Cord of Life
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"Cord of Life" is a multi-part musical section within the progressive rock epic "And You and I" by Yes, noted for its atmospheric build and melodic development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cord of Life canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8544060 — 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: Cord of Life Context triple: [And You and I, hasPart, Cord of Life]
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A.
The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord is a 1971 Italian giallo thriller film directed by Luigi Bazzoni and starring Franco Nero as a hard-boiled journalist investigating a series of murders.
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B.
The Life Line
The Life Line is an 1884 maritime rescue painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of human struggle against the sea and its innovative use of composition and atmosphere.
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C.
The Cord
The Cord is the student-run newspaper serving the Wilfrid Laurier University community with campus news, commentary, and features.
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D.
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord is a 1926 stage play by American dramatist Sidney Howard, best known as a darkly comic family drama about a domineering mother and her adult sons.
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E.
Treasure of Life
Treasure of Life is a Manichaean religious text that expounds the dualistic cosmology and salvific teachings central to the Manichaean faith.
- 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: Cord of Life Target entity description: "Cord of Life" is a multi-part musical section within the progressive rock epic "And You and I" by Yes, noted for its atmospheric build and melodic development.
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A.
The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord is a 1971 Italian giallo thriller film directed by Luigi Bazzoni and starring Franco Nero as a hard-boiled journalist investigating a series of murders.
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B.
The Life Line
The Life Line is an 1884 maritime rescue painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of human struggle against the sea and its innovative use of composition and atmosphere.
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C.
The Cord
The Cord is the student-run newspaper serving the Wilfrid Laurier University community with campus news, commentary, and features.
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D.
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord is a 1926 stage play by American dramatist Sidney Howard, best known as a darkly comic family drama about a domineering mother and her adult sons.
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E.
Treasure of Life
Treasure of Life is a Manichaean religious text that expounds the dualistic cosmology and salvific teachings central to the Manichaean faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition section
ⓘ
song section ⓘ |
| artist | Yes ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Yes ⓘ |
| composer |
Bill Bruford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Squire NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
Mellotron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
acoustic guitar ⓘ bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle |
backing vocals
ⓘ
lead vocals ⓘ |
| follows | intro of And You and I ⓘ |
| genre | progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
dynamic contrasts
ⓘ
extended harmonic progressions ⓘ layered arrangements ⓘ shifting time signatures ⓘ thematic development ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Apocalypse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eclipse NERFINISHED ⓘ The Preacher the Teacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSectionRoleInSong | opening main section of And You and I ⓘ |
| includedInLiveRepertoireOf | Yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jon Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementNumberWithinSong | 1 ⓘ |
| notedFor |
atmospheric build
ⓘ
melodic development ⓘ |
| partOf |
And You and I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
And You and I (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Close to the Edge (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Eddie Offord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Advision Studios, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Yes ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Close to the Edge (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
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Subject: Cord of Life Description of subject: "Cord of Life" is a multi-part musical section within the progressive rock epic "And You and I" by Yes, noted for its atmospheric build and melodic development.
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