Those Were the Days
E161493
"Those Were the Days" is the nostalgic, piano-accompanied theme song famously sung by Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton for the classic American sitcom All in the Family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Those Were the Days canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1408673 — 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: Those Were the Days Context triple: [All in the Family, openingTheme, Those Were the Days]
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A.
One of Those Days
"One of Those Days" is an R&B song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 album *Just Whitney*, known for its laid-back groove and themes of relaxation and escape from everyday stress.
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B.
Happy Days
"Happy Days" is a darkly comic existential play by Samuel Beckett that portrays a woman buried increasingly in the ground as she clings to routine and optimism amid encroaching despair.
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C.
Happy Days
Happy Days is a popular American sitcom from the 1970s and 1980s that nostalgically portrays life in the 1950s and 1960s through the Cunningham family and the iconic character Fonzie.
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D.
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is an optimistic theme song written for Disney's Carousel of Progress attraction, celebrating faith in technological progress and the future.
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E.
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.
- 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: Those Were the Days Target entity description: "Those Were the Days" is the nostalgic, piano-accompanied theme song famously sung by Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton for the classic American sitcom All in the Family.
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A.
One of Those Days
"One of Those Days" is an R&B song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 album *Just Whitney*, known for its laid-back groove and themes of relaxation and escape from everyday stress.
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B.
Happy Days
"Happy Days" is a darkly comic existential play by Samuel Beckett that portrays a woman buried increasingly in the ground as she clings to routine and optimism amid encroaching despair.
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C.
Happy Days
Happy Days is a popular American sitcom from the 1970s and 1980s that nostalgically portrays life in the 1950s and 1960s through the Cunningham family and the iconic character Fonzie.
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D.
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is an optimistic theme song written for Disney's Carousel of Progress attraction, celebrating faith in technological progress and the future.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
television theme song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| associatedWith | All in the Family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstBroadcastContext | American television ⓘ |
| genre |
nostalgic song
ⓘ
television music ⓘ theme song ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | piano ⓘ |
| hasMood |
nostalgic
ⓘ
sentimental ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | traditional pop-influenced television theme ⓘ |
| hasTempo | moderate ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacter |
Archie Bunker
ⓘ
Edith Bunker ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
duet vocal performance
ⓘ
nostalgic lyrics about earlier times ⓘ |
| openingThemeFor | All in the Family ⓘ |
| originalNetworkContext | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf | All in the Family ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Carroll O’Connor
ⓘ
Jean Stapleton ⓘ |
| title | Those Were the Days ⓘ |
| usedAs | theme song of All in the Family ⓘ |
| vocalists | Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton ⓘ |
| vocalType | duet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Those Were the Days Description of subject: "Those Were the Days" is the nostalgic, piano-accompanied theme song famously sung by Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton for the classic American sitcom All in the Family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.