Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
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"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" is a seminal anti-war folk song, written by Pete Seeger and popularized during the American folk music revival, that poignantly reflects on the cyclical nature of war and loss.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Where Have All the Flowers Gone? canonical | 3 |
| Where Have All the Flowers Gone | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T835179 — 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.
Target entity: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Context triple: [American folk music revival, notableWork, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?]
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A.
You Don't Know My Name
"You Don't Know My Name" is a soulful R&B song by Alicia Keys, acclaimed for its nostalgic production, storytelling lyrics, and Keys' powerful vocal performance.
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B.
Green Grow the Lilacs
Green Grow the Lilacs is a 1931 stage play by Lynn Riggs, a folk drama set in Indian Territory that later served as the basis for the musical Oklahoma!.
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C.
The Problem We All Live With
The Problem We All Live With is a famous 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell that powerfully depicts school desegregation in the United States through the image of a young Black girl, Ruby Bridges, being escorted by U.S. marshals.
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D.
Blowin' in the Wind
"Blowin' in the Wind" is a landmark 1962 protest song by Bob Dylan that became an anthem of the civil rights and anti-war movements.
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E.
Nobody Knows My Name
Nobody Knows My Name is a 1961 collection of essays by James Baldwin that explores race, identity, and the African American experience in mid-20th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Target entity description: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" is a seminal anti-war folk song, written by Pete Seeger and popularized during the American folk music revival, that poignantly reflects on the cyclical nature of war and loss.
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A.
You Don't Know My Name
"You Don't Know My Name" is a soulful R&B song by Alicia Keys, acclaimed for its nostalgic production, storytelling lyrics, and Keys' powerful vocal performance.
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B.
Green Grow the Lilacs
Green Grow the Lilacs is a 1931 stage play by Lynn Riggs, a folk drama set in Indian Territory that later served as the basis for the musical Oklahoma!.
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C.
The Problem We All Live With
The Problem We All Live With is a famous 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell that powerfully depicts school desegregation in the United States through the image of a young Black girl, Ruby Bridges, being escorted by U.S. marshals.
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D.
Blowin' in the Wind
"Blowin' in the Wind" is a landmark 1962 protest song by Bob Dylan that became an anthem of the civil rights and anti-war movements.
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E.
Nobody Knows My Name
Nobody Knows My Name is a 1961 collection of essays by James Baldwin that explores race, identity, and the African American experience in mid-20th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war song
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folk song ⓘ protest song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
1960s peace movement
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American folk music revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vietnam War era protest ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cossack folk song ⓘ |
| chorusLine | Where have all the flowers gone? ⓘ |
| composer | Pete Seeger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
became a standard of the peace movement
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widely regarded as a classic anti-war song ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1950s ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy | Pete Seeger ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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protest music ⓘ |
| includedIn | many folk song anthologies ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
And Quiet Flows the Don
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surface form:
Mikhail Sholokhov novel And Quiet Flows the Don
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| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalDevice |
circular narrative
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repetition ⓘ |
| lyricist | Pete Seeger ⓘ |
| message | critique of the human cost of war ⓘ |
| narrativeFeature | depicts generational cycle from flowers to soldiers to graves ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
Harry Belafonte
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Joan Baez ⓘ Johnny Rivers ⓘ Marlene Dietrich ⓘ Peter, Paul and Mary ⓘ The Kingston Trio ⓘ The Searchers ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
folk music concerts
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peace rallies ⓘ protest demonstrations ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | seminal anti-war folk song ⓘ |
| refrain | When will they ever learn? ⓘ |
| structure | strophic ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war
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cyclical nature of war ⓘ loss ⓘ remembrance ⓘ |
| title | Where Have All the Flowers Gone? self-link ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1955 ⓘ |
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Subject: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Description of subject: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" is a seminal anti-war folk song, written by Pete Seeger and popularized during the American folk music revival, that poignantly reflects on the cyclical nature of war and loss.
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