King of the Road
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"King of the Road" is a classic country-pop song, originally written and recorded by Roger Miller in 1964, known for its catchy melody and lyrics about a carefree drifter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of the Road canonical | 2 |
| “King of the Road” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10488646 — 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: King of the Road Context triple: [Sunshine on Leith, includesSong, King of the Road]
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A.
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road is a 1976 road movie by German director Wim Wenders, celebrated for its contemplative style and Robby Müller’s atmospheric black-and-white cinematography.
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B.
Life on the Road
Life on the Road is a mockumentary comedy film featuring Ricky Gervais reprising his role as deluded office manager-turned-aspiring rock star David Brent from The Office.
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C.
My Life on the Road
My Life on the Road is a memoir by feminist activist and writer Gloria Steinem that chronicles her decades of travel, organizing, and political engagement.
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D.
Long Road
Long Road is a notable street in Cambridge, England, known for its educational institutions and as a key route in the city's southern area.
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E.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a 2016 short film (later expanded into a 2018 feature) written, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings, following a police officer’s emotional breakdown after his mother’s death.
- 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: King of the Road Target entity description: "King of the Road" is a classic country-pop song, originally written and recorded by Roger Miller in 1964, known for its catchy melody and lyrics about a carefree drifter.
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A.
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road is a 1976 road movie by German director Wim Wenders, celebrated for its contemplative style and Robby Müller’s atmospheric black-and-white cinematography.
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B.
Life on the Road
Life on the Road is a mockumentary comedy film featuring Ricky Gervais reprising his role as deluded office manager-turned-aspiring rock star David Brent from The Office.
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C.
My Life on the Road
My Life on the Road is a memoir by feminist activist and writer Gloria Steinem that chronicles her decades of travel, organizing, and political engagement.
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D.
Long Road
Long Road is a notable street in Cambridge, England, known for its educational institutions and as a key route in the city's southern area.
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E.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a 2016 short film (later expanded into a 2018 feature) written, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings, following a police officer’s emotional breakdown after his mother’s death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| composer | Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
country
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country pop ⓘ |
| hasCatchyMelody | true ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
classic
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standard ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
carefree drifter
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freedom ⓘ hobo life ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Boxcar Willie
NERFINISHED
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Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Engelbert Humperdinck NERFINISHED ⓘ George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ James Last NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ Jody Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Conniff NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fabulous Thunderbirds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kentucky Headhunters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Proclaimers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Proclaimers and R.E.M. (joint version) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reverend Horton Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Statler Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"King of the road"
NERFINISHED
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"Trailers for sale or rent" ⓘ |
| hasTitlePhrase | King of the Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isClassicOf |
country music
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country pop ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenBy | Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| performer | Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
itinerant lifestyle
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low-cost living ⓘ wandering worker ⓘ |
| vocalist | Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King of the Road Description of subject: "King of the Road" is a classic country-pop song, originally written and recorded by Roger Miller in 1964, known for its catchy melody and lyrics about a carefree drifter.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“King of the Road”