The Ladder
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"The Ladder" is a soulful, spiritually themed song by Prince from his 1985 album *Around the World in a Day*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ladder canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9424918 — 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 Ladder Context triple: [Around the World in a Day, hasTrack, The Ladder]
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A.
The Ladder
The Ladder is a pioneering lesbian literary and political magazine that served as the primary publication of the Daughters of Bilitis and played a crucial role in early LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.
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B.
The Last Rung on the Ladder
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" is a poignant, emotionally driven short story by Stephen King about childhood, guilt, and tragic loss.
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C.
Jacob's ladder
Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
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D.
The Burning Bed
The Burning Bed is a 1984 television drama film, based on a true story, that stars Farrah Fawcett as an abused wife who takes violent revenge on her husband and became a landmark work in raising awareness about domestic violence.
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E.
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs is the live-action human character in "The LEGO Movie" who represents the controlling, perfectionist father counterpart to the villainous Lord Business.
- 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 Ladder Target entity description: "The Ladder" is a soulful, spiritually themed song by Prince from his 1985 album *Around the World in a Day*.
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A.
The Ladder
The Ladder is a pioneering lesbian literary and political magazine that served as the primary publication of the Daughters of Bilitis and played a crucial role in early LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.
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B.
The Last Rung on the Ladder
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" is a poignant, emotionally driven short story by Stephen King about childhood, guilt, and tragic loss.
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C.
Jacob's ladder
Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
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D.
The Burning Bed
The Burning Bed is a 1984 television drama film, based on a true story, that stars Farrah Fawcett as an abused wife who takes violent revenge on her husband and became a landmark work in raising awareness about domestic violence.
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E.
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs is the live-action human character in "The LEGO Movie" who represents the controlling, perfectionist father counterpart to the villainous Lord Business.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Around the World in a Day ⓘ |
| artist | Prince ⓘ |
| composer | Prince ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| genre |
psychedelic pop
ⓘ
soul ⓘ spiritual music ⓘ |
| hasLyricalStyle |
narrative
ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualContent | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faith
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | gospel-influenced vocals ⓘ |
| includedIn |
1980s songs
ⓘ
Prince discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Prince ⓘ |
| partOf | Around the World in a Day ⓘ |
| performer | Prince ⓘ |
| producer |
Prince
ⓘ
The Revolution ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Prince and The Revolution ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Paisley Park Records
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-04-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 7 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ladder Description of subject: "The Ladder" is a soulful, spiritually themed song by Prince from his 1985 album *Around the World in a Day*.
Referenced by (3)
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