Goodnight Irene
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"Goodnight Irene" is a traditional American folk song popularized by Lead Belly and later widely known through the Weavers' 1950 hit recording, becoming a standard of the mid-20th-century folk revival.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene canonical | 3 |
| Goodnight, Irene | 2 |
| Good Night, Irene | 1 |
| Goodnight, Irene reached number 1 on the U.S. charts in 1950 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T835181 — 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: Goodnight Irene Context triple: [American folk music revival, notableWork, Goodnight Irene]
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A.
Joy in the Morning
"Joy in the Morning" is a comic novel in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster series, featuring Bertie Wooster’s misadventures and the ingenious problem-solving of his valet Jeeves.
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B.
Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.
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C.
I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
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D.
Flaming Pie
Flaming Pie is a 1997 solo studio album by Paul McCartney that marked a critically acclaimed creative resurgence influenced by his work on The Beatles Anthology.
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E.
Nobody Knows My Name
Nobody Knows My Name is a 1961 collection of essays by James Baldwin that explores race, identity, and the African American experience in mid-20th-century America.
- 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: Goodnight Irene Target entity description: "Goodnight Irene" is a traditional American folk song popularized by Lead Belly and later widely known through the Weavers' 1950 hit recording, becoming a standard of the mid-20th-century folk revival.
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A.
Joy in the Morning
"Joy in the Morning" is a comic novel in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster series, featuring Bertie Wooster’s misadventures and the ingenious problem-solving of his valet Jeeves.
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B.
Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.
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C.
I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
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D.
Flaming Pie
Flaming Pie is a 1997 solo studio album by Paul McCartney that marked a critically acclaimed creative resurgence influenced by his work on The Beatles Anthology.
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E.
Nobody Knows My Name
Nobody Knows My Name is a 1961 collection of essays by James Baldwin that explores race, identity, and the African American experience in mid-20th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk song
ⓘ
song ⓘ sound recording ⓘ sound recording ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Goodnight Irene
ⓘ
surface form:
Good Night, Irene
Irene Goodnight ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer | Lead Belly ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1950s popular music
ⓘ
folk revival ⓘ |
| becameStandardIn | mid-20th-century folk revival ⓘ |
| chartSuccessWith |
The Weavers
ⓘ
surface form:
The Weavers 1950 recording of Goodnight Irene
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight, goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene, I’ll see you in my dreams ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became widely known standard in the United States
ⓘ
recorded by numerous artists ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic form ⓘ |
| hasLyricCharacter | Irene ⓘ |
| hasLyricNarrator | first-person male narrator ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | simple folk melody ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 3/4 time ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice |
often performed with guitar accompaniment
ⓘ
often sung as sing-along song ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Irene, goodnight ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
despair
ⓘ
dreams ⓘ romantic relationship difficulties ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Irene ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Lead Belly recordings of Goodnight Irene
ⓘ
The Weavers ⓘ
surface form:
The Weavers 1950 recording of Goodnight Irene
|
| influenced | mid-20th-century folk music repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableRecording | The Weavers 1950 recording of Goodnight Irene ⓘ |
| partOf | American folk song canon ⓘ |
| performer |
Lead Belly
ⓘ
The Weavers ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
Lead Belly
ⓘ
The Weavers ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1950
ⓘ
1950 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Lead Belly
ⓘ
The Weavers ⓘ |
| theme |
heartbreak
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longing ⓘ love ⓘ |
| usedIn | American folk music tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goodnight Irene Description of subject: "Goodnight Irene" is a traditional American folk song popularized by Lead Belly and later widely known through the Weavers' 1950 hit recording, becoming a standard of the mid-20th-century folk revival.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Goodnight, Irene
this entity surface form:
Good Night, Irene
this entity surface form:
Goodnight, Irene
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Goodnight, Irene reached number 1 on the U.S. charts in 1950