"Swing Down Chariot"
E863019
"Swing Down Chariot" is a traditional African American spiritual song that became widely known through its influential gospel and jubilee-style recordings, notably by groups like the Golden Gate Quartet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Swing Down Chariot" canonical | 1 |
| Swing Down Chariot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10439453 — 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: "Swing Down Chariot" Context triple: [Golden Gate Quartet, performerOf, "Swing Down Chariot"]
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A.
Holy Willie's Prayer
"Holy Willie's Prayer" is a satirical Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and self-righteous Calvinism through the dramatic monologue of a sanctimonious church elder.
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B.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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C.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" is a popular big band-era song made famous by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, celebrated for its catchy melody and nostalgic lyrics about train travel.
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D.
The Trolley Song
"The Trolley Song" is a classic show tune from the 1944 film *Meet Me in St. Louis*, widely recognized as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic musical performances.
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E.
Carol of the Drum
Carol of the Drum is the original title of the popular Christmas song now widely known as "The Little Drummer Boy," which tells the story of a poor boy who plays his drum for the newborn Jesus.
- 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: "Swing Down Chariot" Target entity description: "Swing Down Chariot" is a traditional African American spiritual song that became widely known through its influential gospel and jubilee-style recordings, notably by groups like the Golden Gate Quartet.
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A.
Holy Willie's Prayer
"Holy Willie's Prayer" is a satirical Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and self-righteous Calvinism through the dramatic monologue of a sanctimonious church elder.
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B.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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C.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" is a popular big band-era song made famous by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, celebrated for its catchy melody and nostalgic lyrics about train travel.
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D.
The Trolley Song
"The Trolley Song" is a classic show tune from the 1944 film *Meet Me in St. Louis*, widely recognized as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic musical performances.
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E.
Carol of the Drum
Carol of the Drum is the original title of the popular Christmas song now widely known as "The Little Drummer Boy," which tells the story of a poor boy who plays his drum for the newborn Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American spiritual
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedEnsembleType | gospel quartet ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | African American gospel quartet tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalOrigin | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
gospel
ⓘ
jubilee ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (medley or variant, in some performances) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedByTradition | African American gospel music ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
concert performance
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
biblical imagery
ⓘ
divine chariot ⓘ heaven ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| medium | vocal music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing jubilee-style gospel quartet singing
ⓘ
widespread circulation through recordings in the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Golden Gate Quartet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Charioteers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jordanaires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
a cappella
ⓘ
call and response ⓘ close harmony ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| subgenre | jubilee quartet style ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Swing Down Chariot" Description of subject: "Swing Down Chariot" is a traditional African American spiritual song that became widely known through its influential gospel and jubilee-style recordings, notably by groups like the Golden Gate Quartet.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Swing Down Chariot