Dire Wolf
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"Dire Wolf" is a folk-influenced, storytelling song by the Grateful Dead, notable for its darkly whimsical lyrics and appearance on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dire Wolf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920299 — 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: Dire Wolf Context triple: [Workingman's Dead, hasTrack, Dire Wolf]
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A.
Wolfen
Wolfen is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, historically known for its chemical industry and photographic film production, which later became part of the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen through a municipal merger.
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B.
Wolf Den
Wolf Den is a notable rocky cave and historic landmark within Mashamoquet State Park in Connecticut, traditionally associated with early colonial wolf-hunting legends.
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C.
Wolf Den
Wolf Den is a live entertainment venue located within the Mohegan Sun casino resort, known for hosting free concerts and performances.
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D.
Havoc the Wolf
Havoc the Wolf is the costumed wolf mascot representing the athletic teams and school spirit of Loyola University New Orleans.
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E.
The Wolf Song
The Wolf Song is a 1929 silent Western romance film starring Lupe Vélez and Gary Cooper, noted for showcasing Vélez’s early Hollywood stardom.
- 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: Dire Wolf Target entity description: "Dire Wolf" is a folk-influenced, storytelling song by the Grateful Dead, notable for its darkly whimsical lyrics and appearance on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead.
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A.
Wolfen
Wolfen is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, historically known for its chemical industry and photographic film production, which later became part of the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen through a municipal merger.
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B.
Wolf Den
Wolf Den is a notable rocky cave and historic landmark within Mashamoquet State Park in Connecticut, traditionally associated with early colonial wolf-hunting legends.
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C.
Wolf Den
Wolf Den is a live entertainment venue located within the Mohegan Sun casino resort, known for hosting free concerts and performances.
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D.
Havoc the Wolf
Havoc the Wolf is the costumed wolf mascot representing the athletic teams and school spirit of Loyola University New Orleans.
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E.
The Wolf Song
The Wolf Song is a 1929 silent Western romance film starring Lupe Vélez and Gary Cooper, noted for showcasing Vélez’s early Hollywood stardom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
dire wolf
ⓘ
narrator ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
card game
ⓘ
supernatural encounter ⓘ |
| firstReleasedOn | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformances | yes ⓘ |
| hasLyricsStyle | narrative ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
danger
ⓘ
dark humor ⓘ gambling ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence |
American roots music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeSetting | winter night ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Don't murder me"
ⓘ
"Please don't murder me" ⓘ |
| hasStudioAlbumContext | Workingman's Dead emphasizes Americana and roots influences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFanFavorite | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOfArtistDiscography | Grateful Dead discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEra | late 1960s ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| writer | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dire Wolf Description of subject: "Dire Wolf" is a folk-influenced, storytelling song by the Grateful Dead, notable for its darkly whimsical lyrics and appearance on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead.
Referenced by (1)
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