This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)

E421098

single song

"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" is a classic Motown soul song originally recorded by The Isley Brothers that has been widely covered, including a popular version by Rod Stewart.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) canonical	4
This Old Heart of Mine	2
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (Rod Stewart version)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4220082 — 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: This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
Context triple: [Rod Stewart, notableWork, This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)]

A. An Old Sweetheart of Mine
An Old Sweetheart of Mine is a nostalgic poem by American writer James Whitcomb Riley that fondly recalls a youthful romance and the passage of time.
B. Tearin' Up My Heart
"Tearin' Up My Heart" is a late-1990s pop song by American boy band *NSYNC that became one of their signature early hits and helped launch them to international fame.
C. From the Bottom of My Heart
"From the Bottom of My Heart" is a song by Stevie Wonder featured on his 2005 album *A Time to Love*.
D. Here in My Heart
"Here in My Heart" is a 1952 pop ballad performed by Al Martino that became a major international hit and a classic of early 1950s popular music.
E. Heart of Mine
"Heart of Mine" is a smooth, soulful pop ballad by Bobby Caldwell, known for its romantic lyrics and mellow, jazz-influenced arrangement.
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: This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
Target entity description: "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" is a classic Motown soul song originally recorded by The Isley Brothers that has been widely covered, including a popular version by Rod Stewart.

A. An Old Sweetheart of Mine
An Old Sweetheart of Mine is a nostalgic poem by American writer James Whitcomb Riley that fondly recalls a youthful romance and the passage of time.
B. Tearin' Up My Heart
"Tearin' Up My Heart" is a late-1990s pop song by American boy band *NSYNC that became one of their signature early hits and helped launch them to international fame.
C. From the Bottom of My Heart
"From the Bottom of My Heart" is a song by Stevie Wonder featured on his 2005 album *A Time to Love*.
D. Here in My Heart
"Here in My Heart" is a 1952 pop ballad performed by Al Martino that became a major international hit and a classic of early 1950s popular music.
E. Heart of Mine
"Heart of Mine" is a smooth, soulful pop ballad by Bobby Caldwell, known for its romantic lyrics and mellow, jazz-influenced arrangement.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
genre	Motown ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasChorus	repeating title line "This old heart of mine been broke a thousand times" ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (Rod Stewart and Ronald Isley version) ONDG ⓘ This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (Rod Stewart version)
hasEra	1960s popular music ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ keyboards ⓘ
hasNotableCoverArtist	Rod Stewart ⓘ Ronald Isley ⓘ
includedInAlbum	This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: This Old Heart of Mine
isClassicOf	Motown ⓘ surface form: Motown sound
language	English ⓘ
musicalArtist	The Isley Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicStyle	1960s R&B ⓘ
notableFor	being a classic Motown soul recording ⓘ being widely covered by other artists ⓘ
originallyPerformedBy	The Isley Brothers ⓘ
partOf	Motown catalog ⓘ
performer	The Isley Brothers ⓘ
producer	Brian Holland ⓘ Lamont Dozier ⓘ
recordLabel	Motown ⓘ Tamla ⓘ
releaseYear	1966 ⓘ
tempo	up-tempo ⓘ
theme	romantic longing ⓘ
vocalStyle	lead vocals with backing harmonies ⓘ
writer	Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ Sylvia Moy ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rod Stewart → notableWork → This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) ⓘ

The Isley Brothers → notableWork → This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) ⓘ

The Supremes A’ Go-Go → includesTrack → This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) ⓘ

Ronald Isley → notableWork → This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) ⓘ

This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) → hasCoverVersion → This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (Rod Stewart version)

This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) → includedInAlbum → This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: This Old Heart of Mine

Atlantic Crossing → hasPart → This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) ⓘ