song "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon
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"Carmelita" is a melancholic country-rock song by Warren Zevon that tells the story of a heroin addict in Los Angeles and has become one of his most enduring cult favorites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| song "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9300217 — 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: song "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon Context triple: [Simple Dreams, basedOn, song "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon]
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A.
song "White Wine in the Sun"
"White Wine in the Sun" is a reflective, piano-driven Christmas song by Tim Minchin that tenderly emphasizes family, love, and secular humanist values over religious tradition.
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B.
song "The Rebel Girl" by Joe Hill
"The Rebel Girl" is a labor anthem written by Joe Hill celebrating the courage and leadership of labor organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn within the early 20th-century American workers' movement.
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C.
song "Coward of the County"
"Coward of the County" is a 1979 country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a peaceful man forced to confront a violent local gang known as the Gatlin Boys after they assault his beloved.
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D.
“Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett
“Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett is a classic 1966 soul and R&B hit, renowned for its driving groove, powerful vocals, and enduring popularity as a staple of American popular music.
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E.
song "Trouble's Lament"
"Trouble's Lament" is a folk- and Americana-tinged song by Tori Amos, known for its haunting vocals and Southern gothic atmosphere from her 2014 album "Unrepentant Geraldines."
- 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: song "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon Target entity description: "Carmelita" is a melancholic country-rock song by Warren Zevon that tells the story of a heroin addict in Los Angeles and has become one of his most enduring cult favorites.
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A.
song "White Wine in the Sun"
"White Wine in the Sun" is a reflective, piano-driven Christmas song by Tim Minchin that tenderly emphasizes family, love, and secular humanist values over religious tradition.
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B.
song "The Rebel Girl" by Joe Hill
"The Rebel Girl" is a labor anthem written by Joe Hill celebrating the courage and leadership of labor organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn within the early 20th-century American workers' movement.
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C.
song "Coward of the County"
"Coward of the County" is a 1979 country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a peaceful man forced to confront a violent local gang known as the Gatlin Boys after they assault his beloved.
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D.
“Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett
“Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett is a classic 1966 soul and R&B hit, renowned for its driving groove, powerful vocals, and enduring popularity as a staple of American popular music.
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E.
song "Trouble's Lament"
"Trouble's Lament" is a folk- and Americana-tinged song by Tori Amos, known for its haunting vocals and Southern gothic atmosphere from her 2014 album "Unrepentant Geraldines."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Warren Zevon's early career ⓘ |
| composer | Warren Zevon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Warren Zevon ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cult favorite
ⓘ
melancholic country-rock song ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
GG Allin
ⓘ
Linda Ronstadt ⓘ Murray McLauchlan ⓘ Nicole Atkins ⓘ Spanish-language artists ⓘ The Mavericks ⓘ The Screaming Blue Messiahs ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation |
enduring fan favorite
ⓘ
one of Warren Zevon's signature songs ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Warren Zevon live recordings ⓘ |
| hasMood | melancholic ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ country-style guitar licks ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyricReference |
Echo Park
ⓘ
Ensenada ⓘ pawn shop ⓘ radio playing "The Mariachi" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
despair
ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ loneliness ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| includedIn | compilation albums of Warren Zevon ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Los Angeles drug culture (interpretation) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Warren Zevon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | heroin addict ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Echo Park
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn |
Warren Zevon (album)
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linked to:
Warren Zevon (1976 album)
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| partOf |
Warren Zevon (album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Warren Zevon (1976 album)
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| performer | Warren Zevon ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Asylum Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: song "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon Description of subject: "Carmelita" is a melancholic country-rock song by Warren Zevon that tells the story of a heroin addict in Los Angeles and has become one of his most enduring cult favorites.
Referenced by (1)
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