“Summertime Blues”
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“Summertime Blues” is a classic 1958 rock and roll song by Eddie Cochran that became a major hit and an enduring anthem of teenage frustration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Summertime Blues” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4654394 — 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: “Summertime Blues” Context triple: [Liberty Records, notableRelease, “Summertime Blues”]
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A.
Summertime
"Summertime" is a famous aria from George Gershwin's opera *Porgy and Bess*, renowned as a jazz standard and one of the most covered songs in music history.
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B.
Summertime
Summertime is a 1943 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary woman standing in sunlight at the entrance of a building, characteristic of his themes of urban isolation and quiet introspection.
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C.
Summertime (song)
"Summertime" is a pop-rock song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, known for its upbeat melody and themes of carefree romance.
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D.
Summertime in the City
"Summertime in the City" is a song best known as a 1966 hit by The Lovin' Spoonful, co-written by lyricist Gerry Goffin.
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E.
Summer’s Day
"Summer’s Day" is an Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot depicting two elegantly dressed women boating on a lake in a Parisian park.
- 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: “Summertime Blues” Target entity description: “Summertime Blues” is a classic 1958 rock and roll song by Eddie Cochran that became a major hit and an enduring anthem of teenage frustration.
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A.
Summertime
Summertime is a 1943 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary woman standing in sunlight at the entrance of a building, characteristic of his themes of urban isolation and quiet introspection.
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B.
Summertime
"Summertime" is a famous aria from George Gershwin's opera *Porgy and Bess*, renowned as a jazz standard and one of the most covered songs in music history.
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C.
Summertime (song)
"Summertime" is a pop-rock song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, known for its upbeat melody and themes of carefree romance.
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D.
Summertime in the City
"Summertime in the City" is a song best known as a 1966 hit by The Lovin' Spoonful, co-written by lyricist Gerry Goffin.
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E.
Summer’s Day
"Summer’s Day" is an Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot depicting two elegantly dressed women boating on a lake in a Parisian park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
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UK Singles Chart hit ⓘ |
| composer |
Eddie Cochran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Capehart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
Alan Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue Cheer NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts NERFINISHED ⓘ Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decade | 1950s ⓘ |
| describedAs | anthem of teenage frustration ⓘ |
| duration | 1:58 ⓘ |
| firstReleaseArtist | Eddie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
rock and roll
ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Love Again NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCallAndResponse | spoken bass-voice responses ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
influential in early rock music
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widely used in film and television soundtracks ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersion |
Summertime Blues (Alan Jackson version)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Summertime Blues (Blue Cheer version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Summertime Blues (The Who version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecognition |
rock and roll standard
ⓘ
rockabilly classic ⓘ |
| includedIn | Eddie Cochran’s live repertoire ⓘ |
| influenced |
Blue Cheer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | A major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadGuitar | Eddie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Eddie Cochran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Capehart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Eddie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Eddie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jerry Capehart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Liberty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-07-21 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
teenage frustration
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work and responsibility ⓘ |
| usesMusicalFeature | 12-bar blues structure ⓘ |
| vocalist | Eddie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfHitStatus | 1958 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Summertime Blues” Description of subject: “Summertime Blues” is a classic 1958 rock and roll song by Eddie Cochran that became a major hit and an enduring anthem of teenage frustration.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.