Impossible Germany
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"Impossible Germany" is a critically acclaimed, guitar-driven track by American alternative rock band Wilco, known for its intricate arrangements and emotive, extended instrumental section.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Impossible Germany canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9429285 — 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: Impossible Germany Context triple: [Wilco, hasNotableSong, Impossible Germany]
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A.
De l’Allemagne
De l’Allemagne is a seminal 1813 work of cultural and literary criticism by Madame de Staël that introduced German philosophy, literature, and Romantic thought to a French and wider European audience.
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B.
Germany is Our Problem
"Germany is Our Problem" is a 1945 book by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. advocating a harsh postwar policy to deindustrialize and weaken Germany to prevent future military aggression.
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C.
The Other Germany
The Other Germany is a political and cultural critique by Erika Mann that exposes and condemns Nazi Germany while highlighting the existence of anti-fascist Germans.
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D.
Deutschland 86
Deutschland 86 is a German Cold War-era television drama series and the sequel to Deutschland 83, following East German spies navigating international intrigue in the mid-1980s.
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E.
Deutschland 89
Deutschland 89 is a German television drama series that concludes the acclaimed Cold War trilogy following East German spies through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the GDR.
- 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: Impossible Germany Target entity description: "Impossible Germany" is a critically acclaimed, guitar-driven track by American alternative rock band Wilco, known for its intricate arrangements and emotive, extended instrumental section.
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A.
De l’Allemagne
De l’Allemagne is a seminal 1813 work of cultural and literary criticism by Madame de Staël that introduced German philosophy, literature, and Romantic thought to a French and wider European audience.
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B.
Germany is Our Problem
"Germany is Our Problem" is a 1945 book by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. advocating a harsh postwar policy to deindustrialize and weaken Germany to prevent future military aggression.
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C.
The Other Germany
The Other Germany is a political and cultural critique by Erika Mann that exposes and condemns Nazi Germany while highlighting the existence of anti-fascist Germans.
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D.
Deutschland 86
Deutschland 86 is a German Cold War-era television drama series and the sequel to Deutschland 83, following East German spies navigating international intrigue in the mid-1980s.
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E.
Deutschland 89
Deutschland 89 is a German television drama series that concludes the acclaimed Cold War trilogy following East German spies through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the GDR.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Sky Blue Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Wilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Glenn Kotche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Tweedy NERFINISHED ⓘ John Stirratt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikael Jorgensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nels Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Sansone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstReleaseMedium | audio album ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
indie rock ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately 5 minutes 58 seconds ⓘ |
| hasGuitarSoloBy | Nels Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
melodic guitar interplay
ⓘ
mid-tempo rock ballad ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional conflict
ⓘ
relationships ⓘ |
| includedIn | Wilco live setlists ⓘ |
| isTrackNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| livePerformanceStapleOf | Wilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jeff Tweedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extended guitar solo
ⓘ
extended instrumental section ⓘ intricate guitar arrangements ⓘ |
| partOf | Sky Blue Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Wilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Wilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Wilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseType | album track ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Impossible Germany Description of subject: "Impossible Germany" is a critically acclaimed, guitar-driven track by American alternative rock band Wilco, known for its intricate arrangements and emotive, extended instrumental section.
Referenced by (1)
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