Two Soldiers
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"Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Two Soldiers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5393922 — 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: Two Soldiers Context triple: [World Gone Wrong, hasTrack, Two Soldiers]
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A.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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B.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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C.
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers is a 2002 British horror-action film about a squad of soldiers on a training mission in the Scottish Highlands who are besieged by werewolves.
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D.
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers were an elite and fiercely respected Cheyenne warrior society known for their bravery, military skill, and influential role in Plains warfare and resistance.
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E.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
- 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: Two Soldiers Target entity description: "Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
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A.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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B.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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C.
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers is a 2002 British horror-action film about a squad of soldiers on a training mission in the Scottish Highlands who are besieged by werewolves.
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D.
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers were an elite and fiercely respected Cheyenne warrior society known for their bravery, military skill, and influential role in Plains warfare and resistance.
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E.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
song recording ⓘ studio album ⓘ traditional American folk ballad ⓘ |
| album | World Gone Wrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsOn | World Gone Wrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | oral tradition song ⓘ |
| composer | traditional ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
older brother
ⓘ
younger brother ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
battle
ⓘ
brothers going off to war ⓘ death of a brother ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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folk ballad ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Two Soldiers (traditional ballad) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Appalachian folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasForm | narrative ballad ⓘ |
| hasMood |
somber
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tragic ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | Bob Dylan recording of Two Soldiers ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family sacrifice in war
ⓘ
patriotism and loss ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
brotherhood
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death in war ⓘ separation ⓘ war ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American Civil War-era themes ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | folk music performance ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | traditional ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notablyPopularizedBy | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | American folk music revival ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Bob Dylan live performances ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | voice and acoustic guitar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Two Soldiers Description of subject: "Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
Referenced by (1)
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