This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
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"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" is a 1983 song by American rock band Talking Heads, celebrated as one of their most melodic and emotionally resonant tracks and a staple of 1980s alternative music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5144599 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Context triple: [Talking Heads, notableWork, This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)]
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A.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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B.
Somewhere
"Somewhere" is a poignant ballad from the musical West Side Story that expresses a longing for a peaceful place where love can transcend conflict and prejudice.
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C.
Somewhere
Somewhere is a 2010 introspective drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola that follows a disaffected Hollywood actor reconnecting with his young daughter.
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D.
My Place
My Place is a component or section of the Suit platform, likely serving as a personalized area for individual user content or settings.
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E.
I Made a Place
"I Made a Place" is a 2019 folk and country-influenced studio album by American singer-songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy, noted for its warm, reflective songwriting and intimate arrangements.
- 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: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Target entity description: "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" is a 1983 song by American rock band Talking Heads, celebrated as one of their most melodic and emotionally resonant tracks and a staple of 1980s alternative music.
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A.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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B.
Somewhere
"Somewhere" is a poignant ballad from the musical West Side Story that expresses a longing for a peaceful place where love can transcend conflict and prejudice.
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C.
Somewhere
Somewhere is a 2010 introspective drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola that follows a disaffected Hollywood actor reconnecting with his young daughter.
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D.
My Place
My Place is a component or section of the Suit platform, likely serving as a personalized area for individual user content or settings.
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E.
I Made a Place
"I Made a Place" is a 2019 folk and country-influenced studio album by American singer-songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy, noted for its warm, reflective songwriting and intimate arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumBy | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
charted in the United Kingdom
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charted in the United States on rock and alternative formats ⓘ |
| composer |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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art rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | This Must Be the Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside | Moon Rocks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric |
Home is where I want to be
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I guess that this must be the place ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Naive Melody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Speaking in Tongues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently appears on best-of-1980s song lists
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regarded as one of Talking Heads’ signature songs ⓘ |
| liveVersionAppearsIn | Stop Making Sense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector |
David Byrne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toni Basil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
considered one of Talking Heads’ most melodic songs
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features repetitive melodic bass and guitar pattern referred to as a naive melody ⓘ frequently cited as a classic of 1980s alternative music ⓘ known for emotionally warm and romantic lyrics ⓘ |
| performer | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Eno
ⓘ
Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Sire Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-11-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| usedIn | numerous film and television soundtracks ⓘ |
| writer |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
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David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Description of subject: "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" is a 1983 song by American rock band Talking Heads, celebrated as one of their most melodic and emotionally resonant tracks and a staple of 1980s alternative music.
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