Desperados Waiting for a Train
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"Desperados Waiting for a Train" is a classic country song, written by Guy Clark and popularized by supergroup The Highwaymen, that poignantly reflects on aging, memory, and the bond between a young man and an old drifter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Desperados Waiting for a Train canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2354477 — 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: Desperados Waiting for a Train Context triple: [The Highwaymen, notableSong, Desperados Waiting for a Train]
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A.
Desperados
Desperados is a tequila-flavored pale lager beer brand known for its distinctive sweet, citrusy taste and strong presence in European and global youth markets.
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B.
Desperados brand
Desperados is a tequila-flavoured beer brand known for its distinctive fusion of lager and tequila taste, marketed globally as a bold, party-oriented beverage.
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C.
End of the World Train
The End of the World Train is a historic narrow-gauge railway in Ushuaia that offers scenic rides through the landscapes of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Argentina.
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D.
Decepción Base
Decepción Base is an Argentine Antarctic research station located on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, primarily used for scientific studies during the austral summer.
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E.
Downbound Train
"Downbound Train" is a somber, narrative-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 1984 album *Born in the U.S.A.*
- 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: Desperados Waiting for a Train Target entity description: "Desperados Waiting for a Train" is a classic country song, written by Guy Clark and popularized by supergroup The Highwaymen, that poignantly reflects on aging, memory, and the bond between a young man and an old drifter.
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A.
Desperados
Desperados is a tequila-flavored pale lager beer brand known for its distinctive sweet, citrusy taste and strong presence in European and global youth markets.
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B.
Desperados brand
Desperados is a tequila-flavoured beer brand known for its distinctive fusion of lager and tequila taste, marketed globally as a bold, party-oriented beverage.
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C.
End of the World Train
The End of the World Train is a historic narrow-gauge railway in Ushuaia that offers scenic rides through the landscapes of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Argentina.
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D.
Decepción Base
Decepción Base is an Argentine Antarctic research station located on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, primarily used for scientific studies during the austral summer.
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E.
Downbound Train
"Downbound Train" is a somber, narrative-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 1984 album *Born in the U.S.A.*
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedGenreMovement | outlaw country ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistCollective | The Highwaymen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
David Allan Coe
ⓘ
Guy Clark ⓘ Jerry Jeff Walker ⓘ Nanci Griffith ⓘ The Highwaymen ⓘ |
| describesRelationshipBetween |
old drifter
ⓘ
young man ⓘ |
| genre | country ⓘ |
| hasMood |
melancholic
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic country song
ⓘ
country music standard ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Texas ⓘ |
| hasSongwriter | Guy Clark ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
aging
ⓘ
intergenerational friendship ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Guy Clark
ⓘ
Jerry Jeff Walker ⓘ The Highwaymen ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | The Highwaymen ⓘ |
| writer | Guy Clark ⓘ |
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: Desperados Waiting for a Train Description of subject: "Desperados Waiting for a Train" is a classic country song, written by Guy Clark and popularized by supergroup The Highwaymen, that poignantly reflects on aging, memory, and the bond between a young man and an old drifter.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.