Workingman's Blues #2
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"Workingman's Blues #2" is a reflective, melancholic song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its themes of economic hardship and aging.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Working Man's Blues | 1 |
| Workingman's Blues #2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T835260 — 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: Workingman's Blues #2 Context triple: [Modern Times, hasTrack, Workingman's Blues #2]
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A.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
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B.
Tangled Up in Blue
"Tangled Up in Blue" is a critically acclaimed 1975 folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its shifting narrative perspectives and richly poetic storytelling.
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C.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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D.
Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.
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E.
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by Langston Hughes that helped define the voice and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
- 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: Workingman's Blues #2 Target entity description: "Workingman's Blues #2" is a reflective, melancholic song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its themes of economic hardship and aging.
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A.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
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B.
Tangled Up in Blue
"Tangled Up in Blue" is a critically acclaimed 1975 folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its shifting narrative perspectives and richly poetic storytelling.
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C.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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D.
Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.
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E.
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by Langston Hughes that helped define the voice and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Modern Times ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bob Dylan touring band
ⓘ
surface form:
Bob Dylan and his touring band
|
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely praised by music critics ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | audio CD ⓘ |
| followedBy | Beyond the Horizon ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyric |
"Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind"
ⓘ
"Now the place is ringed with countless foes" ⓘ "The buyin' power of the proletariat's gone" ⓘ "There's an evening's haze settling over town" ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
decline of the American working class
ⓘ
economic insecurity ⓘ personal regret ⓘ |
| hasTitleNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bob Dylan discography ⓘ |
| isTitleAllusion |
Workingman's Blues #2
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Working Man's Blues
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| mood |
melancholic
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| partOf | Modern Times ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spirit on the Water ⓘ |
| producer |
Bob Dylan
ⓘ
Jack Frost ⓘ |
| publisher | Special Rider Music ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
BMG ⓘ
surface form:
Sony BMG
|
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| style | slow ballad ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ love and loss ⓘ melancholy ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | 3 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Workingman's Blues #2 Description of subject: "Workingman's Blues #2" is a reflective, melancholic song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its themes of economic hardship and aging.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Working Man's Blues