The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
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"The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" is a narrative folk-rock song by Bob Dylan that tells a darkly humorous, parable-like story about friendship, temptation, and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6658342 — 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: The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest Context triple: [John Wesley Harding, hasTrack, The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest]
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"Red Right Hand"
"Red Right Hand" is a dark, atmospheric rock song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, widely recognized for its sinister tone and frequent use in film and television soundtracks.
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B.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 Western comedy-drama film that blends offbeat humor and elegiac themes in telling the story of a desert-stranded prospector who builds a way station around a discovered water source.
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C.
Sing, You Sinners
"Sing, You Sinners" is a popular song from the early 20th century American songbook, best known for its lively jazz and swing-era interpretations.
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D.
Touch the Devil
Touch the Devil is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes covert operations.
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E.
Midnight Yell
Midnight Yell is a famous Texas A&M University tradition in which students and fans gather at midnight before football games for a spirited pep rally led by the Yell Leaders.
- 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: The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest Target entity description: "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" is a narrative folk-rock song by Bob Dylan that tells a darkly humorous, parable-like story about friendship, temptation, and moral ambiguity.
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A.
"Red Right Hand"
"Red Right Hand" is a dark, atmospheric rock song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, widely recognized for its sinister tone and frequent use in film and television soundtracks.
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B.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 Western comedy-drama film that blends offbeat humor and elegiac themes in telling the story of a desert-stranded prospector who builds a way station around a discovered water source.
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C.
Sing, You Sinners
"Sing, You Sinners" is a popular song from the early 20th century American songbook, best known for its lively jazz and swing-era interpretations.
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D.
Touch the Devil
Touch the Devil is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes covert operations.
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E.
Midnight Yell
Midnight Yell is a famous Texas A&M University tradition in which students and fans gather at midnight before football games for a spirited pep rally led by the Yell Leaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | John Wesley Harding ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bob Dylan and his backing musicians on John Wesley Harding
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linked to:
Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding
|
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Frankie Lee
ⓘ
Judas Priest ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | band name Judas Priest ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ minimal arrangement ⓘ |
| hasMoral | Don’t go mistaking paradise for that home across the road ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Frankie Lee
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Judas Priest ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bob Dylan song catalog ⓘ |
| inspiredNameOf |
heavy metal band Judas Priest
ⓘ
linked to:
Judas Priest
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricalContent |
story about debt and obligation
ⓘ
story about downfall and excess ⓘ |
| lyricStyle | narrative ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
ballad
ⓘ
parable-like story ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| partOf | album John Wesley Harding ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Johnston ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| side | Side one of John Wesley Harding ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
biblical overtones
ⓘ
ironic commentary ⓘ storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| tone | darkly humorous ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest Description of subject: "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" is a narrative folk-rock song by Bob Dylan that tells a darkly humorous, parable-like story about friendship, temptation, and moral ambiguity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
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hasTitle
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The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
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