Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
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"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a groundbreaking 1965 funk song by James Brown that is widely credited with helping to define the funk genre and reshape popular music.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 2) | 2 |
| Papa's Got a Brand New Bag canonical | 1 |
| Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1) | 1 |
| Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1952174 — 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: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Context triple: [James Brown, notableWork, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag]
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A.
Slave to the Rhythm
"Slave to the Rhythm" is a 1985 art-pop concept album and hit title track by Grace Jones, noted for its innovative production, rhythmic experimentation, and fusion of pop, funk, and avant-garde styles.
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B.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a classic soul song, most famously recorded by Marvin Gaye, that became one of Motown's signature hits and a defining track of 1960s American R&B.
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C.
X Gon' Give It to Ya
"X Gon' Give It to Ya" is a high-energy 2003 hip hop single by DMX known for its aggressive delivery and frequent use in films, trailers, and pop culture.
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D.
God Bless the Child
"God Bless the Child" is a classic jazz and blues standard, co-written and famously performed by Billie Holiday, known for its poignant lyrics about financial independence and emotional resilience.
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E.
Watermelon Man
"Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock that became one of his most famous and frequently covered tunes, blending soulful grooves with catchy, accessible melodies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Target entity description: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a groundbreaking 1965 funk song by James Brown that is widely credited with helping to define the funk genre and reshape popular music.
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A.
Slave to the Rhythm
"Slave to the Rhythm" is a 1985 art-pop concept album and hit title track by Grace Jones, noted for its innovative production, rhythmic experimentation, and fusion of pop, funk, and avant-garde styles.
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B.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a classic soul song, most famously recorded by Marvin Gaye, that became one of Motown's signature hits and a defining track of 1960s American R&B.
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C.
X Gon' Give It to Ya
"X Gon' Give It to Ya" is a high-energy 2003 hip hop single by DMX known for its aggressive delivery and frequent use in films, trailers, and pop culture.
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D.
God Bless the Child
"God Bless the Child" is a classic jazz and blues standard, co-written and famously performed by Billie Holiday, known for its poignant lyrics about financial independence and emotional resilience.
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E.
Watermelon Man
"Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock that became one of his most famous and frequently covered tunes, blending soulful grooves with catchy, accessible melodies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | James Brown ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
|
| chartSuccess |
crossover pop hit in the United States
ⓘ
major R&B hit in the United States ⓘ |
| chronology | early funk-era James Brown singles ⓘ |
| composer | James Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
groundbreaking funk song
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influential in defining the funk genre ⓘ milestone in popular music ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| hasBSide |
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 2)
|
| hasLyricsTheme |
celebration of new musical style
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dance ⓘ generational change ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
call-and-response vocals
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emphasis on groove over melody ⓘ prominent rhythm section ⓘ staccato guitar patterns ⓘ syncopated horn riffs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 2)
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| inception | recorded in 1965 ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
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surface form:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
lists of most important songs in funk history ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of funk music
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popular music of the late 1960s ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 5 seconds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on the one (downbeat)
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helping to define funk music ⓘ innovative rhythmic structure ⓘ |
| partOf |
James Brown
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surface form:
James Brown discography
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| performer |
James Brown
ⓘ
James Brown and the Famous Flames ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of James Brown's signature songs ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Charlotte, North Carolina
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surface form:
Charlotte, North Carolina (studio session)
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| recordLabel | King Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| writer | James Brown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Description of subject: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a groundbreaking 1965 funk song by James Brown that is widely credited with helping to define the funk genre and reshape popular music.
Referenced by (5)
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