The Pound Is Sinking
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"The Pound Is Sinking" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album "Tug of War," noted for its shifting musical sections and commentary on economic instability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pound Is Sinking canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2009877 — 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: The Pound Is Sinking Context triple: [Tug of War, hasTrack, The Pound Is Sinking]
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A.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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B.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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C.
The Problem of the Rupee
The Problem of the Rupee is an influential economic treatise by B. R. Ambedkar analyzing the history, instability, and reform of India’s currency and monetary system under British rule.
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D.
Natal pound
The Natal pound was the former currency of the British Colony of Natal, used before its replacement by the South African pound.
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E.
Pound
Pound is a surname most famously associated with Ezra Pound, the influential American poet and critic central to the early modernist movement.
- 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: The Pound Is Sinking Target entity description: "The Pound Is Sinking" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album "Tug of War," noted for its shifting musical sections and commentary on economic instability.
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A.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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B.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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C.
The Problem of the Rupee
The Problem of the Rupee is an influential economic treatise by B. R. Ambedkar analyzing the history, instability, and reform of India’s currency and monetary system under British rule.
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D.
Natal pound
The Natal pound was the former currency of the British Colony of Natal, used before its replacement by the South African pound.
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E.
Pound
Pound is a surname most famously associated with Ezra Pound, the influential American poet and critic central to the early modernist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album | Tug of War ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Paul McCartney and Wings legacy (post-Wings solo career) ⓘ |
| composer | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| features |
layered vocal arrangements
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multi-section song structure ⓘ shifting musical styles ⓘ |
| followsInTracklist | Ballroom Dancing ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
contrasting tempo sections
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key changes ⓘ multiple musical sections ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
currency devaluation
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economic instability ⓘ financial anxiety ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| includedIn | studio album Tug of War ⓘ |
| isOnSide | Tug of War original LP track sequence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| lyricsMention |
financial markets
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the pound ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| musicalKey | multiple keys ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abrupt transitions between song sections
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commentary on economic conditions in the early 1980s ⓘ |
| originalMedium |
cassette
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compact disc ⓘ vinyl LP ⓘ |
| partOf | Paul McCartney discography ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum |
Tug of War (song)
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surface form:
Tug of War
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| performer | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| precedesInTracklist | Wanderlust ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1980–1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Parlophone ⓘ |
| releaseType | album track ⓘ |
| tempo | varied tempo ⓘ |
| vocalType |
Paul McCartney
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surface form:
lead vocals by Paul McCartney
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pound Is Sinking Description of subject: "The Pound Is Sinking" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album "Tug of War," noted for its shifting musical sections and commentary on economic instability.
Referenced by (2)
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