“I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison)
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“I Drove All Night” is a power ballad originally recorded by Roy Orbison, later popularized by Cyndi Lauper, known for its dramatic vocals and themes of passionate, late-night longing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison recording) | 1 |
| I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison version) | 1 |
| “I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1065612 — 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: “I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison) Context triple: [Jennifer Connelly, appearedInMusicVideo, “I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison)]
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A.
All Night Long (All Night)
"All Night Long (All Night)" is a 1983 upbeat pop and R&B song by Lionel Richie that blends danceable rhythms with Caribbean influences and became one of his signature hits.
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B.
Tonight's the Night
"Tonight's the Night" is a 1975 album by Neil Young, renowned for its raw, emotionally stark songs reflecting on loss and the darker side of the rock lifestyle.
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C.
"I Walk the Line"
"I Walk the Line" is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, renowned for its distinctive rhythm and enduring influence on American music.
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D.
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" is a disco hit by Swedish pop group ABBA, known for its catchy synth riff and later sampling in Madonna’s song "Hung Up."
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E.
Strangers in the Night
"Strangers in the Night" is a 1966 pop standard famously performed by Frank Sinatra that became one of his signature hits and won multiple Grammy Awards.
- 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: “I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison) Target entity description: “I Drove All Night” is a power ballad originally recorded by Roy Orbison, later popularized by Cyndi Lauper, known for its dramatic vocals and themes of passionate, late-night longing.
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A.
All Night Long (All Night)
"All Night Long (All Night)" is a 1983 upbeat pop and R&B song by Lionel Richie that blends danceable rhythms with Caribbean influences and became one of his signature hits.
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B.
Tonight's the Night
"Tonight's the Night" is a 1975 album by Neil Young, renowned for its raw, emotionally stark songs reflecting on loss and the darker side of the rock lifestyle.
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C.
"I Walk the Line"
"I Walk the Line" is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, renowned for its distinctive rhythm and enduring influence on American music.
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D.
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" is a disco hit by Swedish pop group ABBA, known for its catchy synth riff and later sampling in Madonna’s song "Hung Up."
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E.
Strangers in the Night
"Strangers in the Night" is a 1966 pop standard famously performed by Frank Sinatra that became one of his signature hits and won multiple Grammy Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ song recording ⓘ song recording ⓘ song recording ⓘ |
| artist | Roy Orbison ⓘ |
| composer |
Billy Steinberg
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Tom Kelly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
pop rock
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power ballad ⓘ power ballad ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
I Drove All Night
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surface form:
I Drove All Night (Celine Dion version)
I Drove All Night ⓘ
surface form:
I Drove All Night (Cyndi Lauper version)
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| hasNotableLyric |
"I drove all night to get to you"
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"Is that all right?" ⓘ |
| hasRoyOrbisonVersion |
“I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison recording)
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| hasSubject |
romantic relationship
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travel at night ⓘ |
| language |
English
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English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Billy Steinberg
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Tom Kelly ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Cyndi Lauper ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
Celine Dion
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Cyndi Lauper ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | Roy Orbison ⓘ |
| performer |
Celine Dion
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Cyndi Lauper ⓘ Roy Orbison ⓘ Roy Orbison ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Virgin Records ⓘ |
| theme |
late-night journey
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passionate love ⓘ romantic longing ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
dramatic
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dramatic vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: “I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison) Description of subject: “I Drove All Night” is a power ballad originally recorded by Roy Orbison, later popularized by Cyndi Lauper, known for its dramatic vocals and themes of passionate, late-night longing.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
“I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison)
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hasRoyOrbisonVersion
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“I Drove All Night” (Roy Orbison)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
I Drove All Night
this entity surface form:
I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison recording)
this entity surface form:
I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison version)