Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
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"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is a Paul Simon song blending pop and South African musical influences, best known for its rich vocal harmonies and collaboration with the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10437254 — 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: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Context triple: [Graceland, hasPart, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes]
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A.
A Shine on Your Shoes
"A Shine on Your Shoes" is a lively popular song from the 1930s, best known today for its memorable performance in the classic MGM musical film *The Band Wagon*.
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B.
Silver Shoes
Silver Shoes are the magical footwear in L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories that grant powerful transportation abilities and become central to Dorothy’s journey after she acquires them from the Wicked Witch of the East.
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C.
In Your Shoes
"In Your Shoes" is a song featured on the album "Shine On."
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D.
Heels
Heels is a shortened nickname commonly used to refer to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels athletic teams and their supporters.
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E.
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes is a 2005 comedy-drama film, based on Jennifer Weiner’s novel, about two very different sisters whose strained relationship is tested and transformed as they confront family secrets and personal insecurities.
- 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: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Target entity description: "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is a Paul Simon song blending pop and South African musical influences, best known for its rich vocal harmonies and collaboration with the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
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A.
A Shine on Your Shoes
"A Shine on Your Shoes" is a lively popular song from the 1930s, best known today for its memorable performance in the classic MGM musical film *The Band Wagon*.
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B.
Silver Shoes
Silver Shoes are the magical footwear in L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories that grant powerful transportation abilities and become central to Dorothy’s journey after she acquires them from the Wicked Witch of the East.
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C.
In Your Shoes
"In Your Shoes" is a song featured on the album "Shine On."
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D.
Heels
Heels is a shortened nickname commonly used to refer to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels athletic teams and their supporters.
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E.
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes is a 2005 comedy-drama film, based on Jennifer Weiner’s novel, about two very different sisters whose strained relationship is tested and transformed as they confront family secrets and personal insecurities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Graceland ⓘ |
| artist | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| countryOfRecording |
South Africa
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuredArtist | Ladysmith Black Mambazo ⓘ |
| genre |
mbaqanga-influenced
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pop ⓘ worldbeat ⓘ |
| hasChoralIntro | a cappella section by Ladysmith Black Mambazo ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ horn section ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Paul Simon live performances ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence |
South African music
ⓘ
Zulu choral traditions ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionPerformance |
Saturday Night Live (Paul Simon appearance, 1986)
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linked to:
Saturday Night Live
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| hasVocalHarmony | rich vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| includedOn | 1986 album Graceland ⓘ |
| label | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of pop and South African musical styles
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collaboration with Ladysmith Black Mambazo ⓘ |
| partOf | album Graceland ⓘ |
| performedOn | Graceland tour ⓘ |
| performer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| producer |
Paul Simon
ⓘ
Roy Halee ⓘ |
| recordedWith | Ladysmith Black Mambazo ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| theme |
carefree attitude toward material wealth
ⓘ
wealth and social contrast ⓘ |
| vocalEnsemble | Ladysmith Black Mambazo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Description of subject: "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is a Paul Simon song blending pop and South African musical influences, best known for its rich vocal harmonies and collaboration with the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Referenced by (2)
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