The Last Farewell
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The Last Farewell is a popular 1971 sentimental ballad by Roger Whittaker that became one of his best-known international hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Farewell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10710383 — 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 Last Farewell Context triple: [Roger Whittaker, notableWork, The Last Farewell]
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A.
Long Farewells
Long Farewells is a 1971 Soviet drama film by Ukrainian director Kira Muratova, noted for its psychologically nuanced portrayal of a strained mother–son relationship and its innovative, elliptical narrative style.
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B.
Three Farewells
Three Farewells is a celebrated group of farewell poems by the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, noted for their emotional depth and refined classical style.
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C.
The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" is a song performed by Scottish actor and musician Billy Boyd, best known as the end-credits theme for the film *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*.
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D.
The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" is a pop song by British girl group Atomic Kitten, released in 2002 and known for its melodic, emotional style and commercial success in the UK.
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E.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for 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: The Last Farewell Target entity description: The Last Farewell is a popular 1971 sentimental ballad by Roger Whittaker that became one of his best-known international hits.
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A.
Long Farewells
Long Farewells is a 1971 Soviet drama film by Ukrainian director Kira Muratova, noted for its psychologically nuanced portrayal of a strained mother–son relationship and its innovative, elliptical narrative style.
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B.
Three Farewells
Three Farewells is a celebrated group of farewell poems by the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, noted for their emotional depth and refined classical style.
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C.
The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" is a song performed by Scottish actor and musician Billy Boyd, best known as the end-credits theme for the film *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*.
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D.
The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" is a pop song by British girl group Atomic Kitten, released in 2002 and known for its melodic, emotional style and commercial success in the UK.
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E.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | international hit ⓘ |
| composer | Roger Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | single ⓘ |
| genre | sentimental ballad ⓘ |
| hasAlternateVersion |
cover versions by other artists
ⓘ
live performance recordings ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
baritone vocal
ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNotableAirplay | radio ⓘ |
| hasNotablePopularityIn |
Australia
GENERATED
ⓘ
Canada GENERATED ⓘ Germany GENERATED ⓘ United Kingdom GENERATED ⓘ United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasType |
easy listening song
ⓘ
pop song ⓘ |
| includedIn | Roger Whittaker compilation albums ⓘ |
| isHitSongOf | Roger Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfBestKnownSongsOf | Roger Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ron A. Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Roger Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Denis Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| theme |
love
ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ parting ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| vocalist | Roger Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Farewell Description of subject: The Last Farewell is a popular 1971 sentimental ballad by Roger Whittaker that became one of his best-known international hits.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.