Triple

T16099748
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Day the Music Died E390583 entity
Predicate phraseOrigin P5801 FINISHED
Object song "American Pie"
"American Pie" is a 1971 folk rock epic by Don McLean that nostalgically reflects on the evolution of American culture and rock and roll, famously referencing the tragic 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.
E1193752 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: song "American Pie" | Statement: [The Day the Music Died, phraseOrigin, song "American Pie"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "American Pie"
Context triple: [The Day the Music Died, phraseOrigin, song "American Pie"]
  • A. song "MacArthur Park"
    "MacArthur Park" is a 1968 pop song written by Jimmy Webb, best known for its elaborate orchestration, surreal lyrics, and hit recordings by Richard Harris and later Donna Summer.
  • B. song "Be Prepared"
    "Be Prepared" is the villainous musical number sung by Scar in Disney's animated film The Lion King, outlining his plot to seize the throne.
  • C. song "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
    "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" is a 1981 rock duet by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty that became one of Nicks's signature solo hits.
  • D. song "Welcome to the Jungle"
    "Welcome to the Jungle" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, renowned as one of their signature hits and a defining track of the late 1980s rock era.
  • E. song "Sweet Child o' Mine"
    "Sweet Child o' Mine" is a 1987 hard rock power ballad by Guns N' Roses, renowned for its iconic opening guitar riff and status as one of the band's most popular and enduring songs.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: song "American Pie"
Triple: [The Day the Music Died, phraseOrigin, song "American Pie"]
Generated description
"American Pie" is a 1971 folk rock epic by Don McLean that nostalgically reflects on the evolution of American culture and rock and roll, famously referencing the tragic 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "American Pie"
Target entity description: "American Pie" is a 1971 folk rock epic by Don McLean that nostalgically reflects on the evolution of American culture and rock and roll, famously referencing the tragic 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.
  • A. song "MacArthur Park"
    "MacArthur Park" is a 1968 pop song written by Jimmy Webb, best known for its elaborate orchestration, surreal lyrics, and hit recordings by Richard Harris and later Donna Summer.
  • B. song "Be Prepared"
    "Be Prepared" is the villainous musical number sung by Scar in Disney's animated film The Lion King, outlining his plot to seize the throne.
  • C. song "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
    "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" is a 1981 rock duet by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty that became one of Nicks's signature solo hits.
  • D. song "Welcome to the Jungle"
    "Welcome to the Jungle" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, renowned as one of their signature hits and a defining track of the late 1980s rock era.
  • E. song "Sweet Child o' Mine"
    "Sweet Child o' Mine" is a 1987 hard rock power ballad by Guns N' Roses, renowned for its iconic opening guitar riff and status as one of the band's most popular and enduring songs.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: phraseOrigin
Context triple: [The Day the Music Died, phraseOrigin, song "American Pie"]
  • A. religiousPhraseOrigin
    Indicates that one entity is the source, origin, or provenance of a particular religious phrase associated with another entity.
  • B. etymologicalSource chosen
    Indicates that one term or name originates from, is derived from, or has its roots in another term or name.
  • C. historicalOriginMeaning
    Indicates that one entity explains the original historical source or derivational meaning of another entity.
  • D. etymologicalNote
    Indicates that there is a note explaining the origin, historical development, or source language of a term or name.
  • E. traditionalEtymology
    Indicates that an entity’s origin or meaning is explained according to a historically established or customary etymological account.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d87f198bc48190a8b7e53ca15b7ead completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e1ff6756948190a7f5ecb375e59701 completed April 17, 2026, 9:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffeb9d6140819087f9b3dc549c4aec completed May 10, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffec273abc8190b050c50a395488ba completed May 10, 2026, 2:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffecbd817881909cd8e8c69be1726f completed May 10, 2026, 2:26 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e182804208819087f35307cd6e4103 completed April 17, 2026, 12:44 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.