Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
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"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" is a folk song written by Ed McCurdy that became an influential anti-war anthem covered by numerous artists in the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11897763 — 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: Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream Context triple: [Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., hasPart, Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream]
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A.
I Had the Craziest Dream
"I Had the Craziest Dream" is a popular American song from the World War II era, best known from the 1942 film "Springtime in the Rockies" and widely recorded as a pop and jazz standard.
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B.
I Dreamt I Was Old
"I Dreamt I Was Old" is an instrumental track composed by Ramin Djawadi for the Season 5 soundtrack of the television series Game of Thrones.
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C.
Dream a Dream
Dream a Dream is a Christmas-themed studio album by Welsh soprano Charlotte Church that blends classical and holiday music.
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D.
It Was All a Dream
"It Was All a Dream" is a song featured on Shaquille O’Neal’s 1996 hip-hop album "You Can’t Stop the Reign."
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E.
When I Stop Dreaming
"When I Stop Dreaming" is a classic country song, originally made famous by the Louvin Brothers and widely covered by various artists.
- 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: Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream Target entity description: "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" is a folk song written by Ed McCurdy that became an influential anti-war anthem covered by numerous artists in the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
I Had the Craziest Dream
"I Had the Craziest Dream" is a popular American song from the World War II era, best known from the 1942 film "Springtime in the Rockies" and widely recorded as a pop and jazz standard.
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B.
I Dreamt I Was Old
"I Dreamt I Was Old" is an instrumental track composed by Ramin Djawadi for the Season 5 soundtrack of the television series Game of Thrones.
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C.
Dream a Dream
Dream a Dream is a Christmas-themed studio album by Welsh soprano Charlotte Church that blends classical and holiday music.
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D.
It Was All a Dream
"It Was All a Dream" is a song featured on Shaquille O’Neal’s 1996 hip-hop album "You Can’t Stop the Reign."
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E.
When I Stop Dreaming
"When I Stop Dreaming" is a classic country song, originally made famous by the Louvin Brothers and widely covered by various artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war song
ⓘ
folk song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
anti-war movement
ⓘ
peace movement ⓘ |
| composer | Ed McCurdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1950s ⓘ |
| describedAs | influential anti-war anthem ⓘ |
| firstLine | Last night I had the strangest dream ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ |
| hasLyricsAbout |
destroying weapons
ⓘ
ending war ⓘ signing a peace treaty ⓘ |
| influenced | later protest songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ed McCurdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
Chad Mitchell Trio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
simple, easily learned melody
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sing-along chorus ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
anti-war demonstrations
ⓘ
folk music concerts ⓘ peace rallies ⓘ |
| periodOfPopularity |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Chad Mitchell Trio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ed McCurdy NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war
ⓘ
nuclear disarmament ⓘ peace ⓘ |
| usedAs | peace anthem ⓘ |
| writer | Ed McCurdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream Description of subject: "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" is a folk song written by Ed McCurdy that became an influential anti-war anthem covered by numerous artists in the 1950s and 1960s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.