Back Home Again in Indiana
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"Back Home Again in Indiana" is a popular early 20th-century American jazz standard closely associated with the Indianapolis 500, where it has been traditionally performed before the race.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Back Home Again in Indiana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4678463 — 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: Back Home Again in Indiana Context triple: [Jim Nabors, notableSongPerformance, Back Home Again in Indiana]
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A.
When You Come Home to Me
"When You Come Home to Me" is a recurring audition song within the musical *The Last Five Years*, used to highlight the character Cathy’s struggles and aspirations as a performer.
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B.
Back Home Again
"Back Home Again" is a popular country and folk song by John Denver, celebrated for its warm, nostalgic portrayal of returning home.
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C.
Goin’ Back
"Goin’ Back" is a 1966 pop song, best known in recordings by Dusty Springfield and The Byrds, that nostalgically reflects on lost innocence and the desire to return to simpler times.
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D.
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again is a posthumously published novel by American author Thomas Wolfe that follows a young writer’s disillusioning return to his hometown and explores themes of memory, change, and the impossibility of truly returning to the past.
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E.
Sing Me Back Home
Sing Me Back Home is a classic country song by Merle Haggard that poignantly tells the story of a condemned prisoner’s final request for a song before his execution.
- 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: Back Home Again in Indiana Target entity description: "Back Home Again in Indiana" is a popular early 20th-century American jazz standard closely associated with the Indianapolis 500, where it has been traditionally performed before the race.
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A.
When You Come Home to Me
"When You Come Home to Me" is a recurring audition song within the musical *The Last Five Years*, used to highlight the character Cathy’s struggles and aspirations as a performer.
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B.
Back Home Again
"Back Home Again" is a popular country and folk song by John Denver, celebrated for its warm, nostalgic portrayal of returning home.
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C.
Goin’ Back
"Goin’ Back" is a 1966 pop song, best known in recordings by Dusty Springfield and The Byrds, that nostalgically reflects on lost innocence and the desire to return to simpler times.
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D.
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again is a posthumously published novel by American author Thomas Wolfe that follows a young writer’s disillusioning return to his hometown and explores themes of memory, change, and the impossibility of truly returning to the past.
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E.
Sing Me Back Home
Sing Me Back Home is a classic country song by Merle Haggard that poignantly tells the story of a condemned prisoner’s final request for a song before his execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
popular song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | James F. Hanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredInRepertoireOf |
New Orleans jazz bands
ⓘ
bebop musicians ⓘ swing bands ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedIn | vaudeville ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | 32-bar AABA ⓘ |
| hasKey | F major (common performance key) ⓘ |
| hasMelodicSimilarityTo | On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformanceBy |
Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors character, informally referenced)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Melton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Nabors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | nostalgia for Indiana ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithEvent | Indianapolis 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | state song standard of Indiana (informal) ⓘ |
| isImprovisationBasisFor |
Donna Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ice Freezes Red NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana (various contrafacts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Great American Songbook (commonly regarded) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ballard MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
Wabash River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
candlelight ⓘ moonlight on the Wabash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Al Hirt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Art Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry James NERFINISHED ⓘ James Melton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Nabors NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Original Dixieland Jass Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-up ⓘ |
| title | Back Home Again in Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyPerformedAt | Indianapolis 500 pre-race ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedAs | pre-race anthem at Indianapolis 500 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Back Home Again in Indiana Description of subject: "Back Home Again in Indiana" is a popular early 20th-century American jazz standard closely associated with the Indianapolis 500, where it has been traditionally performed before the race.
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