Five Hundred Miles
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"Five Hundred Miles" is a classic folk song of longing and homesickness that has been widely covered by numerous artists since the early 1960s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 500 Miles | 6 |
| Bobby Bare version of Five Hundred Miles | 1 |
| Five Hundred Miles canonical | 1 |
| traditional folk song "500 Miles" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13003884 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Five Hundred Miles Context triple: [Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording, includesTrack, Five Hundred Miles]
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A.
900 Miles
"900 Miles" is a traditional American folk song popularized by Cisco Houston, known for its themes of wandering, distance, and homesickness.
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B.
A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away is a 2023 biographical drama film that chronicles the life of NASA astronaut José Hernández, depicting his journey from migrant farmworker to space traveler.
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C.
Million Miles
"Million Miles" is a blues-influenced outtake from Bob Dylan’s 1997 sessions later released on his compilation album "The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs."
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D.
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is a 1988 upbeat Scottish pop-rock song by The Proclaimers, best known for its catchy chorus about walking 500 miles for love and its enduring popularity in films, TV, and sporting events.
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E.
500 Miles Away from Home
"500 Miles Away from Home" is a 1963 country song by Bobby Bare that became one of his signature hits, blending themes of homesickness and travel.
- 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: Five Hundred Miles Target entity description: "Five Hundred Miles" is a classic folk song of longing and homesickness that has been widely covered by numerous artists since the early 1960s.
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A.
900 Miles
"900 Miles" is a traditional American folk song popularized by Cisco Houston, known for its themes of wandering, distance, and homesickness.
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B.
A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away is a 2023 biographical drama film that chronicles the life of NASA astronaut José Hernández, depicting his journey from migrant farmworker to space traveler.
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C.
Million Miles
"Million Miles" is a blues-influenced outtake from Bob Dylan’s 1997 sessions later released on his compilation album "The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs."
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D.
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is a 1988 upbeat Scottish pop-rock song by The Proclaimers, best known for its catchy chorus about walking 500 miles for love and its enduring popularity in films, TV, and sporting events.
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E.
500 Miles Away from Home
"500 Miles Away from Home" is a 1963 country song by Bobby Bare that became one of his signature hits, blending themes of homesickness and travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
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song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstPopularized | early 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
acoustic music fans
ⓘ
folk music listeners ⓘ international audiences ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Arabic cover versions of Five Hundred Miles
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Bobby Bare version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ
linked to:
Five Hundred Miles
Brazilian Portuguese cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Celtic folk cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Chinese cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Czech cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Filipino cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ French cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ German cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Greek cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Hebrew cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Hedy West version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Hungarian cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Indian cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Indonesian cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Italian cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Japanese cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Korean cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Latin American Spanish cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Persian cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Peter, Paul and Mary version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Polish cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Portuguese cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Russian cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Scandinavian cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Spanish cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Thai cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ The Brothers Four version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ The Journeymen version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ The Kingston Trio version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ The Seekers version of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Turkish cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ Vietnamese cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ choral arrangements of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ country music cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ instrumental versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ pop music cover versions of Five Hundred Miles ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
American folk repertoire
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linked to:
American folk music tradition
acoustic guitar repertoire ⓘ international folk repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyric |
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
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Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home ⓘ |
| mood |
melancholic
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nostalgic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| theme |
homesickness
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longing ⓘ separation ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ harmonica ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | slow ⓘ |
| usedIn |
film Inside Llewyn Davis
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linked to:
Inside Llewyn Davis
live concert performances worldwide ⓘ various television programs ⓘ |
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Subject: Five Hundred Miles Description of subject: "Five Hundred Miles" is a classic folk song of longing and homesickness that has been widely covered by numerous artists since the early 1960s.
Referenced by (9)
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