a Mexican jail.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.