I’m Waiting for the Man
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"I’m Waiting for the Man" is a seminal 1967 rock song by The Velvet Underground, known for its gritty depiction of a drug deal in New York City and its major influence on alternative and punk music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I’m Waiting for the Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5255141 — 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: I’m Waiting for the Man Context triple: [The Velvet Underground, notableSong, I’m Waiting for the Man]
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A.
I’m Your Man
I’m Your Man is a 1988 studio album by Leonard Cohen that marked his shift toward a more synth-driven sound and includes some of his most acclaimed late-career songs.
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B.
Waiting for Tonight
"Waiting for Tonight" is a dance-pop song by Jennifer Lopez that became one of her signature hits, known for its Y2K-themed music video and club-friendly sound.
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C.
My Man
"My Man" is a classic torch song most famously performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 musical film *Funny Girl*.
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D.
Dangling Man
Dangling Man is Saul Bellow’s debut novel, a philosophical first-person narrative about an unemployed young man in Chicago awaiting his World War II draft and grappling with alienation and moral uncertainty.
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E.
Solitary Man
"Solitary Man" is a 1966 pop-rock song by Neil Diamond that became one of his signature early hits and has since been widely covered by other artists.
- 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: I’m Waiting for the Man Target entity description: "I’m Waiting for the Man" is a seminal 1967 rock song by The Velvet Underground, known for its gritty depiction of a drug deal in New York City and its major influence on alternative and punk music.
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A.
I’m Your Man
I’m Your Man is a 1988 studio album by Leonard Cohen that marked his shift toward a more synth-driven sound and includes some of his most acclaimed late-career songs.
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B.
Waiting for Tonight
"Waiting for Tonight" is a dance-pop song by Jennifer Lopez that became one of her signature hits, known for its Y2K-themed music video and club-friendly sound.
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C.
My Man
"My Man" is a classic torch song most famously performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 musical film *Funny Girl*.
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D.
Dangling Man
Dangling Man is Saul Bellow’s debut novel, a philosophical first-person narrative about an unemployed young man in Chicago awaiting his World War II draft and grappling with alienation and moral uncertainty.
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E.
Solitary Man
"Solitary Man" is a 1966 pop-rock song by Neil Diamond that became one of his signature early hits and has since been widely covered by other artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Velvet Underground & Nico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | New York underground rock scene ⓘ |
| composer | Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation |
influential proto-punk recording
ⓘ
seminal rock song ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
garage rock ⓘ proto-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nico NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stooges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
drug dealing
ⓘ
drug use ⓘ heroin ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
urban realism ⓘ |
| includedIn | many best-of-all-time song lists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
indie rock ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 4:39 ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Lexington Avenue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Velvet Underground & Nico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Andy Warhol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Verve Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-03-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| side | Side A of The Velvet Underground & Nico (various pressings) ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | Lou Reed lead vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I’m Waiting for the Man Description of subject: "I’m Waiting for the Man" is a seminal 1967 rock song by The Velvet Underground, known for its gritty depiction of a drug deal in New York City and its major influence on alternative and punk music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.