Capricious Horses
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Capricious Horses is a famous song by Russian bard and actor Vladimir Vysotsky, known for its intense imagery and existential themes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capricious Horses canonical | 1 |
| Capricious Steeds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6116446 — 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: Capricious Horses Context triple: [Vladimir Vysotsky, notableWork, Capricious Horses]
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A.
Fresh Horses
Fresh Horses is a 1988 romantic drama film starring Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy about a wealthy college student drawn into a complicated relationship with a mysterious young woman from a poorer background.
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B.
The Horse
"The Horse" was the nickname of Harry Gallatin, a rugged and durable Hall of Fame NBA forward known for his rebounding and toughness, primarily with the New York Knicks in the 1950s.
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C.
Bringing Down the Horse
Bringing Down the Horse is the 1996 breakthrough album by American rock band The Wallflowers, featuring Jakob Dylan and known for hits like "One Headlight."
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D.
Four Kinds of Horses
"Four Kinds of Horses" is a contemplative, atmospheric art-rock song by Peter Gabriel that blends spiritual themes with layered electronic and orchestral textures.
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E.
Calm with Horses
Calm with Horses is a 2019 Irish crime drama film about a former boxer working as an enforcer for a criminal family in rural Ireland while struggling with his responsibilities as a father.
- 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: Capricious Horses Target entity description: Capricious Horses is a famous song by Russian bard and actor Vladimir Vysotsky, known for its intense imagery and existential themes.
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A.
Fresh Horses
Fresh Horses is a 1988 romantic drama film starring Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy about a wealthy college student drawn into a complicated relationship with a mysterious young woman from a poorer background.
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B.
The Horse
"The Horse" was the nickname of Harry Gallatin, a rugged and durable Hall of Fame NBA forward known for his rebounding and toughness, primarily with the New York Knicks in the 1950s.
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C.
Bringing Down the Horse
Bringing Down the Horse is the 1996 breakthrough album by American rock band The Wallflowers, featuring Jakob Dylan and known for hits like "One Headlight."
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D.
Four Kinds of Horses
"Four Kinds of Horses" is a contemplative, atmospheric art-rock song by Peter Gabriel that blends spiritual themes with layered electronic and orchestral textures.
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E.
Calm with Horses
Calm with Horses is a 2019 Irish crime drama film about a former boxer working as an enforcer for a criminal family in rural Ireland while struggling with his responsibilities as a father.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capricious Steeds
ⓘ
linked to:
Capricious Horses
Koni priveredlivye ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian bard tradition
ⓘ
Soviet underground culture ⓘ |
| composer | Vladimir Vysotsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| creator | Vladimir Vysotsky ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
anxious
ⓘ
defiant ⓘ intense ⓘ |
| genre |
Russian chanson
ⓘ
author’s song ⓘ bard song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
considered one of Vysotsky’s iconic songs
ⓘ
widely quoted in Russian-speaking world ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
driver holding reins
ⓘ
galloping horses ⓘ precipice ⓘ sledge ⓘ snowstorm ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of a person’s life rushing toward death
ⓘ
reflection on lack of control over destiny ⓘ |
| hasLineDescribing | horses rushing toward an abyss ⓘ |
| hasLineExpressing | plea to slow down before the precipice ⓘ |
| hasMetaphor |
horses as uncontrollable forces of fate
ⓘ
life as a dangerous ride ⓘ precipice as death ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ fate ⓘ fear ⓘ human struggle ⓘ overcoming adversity ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| lyricist | Vladimir Vysotsky ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic performance style
ⓘ
existential themes ⓘ intense imagery ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Vladimir Vysotsky with guitar accompaniment ⓘ |
| partOf | Vladimir Vysotsky’s repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | Vladimir Vysotsky ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | late 1960s ⓘ |
| workTitleInRussian | Кони привередливые ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Capricious Horses Description of subject: Capricious Horses is a famous song by Russian bard and actor Vladimir Vysotsky, known for its intense imagery and existential themes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Capricious Horses