The Last Time I Saw Richard
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"The Last Time I Saw Richard" is a reflective, piano-driven closing song from Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of disillusionment with love and idealism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Time I Saw Richard canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2010251 — 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 Last Time I Saw Richard Context triple: [Blue, hasTrack, The Last Time I Saw Richard]
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A.
As He Saw It
"As He Saw It" is a memoir by Elliott Roosevelt that offers an insider’s account of his father Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views and experiences during World War II.
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B.
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris is a 1954 romantic drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson, adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Babylon Revisited.”
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C.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
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D.
The Last Rung on the Ladder
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" is a poignant, emotionally driven short story by Stephen King about childhood, guilt, and tragic loss.
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E.
The Last of Sheila
The Last of Sheila is a 1973 mystery thriller film, co-written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, about a deadly scavenger hunt among Hollywood insiders aboard a Mediterranean yacht.
- 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 Last Time I Saw Richard Target entity description: "The Last Time I Saw Richard" is a reflective, piano-driven closing song from Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of disillusionment with love and idealism.
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A.
As He Saw It
"As He Saw It" is a memoir by Elliott Roosevelt that offers an insider’s account of his father Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views and experiences during World War II.
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B.
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris is a 1954 romantic drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson, adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Babylon Revisited.”
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C.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
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D.
The Last Rung on the Ladder
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" is a poignant, emotionally driven short story by Stephen King about childhood, guilt, and tragic loss.
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E.
The Last of Sheila
The Last of Sheila is a 1973 mystery thriller film, co-written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, about a deadly scavenger hunt among Hollywood insiders aboard a Mediterranean yacht.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album | Blue ⓘ |
| artist | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early 1970s singer-songwriter movement ⓘ |
| composer | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
piano
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vocals ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasAlbumRelease | Blue ⓘ |
| hasType | album track ⓘ |
| includedIn | Joni Mitchell discography ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional piano ballad style
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introspective lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Blue ⓘ |
| performer | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| producer |
Henry Lewy
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Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Reprise Records ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released on the album Blue in 1971 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| theme |
contrast between youthful idealism and adult realism
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disillusionment with love ⓘ loss of idealism ⓘ maturity and compromise ⓘ romantic disillusionment ⓘ |
| trackPosition | closing track on the album Blue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Time I Saw Richard Description of subject: "The Last Time I Saw Richard" is a reflective, piano-driven closing song from Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of disillusionment with love and idealism.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Blue (album)
subject surface form:
Blue