When the Levee Breaks
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"When the Levee Breaks" is a classic blues song first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929, later famously reinterpreted by Led Zeppelin into a heavy, riff-driven rock track.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| When the Levee Breaks canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4453271 — 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: When the Levee Breaks Context triple: [The Levee's Gonna Break, basedOn, When the Levee Breaks]
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A.
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
"When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" is a documentary film examining the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans, directed by Spike Lee.
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B.
The Levee's Gonna Break
"The Levee's Gonna Break" is a blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 2006 album *Modern Times* and loosely based on the traditional blues piece "When the Levee Breaks."
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C.
After the Storm
After the Storm is an R&B album by American singer Monica, known for its emotionally charged vocals and themes of resilience and personal growth.
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D.
Wake of the Flood
"Wake of the Flood" is a 1973 studio album by the Grateful Dead that marked their first release on their own label and introduced a jazzier, more polished sound to their music.
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E.
Lost in the Flood
"Lost in the Flood" is a dark, cinematic rock song by Bruce Springsteen that blends vivid urban imagery with themes of war, disillusionment, and spiritual struggle.
- 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: When the Levee Breaks Target entity description: "When the Levee Breaks" is a classic blues song first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929, later famously reinterpreted by Led Zeppelin into a heavy, riff-driven rock track.
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A.
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
"When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" is a documentary film examining the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans, directed by Spike Lee.
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B.
The Levee's Gonna Break
"The Levee's Gonna Break" is a blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 2006 album *Modern Times* and loosely based on the traditional blues piece "When the Levee Breaks."
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C.
After the Storm
After the Storm is an R&B album by American singer Monica, known for its emotionally charged vocals and themes of resilience and personal growth.
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D.
Wake of the Flood
"Wake of the Flood" is a 1973 studio album by the Grateful Dead that marked their first release on their own label and introduced a jazzier, more polished sound to their music.
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E.
Lost in the Flood
"Lost in the Flood" is a dark, cinematic rock song by Bruce Springsteen that blends vivid urban imagery with themes of war, disillusionment, and spiritual struggle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Led Zeppelin song
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blues song ⓘ rock song ⓘ song ⓘ song recorded by Led Zeppelin ⓘ |
| album |
Led Zeppelin IV
NERFINISHED
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Untitled fourth Led Zeppelin album ⓘ |
| composer |
Kansas Joe McCoy
NERFINISHED
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Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely regarded as a classic rock track ⓘ |
| engineer | Andy Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
drums
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electric guitar ⓘ harmonica ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
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hard rock ⓘ heavy rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | Led Zeppelin version ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later rock and hip hop production techniques ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent | Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| LedZeppelinVersionBassist | John Paul Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LedZeppelinVersionDrummer | John Bonham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LedZeppelinVersionGuitarist | Jimmy Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LedZeppelinVersionRecordingYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| LedZeppelinVersionVocalist | Robert Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Kansas Joe McCoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement | backwards echo effects in Led Zeppelin version ⓘ |
| notableFor | heavily processed drum sound in Led Zeppelin version ⓘ |
| originalArtist |
Kansas Joe McCoy
NERFINISHED
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Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalGenre | blues ⓘ |
| originalRecordingYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | 78 rpm record ⓘ |
| performer | Led Zeppelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jimmy Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Led Zeppelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledIn | multiple hip hop recordings ⓘ |
| structure | riff-driven ⓘ |
| studio |
Headley Grange
NERFINISHED
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Island Studios, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | flooding and displacement ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| title | When the Levee Breaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | blues-influenced ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: When the Levee Breaks Description of subject: "When the Levee Breaks" is a classic blues song first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929, later famously reinterpreted by Led Zeppelin into a heavy, riff-driven rock track.
Referenced by (8)
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