Hold My Mule
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"Hold My Mule" is a popular gospel song and sermon performance by Shirley Caesar, known for its storytelling style and enduring influence in contemporary church and gospel culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hold My Mule canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7853703 — 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: Hold My Mule Context triple: [Shirley Caesar, notableWork, Hold My Mule]
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A.
The Weary Kind
"The Weary Kind" is a country ballad written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for the film "Crazy Heart," widely recognized for its poignant portrayal of a washed-up musician's struggles.
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B.
The Mule
The Mule is a central antagonist in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, a powerful mutant with extraordinary mental abilities that threaten the course of the Galactic Empire's predicted future.
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C.
The Mule
The Mule is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as an elderly drug courier for a Mexican cartel.
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D.
Mama’s Gun
Mama’s Gun is a critically acclaimed neo-soul album by Erykah Badu, known for its warm, live instrumentation and introspective, socially conscious songwriting.
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E.
Mama's Boy
"Mama's Boy" is a track from the Ramones' 1984 punk rock album "Too Tough to Die."
- 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: Hold My Mule Target entity description: "Hold My Mule" is a popular gospel song and sermon performance by Shirley Caesar, known for its storytelling style and enduring influence in contemporary church and gospel culture.
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A.
The Weary Kind
"The Weary Kind" is a country ballad written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for the film "Crazy Heart," widely recognized for its poignant portrayal of a washed-up musician's struggles.
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B.
The Mule
The Mule is a central antagonist in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, a powerful mutant with extraordinary mental abilities that threaten the course of the Galactic Empire's predicted future.
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C.
The Mule
The Mule is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as an elderly drug courier for a Mexican cartel.
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D.
Mama’s Gun
Mama’s Gun is a critically acclaimed neo-soul album by Erykah Badu, known for its warm, live instrumentation and introspective, socially conscious songwriting.
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E.
Mama's Boy
"Mama's Boy" is a track from the Ramones' 1984 punk rock album "Too Tough to Die."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gospel song
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sermon performance ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Shirley Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African-American church tradition
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Black gospel music ⓘ contemporary church culture ⓘ |
| catchphrase |
Hold my mule
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I feel like praising Him ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre | gospel ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
expression of exuberant praise in church
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reference point in gospel preaching ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
church memes and internet culture
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contemporary gospel culture ⓘ preaching style in some churches ⓘ |
| hasMemeDerivative |
online remix videos
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social media catchphrases ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
call and response
ⓘ
sermonic ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
audio recording
ⓘ
live performance recording ⓘ video recording ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Shirley Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
an elderly church member praising God
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conflict over expressive worship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic storytelling
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extended spoken-word sermon section ⓘ viral popularity in the 2010s ⓘ |
| partOf | Shirley Caesar discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Shirley Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subgenre |
sermonette
ⓘ
traditional gospel ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Christian listeners
ⓘ
gospel music audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
church culture
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faithfulness of God ⓘ perseverance ⓘ praise ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
church services
ⓘ
gospel concerts ⓘ online video clips ⓘ |
| vocalist | Shirley Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hold My Mule Description of subject: "Hold My Mule" is a popular gospel song and sermon performance by Shirley Caesar, known for its storytelling style and enduring influence in contemporary church and gospel culture.
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