City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman
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"City of New Orleans" by Steve Goodman is a folk song that nostalgically chronicles a train journey through the American Midwest and South, reflecting on the decline of passenger rail travel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5602750 — 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: City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman Context triple: [Illinois Central Railroad, featuredInSong, City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman]
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A.
Songs of New Orleans
"Songs of New Orleans" is an album by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band that showcases traditional New Orleans jazz standards and the city's rich musical heritage.
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B.
New Orleans – Vol. 1
"New Orleans – Vol. 1" is a jazz album by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band that showcases traditional New Orleans jazz standards and the ensemble’s classic sound.
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C.
Uptown New Orleans
Uptown New Orleans is a historic, largely residential area of New Orleans known for its oak-lined streets, grand 19th-century homes, universities, and vibrant commercial corridors along the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line.
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D.
The New Orleans Album
The New Orleans Album is a jazz and brass band record by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band that showcases their modern take on traditional New Orleans music.
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E.
Down in New Orleans
"Down in New Orleans" is a jazz-influenced opening song from Disney’s animated film *The Princess and the Frog*, introducing the vibrant setting of New Orleans and the character of Tiana.
- 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: City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman Target entity description: "City of New Orleans" by Steve Goodman is a folk song that nostalgically chronicles a train journey through the American Midwest and South, reflecting on the decline of passenger rail travel.
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A.
Songs of New Orleans
"Songs of New Orleans" is an album by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band that showcases traditional New Orleans jazz standards and the city's rich musical heritage.
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B.
New Orleans – Vol. 1
"New Orleans – Vol. 1" is a jazz album by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band that showcases traditional New Orleans jazz standards and the ensemble’s classic sound.
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C.
Uptown New Orleans
Uptown New Orleans is a historic, largely residential area of New Orleans known for its oak-lined streets, grand 19th-century homes, universities, and vibrant commercial corridors along the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line.
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D.
The New Orleans Album
The New Orleans Album is a jazz and brass band record by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band that showcases their modern take on traditional New Orleans music.
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E.
Down in New Orleans
"Down in New Orleans" is a jazz-influenced opening song from Disney’s animated film *The Princess and the Frog*, introducing the vibrant setting of New Orleans and the character of Tiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male (for Willie Nelson version) ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | Willie Nelson version reached the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| composer | Steve Goodman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describes |
railroad workers
ⓘ
small towns along the rail line ⓘ train passengers ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | Arlo Guthrie ⓘ |
| genre |
country folk
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine |
Don’t you know me, I’m your native son
ⓘ
Good morning, America, how are you? ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | became a standard in American folk and country music repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Steve Goodman ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | train journey ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Arlo Guthrie
ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Steve Goodman ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Arlo Guthrie
ⓘ
Boxcar Willie ⓘ Chet Atkins ⓘ Jerry Reed ⓘ Joan Baez ⓘ John Denver ⓘ John Prine ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Judy Collins ⓘ Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge ⓘ
linked to:
Kris Kristofferson
Miklos Rózsa ⓘ
linked to:
Miklós Rózsa
Mountain ⓘ Randy Newman ⓘ Roch Voisine ⓘ Rudi Carrell ⓘ Sharon, Lois & Bram ⓘ Steve Goodman ⓘ The Highwaymen ⓘ Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| setting |
American Midwest
ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
American South ⓘ |
| subject | passenger train travel in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
American working class
ⓘ
decline of passenger rail travel ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century decline of U.S. passenger rail ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo |
Illinois Central Railroad passenger train City of New Orleans
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois Central City of New Orleans
|
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Subject: City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman Description of subject: "City of New Orleans" by Steve Goodman is a folk song that nostalgically chronicles a train journey through the American Midwest and South, reflecting on the decline of passenger rail travel.
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