Beer Barrel Polka
E521143
"Beer Barrel Polka" is a popular World War II–era song, originally a Czech tune, that became widely known in English through lively recordings such as those by The Andrews Sisters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beer Barrel Polka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5454581 — 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: Beer Barrel Polka Context triple: [The Andrews Sisters, notableWork, Beer Barrel Polka]
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A.
Lederhosen
Lederhosen are traditional knee-length leather breeches from the Alpine regions of Germany and Austria, commonly associated with Bavarian folk culture and festivals like Oktoberfest.
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B.
Hungarian Dances
Hungarian Dances is a famous set of lively, folk-inspired dance pieces for piano (later orchestrated) composed by Johannes Brahms, drawing heavily on Hungarian and Romani musical styles.
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C.
Dranse
The Dranse is a river in the Haute-Savoie region of France that flows from the Alps into Lake Geneva near Thonon-les-Bains.
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D.
Cornet Chop Suey
"Cornet Chop Suey" is a classic early jazz composition and recording by Louis Armstrong, celebrated for its innovative cornet solo and influential role in the development of jazz improvisation.
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E.
Heigh-Ho
"Heigh-Ho" is a famous work-song sung by the Seven Dwarfs in Disney's animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," typically associated with their march to and from the mine.
- 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: Beer Barrel Polka Target entity description: "Beer Barrel Polka" is a popular World War II–era song, originally a Czech tune, that became widely known in English through lively recordings such as those by The Andrews Sisters.
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A.
Lederhosen
Lederhosen are traditional knee-length leather breeches from the Alpine regions of Germany and Austria, commonly associated with Bavarian folk culture and festivals like Oktoberfest.
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B.
Hungarian Dances
Hungarian Dances is a famous set of lively, folk-inspired dance pieces for piano (later orchestrated) composed by Johannes Brahms, drawing heavily on Hungarian and Romani musical styles.
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C.
Dranse
The Dranse is a river in the Haute-Savoie region of France that flows from the Alps into Lake Geneva near Thonon-les-Bains.
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D.
Cornet Chop Suey
"Cornet Chop Suey" is a classic early jazz composition and recording by Louis Armstrong, celebrated for its innovative cornet solo and influential role in the development of jazz improvisation.
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E.
Heigh-Ho
"Heigh-Ho" is a famous work-song sung by the Seven Dwarfs in Disney's animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," typically associated with their march to and from the mine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II-era song
ⓘ
polka ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becamePopular | late 1930s ⓘ |
| composer | Jaromír Vejvoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishLyricist |
Jaromír Vejvoda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lew Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Wladimir Timm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1934 ⓘ |
| genre |
polka
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Roll Out the Barrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
popular wartime sing-along song
ⓘ
standard of polka repertoire ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| hasMelodicOrigin | Czech dance tune ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersion |
The Andrews Sisters recording of Beer Barrel Polka
ⓘ
Will Glahé recording of Beer Barrel Polka ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Škoda lásky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
barrel of beer
ⓘ
good times ⓘ |
| hasTempo | lively ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | Škoda lásky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDanceMusic | true ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Eduard Ingriš
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Václav Zeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Lombardo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Glahé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration
ⓘ
drinking ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPeakPopularity | World War II era ⓘ |
| usedAs | wartime morale song ⓘ |
| wasHitInCountry |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beer Barrel Polka Description of subject: "Beer Barrel Polka" is a popular World War II–era song, originally a Czech tune, that became widely known in English through lively recordings such as those by The Andrews Sisters.
Referenced by (1)
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