It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)

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Bob Dylan song folk song song

"It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song renowned for its dense, apocalyptic lyrics and scathing social commentary, often cited as one of his greatest works.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) canonical	4
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – Live 1964	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T922630 — 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: It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Context triple: [Bringing It All Back Home, hasPart, It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)]

A. The Wind Cries Mary
"The Wind Cries Mary" is a 1967 blues-influenced rock ballad by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, known for its lyrical melancholy and expressive guitar work.
B. Desolation Row
"Desolation Row" is a long, surreal, and lyrically dense Bob Dylan song widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
C. Hurt
"Hurt" is a powerful emotional ballad by Christina Aguilera, known for its dramatic vocals and themes of regret and loss.
D. Paranoid
"Paranoid" is a synth-driven, emotionally charged pop and electro-R&B song by Kanye West from his album 808s & Heartbreak, exploring themes of anxiety and mistrust in relationships.
E. Darkness on the Edge of Town
"Darkness on the Edge of Town" is a critically acclaimed 1978 rock album by Bruce Springsteen known for its gritty, blue-collar themes and emotionally intense songwriting.
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: It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Target entity description: "It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song renowned for its dense, apocalyptic lyrics and scathing social commentary, often cited as one of his greatest works.

A. The Wind Cries Mary
"The Wind Cries Mary" is a 1967 blues-influenced rock ballad by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, known for its lyrical melancholy and expressive guitar work.
B. Desolation Row
"Desolation Row" is a long, surreal, and lyrically dense Bob Dylan song widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
C. Hurt
"Hurt" is a powerful emotional ballad by Christina Aguilera, known for its dramatic vocals and themes of regret and loss.
D. Paranoid
"Paranoid" is a synth-driven, emotionally charged pop and electro-R&B song by Kanye West from his album 808s & Heartbreak, exploring themes of anxiety and mistrust in relationships.
E. Darkness on the Edge of Town
"Darkness on the Edge of Town" is a critically acclaimed 1978 rock album by Bruce Springsteen known for its gritty, blue-collar themes and emotionally intense songwriting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bob Dylan song ⓘ folk song ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Bringing It All Back Home ⓘ
artist	Bob Dylan ⓘ
associatedMovement	1960s counterculture ⓘ protest music movement ⓘ
composer	Bob Dylan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criticalReputation	highly acclaimed ⓘ one of Bob Dylan’s greatest songs ⓘ
era	1960s ⓘ
firstLivePerformanceYear	1964 ⓘ
genre	acoustic ⓘ folk ⓘ folk rock ⓘ protest song ⓘ
hasLiveVersion	It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – Live 1964 ⓘ linked to: It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
instrumentation	acoustic guitar ⓘ harmonica ⓘ voice ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	7:29 ⓘ
lyricalStyle	apocalyptic ⓘ dense ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ
lyricalTheme	existential anxiety ⓘ political commentary ⓘ social criticism ⓘ
lyricist	Bob Dylan ⓘ
notableLine	But even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked ⓘ Even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked ⓘ He not busy being born is busy dying ⓘ Money doesn’t talk, it swears ⓘ
partOf	Bringing It All Back Home ⓘ
performer	Bob Dylan ⓘ
producer	Tom Wilson ⓘ
recordingDate	1965-01-15 ⓘ
recordingLocation	Columbia Recording Studios, New York City ⓘ linked to: Columbia Studio A, New York City
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseDate	1965-03-22 ⓘ
releaseYear	1965 ⓘ
side	Side two ⓘ
tempo	slow ⓘ
title	It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) ⓘ
tourStapleForArtist	Bob Dylan ⓘ
trackNumber	10 ⓘ
vocalStyle	spoken-sung ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bringing It All Back Home → hasPart → It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) ⓘ

It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) → title → It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) ⓘ

It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) → hasLiveVersion → It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – Live 1964 ⓘ

linked to: It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)

Bob Dylan concert setlists → featureWork → It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) ⓘ

The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall → containsTrack → It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) ⓘ

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