Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
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"Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" is a rootsy, country-rock song by Elton John, written with lyricist Bernie Taupin, that tells a gritty outlaw narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ballad of a Well-Known Gun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8429881 — 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: Ballad of a Well-Known Gun Context triple: [Tumbleweed Connection, hasTrack, Ballad of a Well-Known Gun]
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A.
Sound of a Gun
"Sound of a Gun" is a rock song by the American band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, featured on their 2007 album "Baby 81."
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B.
Throw Your Guns
"Throw Your Guns" is a song by the hip hop duo The Firm, featured on their collaborative album "The Firm: The Album."
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C.
Gimme Back My Bullets
Gimme Back My Bullets is a 1976 Southern rock studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd known for its hard-edged sound and marking the band's last record before the addition of the famed "Three Guitar Army" lineup.
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D.
You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" is a comic show tune from the classic Irving Berlin musical *Annie Get Your Gun*, humorously highlighting how the heroine’s sharpshooting skills hinder her romantic prospects.
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E.
My Gun Is Quick
My Gun Is Quick is a hardboiled crime novel featuring private detective Mike Hammer, written by American author Mickey Spillane.
- 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: Ballad of a Well-Known Gun Target entity description: "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" is a rootsy, country-rock song by Elton John, written with lyricist Bernie Taupin, that tells a gritty outlaw narrative.
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A.
Sound of a Gun
"Sound of a Gun" is a rock song by the American band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, featured on their 2007 album "Baby 81."
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B.
Throw Your Guns
"Throw Your Guns" is a song by the hip hop duo The Firm, featured on their collaborative album "The Firm: The Album."
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C.
Gimme Back My Bullets
Gimme Back My Bullets is a 1976 Southern rock studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd known for its hard-edged sound and marking the band's last record before the addition of the famed "Three Guitar Army" lineup.
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D.
You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" is a comic show tune from the classic Irving Berlin musical *Annie Get Your Gun*, humorously highlighting how the heroine’s sharpshooting skills hinder her romantic prospects.
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E.
My Gun Is Quick
My Gun Is Quick is a hardboiled crime novel featuring private detective Mike Hammer, written by American author Mickey Spillane.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Tumbleweed Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Elton John (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Madman Across the Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | rootsy ⓘ |
| hasNotableCollaboration | Elton John and Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStudioVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
fugitive life
ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | rock vocal ⓘ |
| includedIn | Elton John discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInGenreMovement | 1970s country rock ⓘ |
| isEarlyCareerWorkOf | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
crime
ⓘ
outlaw story ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | gritty ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | Tumbleweed Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Tumbleweed Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gus Dudgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DJM Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uni Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | 1 ⓘ |
| writer |
Bernie Taupin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ballad of a Well-Known Gun Description of subject: "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" is a rootsy, country-rock song by Elton John, written with lyricist Bernie Taupin, that tells a gritty outlaw narrative.
Referenced by (1)
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