Coming into Los Angeles
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"Coming into Los Angeles" is a 1969 folk-rock song by Arlo Guthrie, best known for its humorous, countercultural lyrics about smuggling drugs and for its association with the Woodstock era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coming into Los Angeles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9198859 — 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: Coming into Los Angeles Context triple: [Arlo Guthrie, notableWork, Coming into Los Angeles]
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A.
Welcome to L.A.
"Welcome to L.A." is a 1976 ensemble drama film set in Los Angeles, known for its melancholic portrayal of intersecting personal relationships amid the city's music and entertainment scene.
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B.
Los Angeles Notebook
"Los Angeles Notebook" is a celebrated essay by Joan Didion that offers a sharp, atmospheric portrait of Los Angeles through reflections on its climate, culture, and underlying sense of unease.
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C.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Los Angeles is a historic district in downtown Los Angeles that preserves the city’s original settlement area, featuring landmark buildings, museums, and the popular Olvera Street marketplace.
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D.
Still in Hollywood
"Still in Hollywood" is a song by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, known for its gritty depiction of Los Angeles life and featured on their 1986 debut album.
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E.
Private L.A.
Private L.A. is a crime thriller novel in James Patterson’s “Private” series, following the high-stakes investigations of the elite private detective agency in Los Angeles.
- 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: Coming into Los Angeles Target entity description: "Coming into Los Angeles" is a 1969 folk-rock song by Arlo Guthrie, best known for its humorous, countercultural lyrics about smuggling drugs and for its association with the Woodstock era.
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A.
Welcome to L.A.
"Welcome to L.A." is a 1976 ensemble drama film set in Los Angeles, known for its melancholic portrayal of intersecting personal relationships amid the city's music and entertainment scene.
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B.
Los Angeles Notebook
"Los Angeles Notebook" is a celebrated essay by Joan Didion that offers a sharp, atmospheric portrait of Los Angeles through reflections on its climate, culture, and underlying sense of unease.
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C.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Los Angeles is a historic district in downtown Los Angeles that preserves the city’s original settlement area, featuring landmark buildings, museums, and the popular Olvera Street marketplace.
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D.
Still in Hollywood
"Still in Hollywood" is a song by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, known for its gritty depiction of Los Angeles life and featured on their 1986 debut album.
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E.
Private L.A.
Private L.A. is a crime thriller novel in James Patterson’s “Private” series, following the high-stakes investigations of the elite private detective agency in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Arlo Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1960s counterculture
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Woodstock Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodstock era ⓘ |
| composer | Arlo Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1960s ⓘ |
| describes | smuggling marijuana into the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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folk rock ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
1960s counterculture enthusiasts
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folk rock listeners ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn | popular image of Woodstock era ⓘ |
| hasEra | late 1960s ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | perception of Arlo Guthrie as countercultural figure ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
counterculture
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drug smuggling ⓘ |
| hasLyricTone | humorous ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformance | live performance at Woodstock 1969 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | audio recording ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceLocation | Bethel, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle | acoustic guitar-based arrangement ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
air travel
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airport customs inspection ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Coming into Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Woodstock-related compilations ⓘ |
| isInCatalogOf | Arlo Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Woodstock film and recordings
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humorous lyrics about smuggling drugs ⓘ |
| partOf | Arlo Guthrie repertoire ⓘ |
| performancesIncluded | Woodstock 1969 performance by Arlo Guthrie ⓘ |
| performer | Arlo Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Arlo Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Arlo Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1969 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coming into Los Angeles Description of subject: "Coming into Los Angeles" is a 1969 folk-rock song by Arlo Guthrie, best known for its humorous, countercultural lyrics about smuggling drugs and for its association with the Woodstock era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.