Tangled Up in Blue
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"Tangled Up in Blue" is a critically acclaimed 1975 folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its shifting narrative perspectives and richly poetic storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tangled Up in Blue canonical | 10 |
| Tangled Up in Blue (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T150397 — 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: Tangled Up in Blue Context triple: [Bob Dylan, notableSong, Tangled Up in Blue]
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A.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
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B.
Mr. Tambourine Man
"Mr. Tambourine Man" is a landmark 1960s folk-rock song, written and first recorded by Bob Dylan and later popularized by The Byrds, known for its poetic, surreal lyrics and influential sound.
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C.
Highway 61 Revisited
Highway 61 Revisited is a landmark 1965 rock album by Bob Dylan, renowned for its electric sound and the iconic track "Like a Rolling Stone."
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D.
Bringing It All Back Home
Bringing It All Back Home is a landmark 1965 album by Bob Dylan that marked his pivotal shift from acoustic folk to electric rock music.
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E.
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a classic folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, renowned for its poignant lyrics and enduring influence across popular music.
- 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: Tangled Up in Blue Target entity description: "Tangled Up in Blue" is a critically acclaimed 1975 folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its shifting narrative perspectives and richly poetic storytelling.
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A.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
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B.
Mr. Tambourine Man
"Mr. Tambourine Man" is a landmark 1960s folk-rock song, written and first recorded by Bob Dylan and later popularized by The Byrds, known for its poetic, surreal lyrics and influential sound.
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C.
Highway 61 Revisited
Highway 61 Revisited is a landmark 1965 rock album by Bob Dylan, renowned for its electric sound and the iconic track "Like a Rolling Stone."
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D.
Bringing It All Back Home
Bringing It All Back Home is a landmark 1965 album by Bob Dylan that marked his pivotal shift from acoustic folk to electric rock music.
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E.
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a classic folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, renowned for its poignant lyrics and enduring influence across popular music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| associatedWithAlbumEra | Blood on the Tracks era ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | singer-songwriter genre ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Bob Dylan Bootleg Series releases
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linked to:
Bob Dylan discography
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| hasLyricalStyle |
narrative ballad
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stream-of-consciousness elements ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | acoustic guitar–driven arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | shifting first-person and third-person viewpoints ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
life journeys
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romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
love and loss
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memory and time ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Tangled Up in Blue ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Blood on the Tracks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5:40 ⓘ |
| listedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex narrative structure
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multiple lyrical revisions ⓘ poetic storytelling ⓘ |
| partOf | Bob Dylan discography ⓘ |
| partOfCreativePeriod | Bob Dylan mid-1970s period ⓘ |
| performedOnTour | Bob Dylan live concerts ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer |
Bob Dylan
ⓘ
Phil Ramone ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-01-20 ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1975 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tangled Up in Blue Description of subject: "Tangled Up in Blue" is a critically acclaimed 1975 folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its shifting narrative perspectives and richly poetic storytelling.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
film Renaldo and Clara
linked to: Tangled Up in Blue
The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue
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