Come Dancing
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"Come Dancing" is a nostalgic 1982 pop song by The Kinks that reflects on lost youth and the decline of traditional dance halls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Come Dancing canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9374814 — 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: Come Dancing Context triple: [The Kinks, notableWork, Come Dancing]
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A.
Come Dancing
Come Dancing was a long-running British television ballroom dancing competition that showcased amateur dancers and helped popularize the genre on UK television.
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B.
Shall We Dance
"Shall We Dance" is a 1937 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its sophisticated dance sequences and classic George and Ira Gershwin songs.
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C.
A Time for Dancing
A Time for Dancing is a 2000 teen drama film about two best friends whose bond is tested when one of them is diagnosed with cancer.
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D.
Why Don’t You Dance?
"Why Don’t You Dance?" is a short story by American writer Raymond Carver, noted for its minimalist style and portrayal of loneliness and disconnection in everyday life.
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E.
Look Ma, I’m Dancin’!
"Look Ma, I’m Dancin’!" is a 1948 Broadway musical comedy with music by Hugh Martin, known for its lively score and choreography-centered storyline.
- 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: Come Dancing Target entity description: "Come Dancing" is a nostalgic 1982 pop song by The Kinks that reflects on lost youth and the decline of traditional dance halls.
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A.
Come Dancing
Come Dancing was a long-running British television ballroom dancing competition that showcased amateur dancers and helped popularize the genre on UK television.
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B.
Shall We Dance
"Shall We Dance" is a 1937 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its sophisticated dance sequences and classic George and Ira Gershwin songs.
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C.
A Time for Dancing
A Time for Dancing is a 2000 teen drama film about two best friends whose bond is tested when one of them is diagnosed with cancer.
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D.
Why Don’t You Dance?
"Why Don’t You Dance?" is a short story by American writer Raymond Carver, noted for its minimalist style and portrayal of loneliness and disconnection in everyday life.
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E.
Look Ma, I’m Dancin’!
"Look Ma, I’m Dancin’!" is a 1948 Broadway musical comedy with music by Hugh Martin, known for its lively score and choreography-centered storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Kinks ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
hit single in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
hit single in the United States ⓘ |
| composer | Ray Davies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | narrator's sister ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
dance-hall influenced arrangement
ⓘ
storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
decline of traditional dance halls
ⓘ
lost youth ⓘ memory of the past ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ray Davies' sister ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ray Davies ⓘ |
| medium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| musicVideoPerformer | The Kinks ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor | reviving The Kinks' commercial success in the 1980s ⓘ |
| partOf | The Kinks discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Kinks ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Arista Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| writer | Ray Davies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Come Dancing Description of subject: "Come Dancing" is a nostalgic 1982 pop song by The Kinks that reflects on lost youth and the decline of traditional dance halls.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.