You’re a Grand Old Flag
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"You’re a Grand Old Flag" is a patriotic American song by George M. Cohan celebrating the U.S. flag and national pride.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| You’re a Grand Old Flag canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10316627 — 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: You’re a Grand Old Flag Context triple: [Yankee Doodle Dandy, featuresSong, You’re a Grand Old Flag]
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A.
It’s a Grand Old Flag
"It’s a Grand Old Flag" is the club song of the Melbourne Demons Australian Football League team, adapted from the classic American patriotic tune.
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B.
The Flag
"The Flag" is a lesser-known work associated with British actor Robert Shaw, who is best remembered for his roles in films like "Jaws," "From Russia with Love," and "The Sting."
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C.
Three Flags
Three Flags is a 1958 painting by Jasper Johns featuring three superimposed American flags that became an iconic example of his exploration of everyday symbols in modern art.
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D.
Red, White and Blue
Red, White and Blue is a 2020 drama film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, focusing on a Black British police officer confronting systemic racism within London’s Metropolitan Police in the 1980s.
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E.
White Flag
White Flag is a 1955 painting by American artist Jasper Johns that depicts a large, monochromatic version of the U.S. flag, exemplifying his exploration of familiar symbols and the boundary between painting and object.
- 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: You’re a Grand Old Flag Target entity description: "You’re a Grand Old Flag" is a patriotic American song by George M. Cohan celebrating the U.S. flag and national pride.
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A.
It’s a Grand Old Flag
"It’s a Grand Old Flag" is the club song of the Melbourne Demons Australian Football League team, adapted from the classic American patriotic tune.
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B.
The Flag
"The Flag" is a lesser-known work associated with British actor Robert Shaw, who is best remembered for his roles in films like "Jaws," "From Russia with Love," and "The Sting."
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C.
Three Flags
Three Flags is a 1958 painting by Jasper Johns featuring three superimposed American flags that became an iconic example of his exploration of everyday symbols in modern art.
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D.
Red, White and Blue
Red, White and Blue is a 2020 drama film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, focusing on a Black British police officer confronting systemic racism within London’s Metropolitan Police in the 1980s.
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E.
White Flag
White Flag is a 1955 painting by American artist Jasper Johns that depicts a large, monochromatic version of the U.S. flag, exemplifying his exploration of familiar symbols and the boundary between painting and object.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriotic song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Old Flag
NERFINISHED
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You're a Grand Old Rag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American military bands
ⓘ
school music programs in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Flag Day in the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independence Day in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Memorial Day in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Veterans Day in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 20th century ⓘ |
| composer | George M. Cohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1900s ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | American flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | musical George Washington, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy | George M. Cohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | patriotic music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | symbol of American patriotism in popular music ⓘ |
| hasForm | march ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American patriotic celebrations ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
And forever in peace may you wave
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You’re a grand old flag, you’re a high flying flag ⓘ |
| hasNotableWord |
U.S.A.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yankee Doodle NERFINISHED ⓘ flag ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
honor for American soldiers
ⓘ
loyalty to the United States ⓘ patriotic sentiment ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | respect for the American flag ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general American public ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American patriotic song tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | George M. Cohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
civic ceremonies
ⓘ
parades ⓘ school assemblies ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| subject |
Stars and Stripes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| theme |
American patriotism
ⓘ
United States flag NERFINISHED ⓘ national pride ⓘ |
| usedOn | patriotic holidays in the United States ⓘ |
| writer | George M. Cohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: You’re a Grand Old Flag Description of subject: "You’re a Grand Old Flag" is a patriotic American song by George M. Cohan celebrating the U.S. flag and national pride.
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