Life by the Drop
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"Life by the Drop" is a posthumously released acoustic blues song by Stevie Ray Vaughan that reflects on friendship, fate, and his struggles with addiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life by the Drop canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6687376 — 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: Life by the Drop Context triple: [The Sky Is Crying, hasTrack, Life by the Drop]
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A.
A Drink of Water
"A Drink of Water" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Field Work*, that reflects on memory, gratitude, and rural Irish life through the simple act of receiving water from an elderly neighbor.
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B.
Big Drip
"Big Drip" is a breakout drill single by Brooklyn rapper Fivio Foreign that helped popularize the Brooklyn drill sound in the late 2010s.
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C.
Don’t Drink the Water
"Don’t Drink the Water" is a politically charged rock song by Dave Matthews Band that addresses themes of colonialism, displacement, and environmental exploitation.
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D.
To Life
"To Life" is a lively celebratory song from the musical *Fiddler on the Roof*, sung as a toast to good fortune and resilience amid hardship.
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E.
Pure Life
Pure Life is a widely distributed bottled water brand owned by Nestlé, known for its purified and mineral-enhanced drinking water products.
- 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: Life by the Drop Target entity description: "Life by the Drop" is a posthumously released acoustic blues song by Stevie Ray Vaughan that reflects on friendship, fate, and his struggles with addiction.
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A.
A Drink of Water
"A Drink of Water" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Field Work*, that reflects on memory, gratitude, and rural Irish life through the simple act of receiving water from an elderly neighbor.
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B.
Big Drip
"Big Drip" is a breakout drill single by Brooklyn rapper Fivio Foreign that helped popularize the Brooklyn drill sound in the late 2010s.
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C.
Don’t Drink the Water
"Don’t Drink the Water" is a politically charged rock song by Dave Matthews Band that addresses themes of colonialism, displacement, and environmental exploitation.
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D.
To Life
"To Life" is a lively celebratory song from the musical *Fiddler on the Roof*, sung as a toast to good fortune and resilience amid hardship.
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E.
Pure Life
Pure Life is a widely distributed bottled water brand owned by Nestlé, known for its purified and mineral-enhanced drinking water products.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Sky Is Crying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stevie Ray Vaughan's late career
ⓘ
Stevie Ray Vaughan's personal struggles ⓘ |
| composer | Doyle Bramhall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
acoustic blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| hasLyricalPerspective | first person narrative ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | stripped-down arrangement ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
emotional closing track on The Sky Is Crying
ⓘ
fan favorite ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Sky Is Crying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Barbara Logan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doyle Bramhall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
reconciliation with the past
ⓘ
reflection on past life choices ⓘ |
| performer | Stevie Ray Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumouslyReleasedFor | Stevie Ray Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousRelease | true ⓘ |
| recordedAs | acoustic track ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
ⓘ
fate ⓘ friendship ⓘ personal struggle ⓘ |
| vocalist | Stevie Ray Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Life by the Drop Description of subject: "Life by the Drop" is a posthumously released acoustic blues song by Stevie Ray Vaughan that reflects on friendship, fate, and his struggles with addiction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.