Theme from New York, New York
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"Theme from New York, New York" is a classic show tune, later popularized by Frank Sinatra, that has become an iconic musical anthem celebrating the city of New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theme from New York, New York canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1070504 — 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: Theme from New York, New York Context triple: [Liza Minnelli, notableSongPerformance, Theme from New York, New York]
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A.
Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (revised)
The revised "Theme from 'Slaughter on Tenth Avenue'" is a reworked orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally composed for the 1936 ballet sequence in the musical *On Your Toes* and later adapted into a popular concert and recording staple.
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B.
Theme from "No Strings" (revised)
Theme from "No Strings" (revised) is a reworked version of a musical theme by composer Richard Rodgers, originally associated with his 1962 Broadway musical "No Strings."
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C.
Theme from "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (revised)
Theme from "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (revised) is a reworked version of the iconic opening song from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, known for its optimistic melody and evocation of a bright new day.
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D.
Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised)
Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised) is a later adaptation of the gentle, folk-like melody from the song "Edelweiss," originally composed by Richard Rodgers for the musical The Sound of Music.
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E.
Theme from "Younger Than Springtime" (revised)
The theme from "Younger Than Springtime" (revised) is a reworked version of the romantic melody from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," showcasing Richard Rodgers’ lyrical, Broadway-standard 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: Theme from New York, New York Target entity description: "Theme from New York, New York" is a classic show tune, later popularized by Frank Sinatra, that has become an iconic musical anthem celebrating the city of New York.
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A.
Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (revised)
The revised "Theme from 'Slaughter on Tenth Avenue'" is a reworked orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally composed for the 1936 ballet sequence in the musical *On Your Toes* and later adapted into a popular concert and recording staple.
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B.
Theme from "No Strings" (revised)
Theme from "No Strings" (revised) is a reworked version of a musical theme by composer Richard Rodgers, originally associated with his 1962 Broadway musical "No Strings."
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C.
Theme from "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (revised)
Theme from "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (revised) is a reworked version of the iconic opening song from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, known for its optimistic melody and evocation of a bright new day.
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D.
Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised)
Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised) is a later adaptation of the gentle, folk-like melody from the song "Edelweiss," originally composed by Richard Rodgers for the musical The Sound of Music.
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E.
Theme from "Younger Than Springtime" (revised)
The theme from "Younger Than Springtime" (revised) is a reworked version of the romantic melody from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," showcasing Richard Rodgers’ lyrical, Broadway-standard songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New York, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| associatedWith |
Broadway
ⓘ
New York Yankees ⓘ Times Square ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | New York City ⓘ |
| composer | John Kander ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
became signature song for Frank Sinatra
ⓘ
widely recognized as musical symbol of New York City ⓘ |
| decadeOfOrigin | 1970s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthem of New York City
ⓘ
iconic song about New York ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| frequentlyPlayedAt | New York Yankees home games ⓘ |
| genre |
show tune
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasFamousLyric |
If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere
ⓘ
Start spreadin' the news ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| hasKeyAssociation | often performed in D major (Sinatra version) ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
big band
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Broadway musical tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fred Ebb ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist | Frank Sinatra ⓘ |
| notableIn | American popular music ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | film New York, New York ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Liza Minnelli ⓘ |
| partOf | soundtrack of film New York, New York ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
New Year celebrations in New York
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ sporting events ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Frank Sinatra ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Frank Sinatra
ⓘ
Liza Minnelli ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous cover versions ⓘ |
| tempoDescription | medium-up swing ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
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aspiration ⓘ life in New York City ⓘ |
| title | Theme from New York, New York ⓘ |
| usedAs |
city anthem
ⓘ
sports anthem ⓘ |
| writtenByDuo |
Kander and Ebb
ⓘ
linked to:
Fred Ebb
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Theme from New York, New York Description of subject: "Theme from New York, New York" is a classic show tune, later popularized by Frank Sinatra, that has become an iconic musical anthem celebrating the city of New York.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
film "New York, New York"
subject linked to:
film "New York, New York"
subject linked to:
song "New York, New York"
subject linked to:
song "New York, New York"
subject linked to:
Minnelli family