He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
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"He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother" is a classic pop ballad, originally made famous by The Hollies, known for its emotional lyrics about compassion and brotherhood.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | 4 |
| He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother canonical | 1 |
| He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1235163 — 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: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Context triple: [Cissy Houston (album), hasTrack, He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother]
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A.
Daddy
"Daddy" is a powerful and controversial confessional poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of trauma, oppression, and the speaker’s fraught relationship with her father.
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B.
You’ve Got a Friend
"You’ve Got a Friend" is a classic 1971 pop ballad written by Carole King that became an enduring anthem of comfort and support, popularized by both King and James Taylor.
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C.
Friend of Mine
"Friend of Mine" is a track by The Notorious B.I.G. from his landmark 1994 debut hip-hop album *Ready to Die*.
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D.
Tell It All Brother
"Tell It All Brother" is a country rock album by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, best known for its socially conscious title track released in 1970.
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E.
My Man
"My Man" is a classic torch song most famously performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 musical film *Funny Girl*.
- 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: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Target entity description: "He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother" is a classic pop ballad, originally made famous by The Hollies, known for its emotional lyrics about compassion and brotherhood.
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A.
Daddy
"Daddy" is a powerful and controversial confessional poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of trauma, oppression, and the speaker’s fraught relationship with her father.
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B.
You’ve Got a Friend
"You’ve Got a Friend" is a classic 1971 pop ballad written by Carole King that became an enduring anthem of comfort and support, popularized by both King and James Taylor.
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C.
Friend of Mine
"Friend of Mine" is a track by The Notorious B.I.G. from his landmark 1994 debut hip-hop album *Ready to Die*.
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D.
Tell It All Brother
"Tell It All Brother" is a country rock album by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, best known for its socially conscious title track released in 1970.
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E.
My Man
"My Man" is a classic torch song most famously performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 musical film *Funny Girl*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| composer | Bobby Scott ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact | widely associated with themes of charity and solidarity ⓘ |
| describedAs | classic pop ballad ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| featuresMusician | Elton John ⓘ |
| genre |
pop ballad
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pop rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine |
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
|
| hasEmotionalTone | sentimental ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestral arrangement
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piano-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| hasMood |
emotional
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uplifting ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
His welfare is of my concern
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No burden is he to bear ⓘ The road is long, with many a winding turn ⓘ We’ll get there ⓘ |
| hasSubject | helping a struggling friend or brother ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | phrase popularized in Boys Town publications ⓘ |
| isConsidered | classic of 1960s pop ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalistOnNotableVersion | Allan Clarke ⓘ |
| lyricFocus | supporting others despite hardship ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Russell ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | The Hollies ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
Cher
ⓘ
Gotthard ⓘ Neil Diamond ⓘ Olivia Newton-John ⓘ The Justice Collective ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | Kelly Gordon ⓘ |
| performer |
Neil Diamond
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The Hollies ⓘ The Justice Collective ⓘ |
| popularizedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Hollies ⓘ |
| theme |
brotherhood
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compassion ⓘ empathy ⓘ |
| usedAs | charity single ⓘ |
| writer |
Bob Russell
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Bobby Scott ⓘ |
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: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Description of subject: "He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother" is a classic pop ballad, originally made famous by The Hollies, known for its emotional lyrics about compassion and brotherhood.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cissy Houston (album)
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
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hasChorusLine
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He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
this entity surface form:
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
this entity surface form:
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
this entity surface form:
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
this entity surface form:
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother