An Old Fashioned Love Song
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"An Old Fashioned Love Song" is a 1971 soft rock hit written by Paul Williams and popularized by Three Dog Night, known for its nostalgic, meta-lyrics about classic love songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| An Old Fashioned Love Song canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5613895 — 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: An Old Fashioned Love Song Context triple: [Paul Williams, notableWork, An Old Fashioned Love Song]
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A.
Song of Love
"Song of Love" is a 1947 biographical romantic drama film starring Paul Henreid, Katharine Hepburn, and Robert Walker that portrays the life and music of composer Robert Schumann.
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B.
An Old Sweetheart of Mine
An Old Sweetheart of Mine is a nostalgic poem by American writer James Whitcomb Riley that fondly recalls a youthful romance and the passage of time.
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C.
The One I Love
The One I Love is a 2014 American surreal romantic dramedy film starring Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss, centered on a troubled couple whose weekend retreat takes an unexpectedly bizarre turn.
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D.
For Love’s Sake
For Love’s Sake is a song by American country artist Dwight Yoakam, featured on his 2000 album "Tomorrow’s Sounds Today."
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E.
At Long Last Love
"At Long Last Love" is a popular jazz standard written by Cole Porter that has been widely recorded by vocalists, including Ella Fitzgerald.
- 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: An Old Fashioned Love Song Target entity description: "An Old Fashioned Love Song" is a 1971 soft rock hit written by Paul Williams and popularized by Three Dog Night, known for its nostalgic, meta-lyrics about classic love songs.
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A.
Song of Love
"Song of Love" is a 1947 biographical romantic drama film starring Paul Henreid, Katharine Hepburn, and Robert Walker that portrays the life and music of composer Robert Schumann.
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B.
An Old Sweetheart of Mine
An Old Sweetheart of Mine is a nostalgic poem by American writer James Whitcomb Riley that fondly recalls a youthful romance and the passage of time.
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C.
The One I Love
The One I Love is a 2014 American surreal romantic dramedy film starring Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss, centered on a troubled couple whose weekend retreat takes an unexpectedly bizarre turn.
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D.
For Love’s Sake
For Love’s Sake is a song by American country artist Dwight Yoakam, featured on his 2000 album "Tomorrow’s Sounds Today."
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E.
At Long Last Love
"At Long Last Love" is a popular jazz standard written by Cole Porter that has been widely recorded by vocalists, including Ella Fitzgerald.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumBy | Three Dog Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSAdultContemporary | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | 1971 soft rock hit ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | "Just an old fashioned love song, coming down in three-part harmony" ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
mid-tempo groove
ⓘ
piano-driven arrangement ⓘ vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
nostalgia
ⓘ
self-referential lyrics about love songs ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedIn | Three Dog Night compilation albums ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy |
Chuck Negron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cory Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Danny Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 3:21 ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Paul Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyIntendedFor | The Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Harmony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Three Dog Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Three Dog Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Podolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ABC Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunhill Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Old Fashioned Love Song Description of subject: "An Old Fashioned Love Song" is a 1971 soft rock hit written by Paul Williams and popularized by Three Dog Night, known for its nostalgic, meta-lyrics about classic love songs.
Referenced by (1)
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