Soul Man
E331170
"Soul Man" is a classic soul song originally by Sam & Dave that became widely known for its energetic, comedic cover by The Blues Brothers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soul Man canonical | 12 |
| "Soul Man" | 2 |
| Soul Man (The Blues Brothers version) | 2 |
| Soul Man (The Voice performance) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3150619 — 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: Soul Man Context triple: [The Blues Brothers, notableSongPerformance, Soul Man]
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A.
Old Man Rhythm
Old Man Rhythm is a 1935 American musical comedy film starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, known for its lighthearted plot and lively musical numbers.
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B.
Honky Tonk Man
"Honky Tonk Man" is a 1982 country music–themed film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, in which Dwight Yoakam made one of his early notable screen appearances.
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C.
Dancing in the Street
"Dancing in the Street" is a classic 1964 Motown hit and enduring civil rights-era anthem originally recorded by Martha and the Vandellas.
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D.
Hound Dog
"Hound Dog" is a landmark 1956 rock and roll song, most famously performed by Elvis Presley, that became one of his signature hits and a defining record of early rock music.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soul Man Target entity description: "Soul Man" is a classic soul song originally by Sam & Dave that became widely known for its energetic, comedic cover by The Blues Brothers.
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A.
Old Man Rhythm
Old Man Rhythm is a 1935 American musical comedy film starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, known for its lighthearted plot and lively musical numbers.
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B.
Honky Tonk Man
"Honky Tonk Man" is a 1982 country music–themed film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, in which Dwight Yoakam made one of his early notable screen appearances.
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C.
Dancing in the Street
"Dancing in the Street" is a classic 1964 Motown hit and enduring civil rights-era anthem originally recorded by Martha and the Vandellas.
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D.
Hound Dog
"Hound Dog" is a landmark 1956 rock and roll song, most famously performed by Elvis Presley, that became one of his signature hits and a defining record of early rock music.
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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 (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| basedOn | Soul Man self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| composer | Isaac Hayes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | classic soul song ⓘ |
| famousFor |
energetic vocal performance
ⓘ
horn-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
soul music ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Soul Man
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Soul Man (The Blues Brothers version)
|
| hasCulturalImpact | recognized as a soul music standard ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
The Blues Brothers
ⓘ
surface form:
The Blues Brothers act
|
| hasPerformer |
Dave Prater
ⓘ
Sam Moore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Isaac Hayes ⓘ |
| notableCover |
Soul Man
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Soul Man (The Blues Brothers version)
|
| originalArtist | Sam & Dave ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedBy | Sam & Dave ⓘ |
| partOf | Stax Records catalog ⓘ |
| performer |
Sam & Dave
ⓘ
The Blues Brothers ⓘ |
| producer |
Isaac Hayes
ⓘ
Jim Stewart ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stax Records ⓘ |
| songwriter |
David Porter
ⓘ
Isaac Hayes ⓘ |
| usedIn | The Blues Brothers (band) live performances ⓘ |
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
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.
Input
Subject: Soul Man Description of subject: "Soul Man" is a classic soul song originally by Sam & Dave that became widely known for its energetic, comedic cover by The Blues Brothers.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soul Man (The Voice performance)
this entity surface form:
"Soul Man"
this entity surface form:
"Soul Man"
this entity surface form:
Soul Man (The Blues Brothers version)
subject surface form:
Soul Man (The Blues Brothers version)
this entity surface form:
Soul Man (The Blues Brothers version)
subject surface form:
Sam & Dave