song "Dark Star"
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"Dark Star" is an iconic, improvisation-heavy Grateful Dead song closely associated with Jerry Garcia and renowned for its expansive live performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| song "Dark Star" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6057577 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "Dark Star" Context triple: [Jerry Garcia, notableWork, song "Dark Star"]
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A.
Flaming Star
Flaming Star is a 1960 Western film starring Elvis Presley as a mixed-heritage man caught between white settlers and his Kiowa tribe.
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B.
song "Fantasy"
"Fantasy" is a 1995 pop and R&B hit by Mariah Carey, known for its catchy hook, innovative use of a Tom Tom Club sample, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
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C.
All Along the Watchtower
"All Along the Watchtower" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan that became especially famous through Jimi Hendrix's electrified cover and is regarded as one of the most influential rock songs of all time.
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D.
song "Trouble's Lament"
"Trouble's Lament" is a folk- and Americana-tinged song by Tori Amos, known for its haunting vocals and Southern gothic atmosphere from her 2014 album "Unrepentant Geraldines."
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E.
song "Stone Crazy"
"Stone Crazy" is a renowned electric blues song by guitarist and singer Buddy Guy, celebrated for its intense guitar work and emotional vocal delivery.
- 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: song "Dark Star" Target entity description: "Dark Star" is an iconic, improvisation-heavy Grateful Dead song closely associated with Jerry Garcia and renowned for its expansive live performances.
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A.
Flaming Star
Flaming Star is a 1960 Western film starring Elvis Presley as a mixed-heritage man caught between white settlers and his Kiowa tribe.
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B.
song "Fantasy"
"Fantasy" is a 1995 pop and R&B hit by Mariah Carey, known for its catchy hook, innovative use of a Tom Tom Club sample, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
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C.
All Along the Watchtower
"All Along the Watchtower" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan that became especially famous through Jimi Hendrix's electrified cover and is regarded as one of the most influential rock songs of all time.
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D.
song "Trouble's Lament"
"Trouble's Lament" is a folk- and Americana-tinged song by Tori Amos, known for its haunting vocals and Southern gothic atmosphere from her 2014 album "Unrepentant Geraldines."
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E.
song "Stone Crazy"
"Stone Crazy" is a renowned electric blues song by guitarist and singer Buddy Guy, celebrated for its intense guitar work and emotional vocal delivery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grateful Dead song
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAlbum |
Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) bonus material
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Live/Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ What a Long Strange Trip It's Been NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer |
Bill Kreutzmann
NERFINISHED
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Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Brent Mydland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Godchaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedScene | San Francisco psychedelic scene ⓘ |
| composer |
Bill Kreutzmann
NERFINISHED
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Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic jam-band improvisational piece ⓘ |
| firstReleaseCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseType | single ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| genre |
acid rock
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jam band ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Born Cross-Eyed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFanCulture | extensive tape-trading and comparative listening of live versions ⓘ |
| hasKey | A major ⓘ |
| lengthLiveVersion | often between 15 and 30 minutes ⓘ |
| lengthStudioVersion | approximately 2 minutes 44 seconds ⓘ |
| liveDebutYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricLine |
Dark star crashes, pouring its light into ashes
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Reason tatters, the forces tear loose from the axis ⓘ Searchlight casting for faults in the clouds of delusion ⓘ Shall we go, you and I while we can ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
cosmic imagery
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impermanence ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| notableLiveVersion |
August 27, 1972 Veneta, Oregon performance
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Europe '72 tour performances ⓘ February 13, 1970 Fillmore East performance ⓘ February 27, 1969 Fillmore West performance ⓘ Live/Dead version recorded at Fillmore West 1969 ⓘ October 18, 1974 Winterland performance ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | considered one of the Grateful Dead's signature songs ⓘ |
| performanceCharacteristic |
central vehicle for live jams
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extended improvisation ⓘ features group improvisation ⓘ frequent key and modal shifts ⓘ often exceeds 20 minutes live ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| structure | open-ended improvisational framework ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to medium ⓘ |
| typicalSetPlacement | first set or second set improvisational centerpiece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: song "Dark Star" Description of subject: "Dark Star" is an iconic, improvisation-heavy Grateful Dead song closely associated with Jerry Garcia and renowned for its expansive live performances.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.