Sugar Mountain
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"Sugar Mountain" is a beloved Neil Young song, written when he was a teenager, that nostalgically reflects on the loss of youth and innocence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sugar Mountain canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4807209 — 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: Sugar Mountain Context triple: [Heart of Gold, hasBSide, Sugar Mountain]
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A.
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane that revisits private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront the consequences of a child abduction case from their past.
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B.
Island in the Sun
"Island in the Sun" is a 1957 calypso-style song by Harry Belafonte that became one of his signature hits and is closely associated with Caribbean themes and imagery.
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C.
Island in the Sun
"Island in the Sun" is a mellow, melodic pop-rock song by Weezer that became one of the band's most popular and enduring hits.
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D.
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven is a 1950 American musical comedy film best known for its lighthearted story and performances by stars like Jane Wyatt.
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E.
Moanin' in the Moonlight
Moanin' in the Moonlight is a landmark 1959 debut album by blues legend Howlin' Wolf, celebrated as one of the foundational records of Chicago electric blues.
- 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: Sugar Mountain Target entity description: "Sugar Mountain" is a beloved Neil Young song, written when he was a teenager, that nostalgically reflects on the loss of youth and innocence.
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A.
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane that revisits private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront the consequences of a child abduction case from their past.
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B.
Island in the Sun
"Island in the Sun" is a 1957 calypso-style song by Harry Belafonte that became one of his signature hits and is closely associated with Caribbean themes and imagery.
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C.
Island in the Sun
"Island in the Sun" is a mellow, melodic pop-rock song by Weezer that became one of the band's most popular and enduring hits.
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D.
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven is a 1950 American musical comedy film best known for its lighthearted story and performances by stars like Jane Wyatt.
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E.
Moanin' in the Moonlight
Moanin' in the Moonlight is a landmark 1959 debut album by blues legend Howlin' Wolf, celebrated as one of the foundational records of Chicago electric blues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistCareerPhase | early Neil Young period ⓘ |
| composer | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAs | B-side of The Loner ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | became emblematic of Neil Young's reflective songwriting style ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Sugar Mountain (live at Canterbury House)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sugar Mountain (live at the Riverboat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMood |
bittersweet
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | acoustic ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
But you're thinking that you're leaving there too soon
ⓘ
Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain ⓘ You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain ⓘ |
| hasReception |
cult favorite
ⓘ
fan favorite ⓘ |
| hasSubject | transition from adolescence to adulthood ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
innocence ⓘ loss of youth ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
Decade
ⓘ
Live at the Riverboat 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963–1972) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugar Mountain – Live at Canterbury House 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Neil Young turning 20
ⓘ
closing of a youth club ⓘ |
| isBelovedBy | Neil Young fans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsFeature | refrain You can't be twenty on Sugar Mountain ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| partOf | Neil Young live concert repertoire ⓘ |
| performedLiveSinceDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| performer | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | B-side release ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| writtenWhenAgeOfAuthor | 19 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sugar Mountain Description of subject: "Sugar Mountain" is a beloved Neil Young song, written when he was a teenager, that nostalgically reflects on the loss of youth and innocence.
Referenced by (4)
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