Mother and Child Reunion
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"Mother and Child Reunion" is a 1972 reggae-influenced song by Paul Simon, notable as one of the first mainstream American pop hits to prominently feature Jamaican musical styles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mother and Child Reunion canonical | 4 |
| "Mother and Child Reunion" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10437346 — 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: Mother and Child Reunion Context triple: [Paul Simon (album), hasTrack, Mother and Child Reunion]
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A.
Mother and Child
"Mother and Child" is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García that interweaves the emotional stories of three women connected by adoption and motherhood.
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B.
Mother and Child
Mother and Child is a mixed-media painting by Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby that explores themes of family, identity, and cultural hybridity through layered photographic transfers and figurative imagery.
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C.
Mother and Son
Mother and Son is a 1997 Russian art-house drama film by director Alexander Sokurov, renowned for its meditative exploration of love, death, and memory through painterly visuals and minimal dialogue.
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D.
Reunion
"Reunion" is a 1989 drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg, adapted from Fred Uhlman's novella about the poignant friendship between two boys in 1930s Germany divided by the rise of Nazism.
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E.
Reunion
Reunion is an island in the Indian Ocean that hosts a notable community of Haredi Jews among its diverse population.
- 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: Mother and Child Reunion Target entity description: "Mother and Child Reunion" is a 1972 reggae-influenced song by Paul Simon, notable as one of the first mainstream American pop hits to prominently feature Jamaican musical styles.
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A.
Mother and Child
"Mother and Child" is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García that interweaves the emotional stories of three women connected by adoption and motherhood.
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B.
Mother and Child
Mother and Child is a mixed-media painting by Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby that explores themes of family, identity, and cultural hybridity through layered photographic transfers and figurative imagery.
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C.
Mother and Son
Mother and Son is a 1997 Russian art-house drama film by director Alexander Sokurov, renowned for its meditative exploration of love, death, and memory through painterly visuals and minimal dialogue.
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D.
Reunion
Reunion is an island in the Indian Ocean that hosts a notable community of Haredi Jews among its diverse population.
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E.
Reunion
"Reunion" is a 1989 drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg, adapted from Fred Uhlman's novella about the poignant friendship between two boys in 1930s Germany divided by the rise of Nazism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalStyle | Jamaican reggae ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
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reggae ⓘ |
| hasBside | Paranoia Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainPerformerNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasNextSingle | Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreviousSingle | Mother and Child Reunion (none – first solo hit after Simon & Garfunkel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | reggae-influenced pop song ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jamaican music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:05 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first mainstream American pop hits to prominently feature Jamaican musical styles ⓘ |
| partOf | Paul Simon discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Paul Simon
NERFINISHED
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Roy Halee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-02 ⓘ |
| theme |
loss
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reunion ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
Jamaican session musicians
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reggae-style rhythm section ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mother and Child Reunion Description of subject: "Mother and Child Reunion" is a 1972 reggae-influenced song by Paul Simon, notable as one of the first mainstream American pop hits to prominently feature Jamaican musical styles.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jimmy Brooks
this entity surface form:
"Mother and Child Reunion"