Borrowed Tune
E515311
Borrowed Tune is a reflective, piano-driven song by Neil Young, noted for its vulnerable lyrics and its melody borrowed from the Rolling Stones’ “Lady Jane.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Borrowed Tune canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5374598 — 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: Borrowed Tune Context triple: [Tonight's the Night, hasPart, Borrowed Tune]
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A.
In Tune
In Tune is a long-running BBC Radio 3 magazine programme featuring live classical music performances, interviews with musicians, and arts news.
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B.
The Serenade
The Serenade is a romantic comic opera by composer Victor Herbert that helped establish his reputation in early American musical theater.
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C.
A Song
"A Song" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album "Earth."
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D.
Variations on a Theme
"Variations on a Theme" is a notable musical composition by the French composer OM, recognized for its inventive development of a central musical idea through contrasting variations.
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E.
Harmonize
Harmonize is a Tanzanian singer and songwriter known for his Bongo Flava hits and for helping popularize East African music across the continent.
- 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: Borrowed Tune Target entity description: Borrowed Tune is a reflective, piano-driven song by Neil Young, noted for its vulnerable lyrics and its melody borrowed from the Rolling Stones’ “Lady Jane.”
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A.
In Tune
In Tune is a long-running BBC Radio 3 magazine programme featuring live classical music performances, interviews with musicians, and arts news.
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B.
The Serenade
The Serenade is a romantic comic opera by composer Victor Herbert that helped establish his reputation in early American musical theater.
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C.
A Song
"A Song" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album "Earth."
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D.
Variations on a Theme
"Variations on a Theme" is a notable musical composition by the French composer OM, recognized for its inventive development of a central musical idea through contrasting variations.
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E.
Harmonize
Harmonize is a Tanzanian singer and songwriter known for his Bongo Flava hits and for helping popularize East African music across the continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Tonight's the Night ⓘ |
| artist | Neil Young ⓘ |
| associatedPeriodInArtistCareer | Ditch Trilogy era ⓘ |
| composer | Neil Young ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Neil Young ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| era | 1970s rock ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
piano ballad ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | often cited as one of Neil Young's most vulnerable recordings ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
British rock
ⓘ
The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
piano
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| hasKeyLyric |
"I'm climbing this ladder, my head in the clouds"
ⓘ
"Too wasted to write my own" ⓘ |
| hasMood |
intimate
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| hasStructure | solo voice and piano arrangement ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional vulnerability
ⓘ
exhaustion ⓘ introspection ⓘ |
| includedIn | Neil Young discography ⓘ |
| isOnSide | Side two of Tonight's the Night ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Neil Young "Ditch Trilogy" albums context ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Neil Young ⓘ |
| melodicSource | Lady Jane ⓘ |
| melodicSourceArtist | The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| notableFor |
melody borrowed from the Rolling Stones' song "Lady Jane"
ⓘ
reflective tone ⓘ vulnerable lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Tonight's the Night ⓘ |
| performer | Neil Young ⓘ |
| productionLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| publisher | Silver Fiddle Music ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Neil Young ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Reprise Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-06-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | Side 2 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
fragile
ⓘ
understated ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Borrowed Tune Description of subject: Borrowed Tune is a reflective, piano-driven song by Neil Young, noted for its vulnerable lyrics and its melody borrowed from the Rolling Stones’ “Lady Jane.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.