Behind Blue Eyes
E455809
"Behind Blue Eyes" is a reflective rock ballad by the English band The Who, known for its introspective lyrics and dynamic shift from a quiet, mournful opening to a powerful, guitar-driven climax.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Behind Blue Eyes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4650000 — 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: Behind Blue Eyes Context triple: [The Who, notableWork, Behind Blue Eyes]
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A.
Am I Blue
"Am I Blue" is a classic pop and jazz standard that has been widely covered by vocalists, including Bette Midler on her album *The Divine Miss M*."
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B.
And Still
"And Still" is a reflective, emotionally charged song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its atmospheric production and introspective lyrics.
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C.
Black and Blue
"Black and Blue" is a 1976 studio album by The Rolling Stones that showcases the band's transition into funk, reggae, and disco-influenced rock following the departure of guitarist Mick Taylor.
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D.
Black Gives Way to Blue
Black Gives Way to Blue is Alice in Chains’ 2009 comeback studio album, marking their first release with vocalist William DuVall and a tribute to late frontman Layne Staley.
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E.
Mr. Blue Sky
"Mr. Blue Sky" is a 1977 upbeat, orchestral rock song by Electric Light Orchestra, widely recognized as one of the band’s signature and most enduring hits.
- 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: Behind Blue Eyes Target entity description: "Behind Blue Eyes" is a reflective rock ballad by the English band The Who, known for its introspective lyrics and dynamic shift from a quiet, mournful opening to a powerful, guitar-driven climax.
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A.
Am I Blue
"Am I Blue" is a classic pop and jazz standard that has been widely covered by vocalists, including Bette Midler on her album *The Divine Miss M*."
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B.
And Still
"And Still" is a reflective, emotionally charged song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its atmospheric production and introspective lyrics.
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C.
Black and Blue
"Black and Blue" is a 1976 studio album by The Rolling Stones that showcases the band's transition into funk, reggae, and disco-influenced rock following the departure of guitarist Mick Taylor.
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D.
Black Gives Way to Blue
Black Gives Way to Blue is Alice in Chains’ 2009 comeback studio album, marking their first release with vocalist William DuVall and a tribute to late frontman Layne Staley.
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E.
Mr. Blue Sky
"Mr. Blue Sky" is a 1977 upbeat, orchestral rock song by Electric Light Orchestra, widely recognized as one of the band’s signature and most enduring hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock ballad
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassByMember | John Entwistle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drumsByMember | Keith Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseContext | studio album track ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| guitarByMember | Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Gregorian
NERFINISHED
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Limp Bizkit NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
anger
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introspection ⓘ isolation ⓘ misunderstanding ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
dynamic shift to loud electric section
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prominent guitar-driven climax ⓘ quiet acoustic opening ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstrument |
acoustic guitar
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | No one knows what it’s like to be the bad man ⓘ |
| hasNotableVocalStyle |
powerful, anthemic chorus
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soft, mournful verses ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of The Who’s best-known ballads ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Who live setlists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originallyIntendedFor | Lifehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Who’s Next NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByMember | Roger Daltrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Glyn Johns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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Track Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Behind Blue Eyes Description of subject: "Behind Blue Eyes" is a reflective rock ballad by the English band The Who, known for its introspective lyrics and dynamic shift from a quiet, mournful opening to a powerful, guitar-driven climax.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Who's Next
subject surface form:
Who's Next