Palimpsest
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"Palimpsest" is a song by Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 2005 indie folk album *A River Ain't Too Much to Love*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Palimpsest canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2958197 — 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: Palimpsest Context triple: [A River Ain't Too Much to Love, track, Palimpsest]
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A.
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits is Lillian Hellman’s acclaimed memoir composed of reflective, character-driven sketches that blend personal history with controversial recollections of people and events in her life.
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B.
Black Rock Sands
Black Rock Sands is a wide, sandy beach on the coast of North Wales, popular for its scenic views, vehicle access to the shore, and proximity to the town of Porthmadog.
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C.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
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D.
Dream Stele
The Dream Stele is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab erected between the paws of the Great Sphinx at Giza, commemorating Thutmose IV’s divine dream promising him kingship if he restored the monument.
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E.
The Vision of the Fountain
"The Vision of the Fountain" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection *Twice-Told Tales*, that blends romantic idealism with themes of memory and unattainable beauty.
- 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: Palimpsest Target entity description: "Palimpsest" is a song by Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 2005 indie folk album *A River Ain't Too Much to Love*.
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A.
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits is Lillian Hellman’s acclaimed memoir composed of reflective, character-driven sketches that blend personal history with controversial recollections of people and events in her life.
-
B.
Black Rock Sands
Black Rock Sands is a wide, sandy beach on the coast of North Wales, popular for its scenic views, vehicle access to the shore, and proximity to the town of Porthmadog.
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C.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
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D.
Dream Stele
The Dream Stele is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab erected between the paws of the Great Sphinx at Giza, commemorating Thutmose IV’s divine dream promising him kingship if he restored the monument.
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E.
The Vision of the Fountain
"The Vision of the Fountain" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection *Twice-Told Tales*, that blends romantic idealism with themes of memory and unattainable beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album |
A River Ain’t Too Much to Love
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surface form:
A River Ain't Too Much to Love
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| artist | Smog ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Callahan
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Smog ⓘ |
| composer | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
folk
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indie folk ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
album track on compact disc
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album track on digital audio ⓘ |
| hasLyricist | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| hasMedium | audio recording ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | lo-fi influenced folk ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCreator | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| hasType | album track ⓘ |
| includedIn | 2005 studio album A River Ain't Too Much to Love ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum |
A River Ain’t Too Much to Love
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surface form:
A River Ain't Too Much to Love
|
| partOfDiscographyOf |
Bill Callahan
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Smog ⓘ |
| performer | Smog ⓘ |
| performerAlias |
Bill Callahan
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Smog ⓘ |
| producer | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Smog ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Drag City ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| title | Palimpsest ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| writer | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palimpsest Description of subject: "Palimpsest" is a song by Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 2005 indie folk album *A River Ain't Too Much to Love*.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
A River Ain't Too Much to Love