Sing Me Back Home
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Sing Me Back Home is a classic country song by Merle Haggard that poignantly tells the story of a condemned prisoner’s final request for a song before his execution.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sing Me Back Home canonical | 8 |
| "Sing Me Back Home" | 1 |
| Sing Me Back Home (1968 studio album) | 1 |
| Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2249343 — 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: Sing Me Back Home Context triple: [Merle Haggard, notableWork, Sing Me Back Home]
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A.
Sing Me Home
Sing Me Home is a Grammy-winning 2016 album by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble that explores themes of home and cultural identity through a blend of global musical traditions.
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B.
My Way Home
"My Way Home" is a soulful hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Common, known for its reflective lyrics and Curtis Mayfield sample.
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C.
Bring Him Home
"Bring Him Home" is a poignant solo ballad from the musical Les Misérables, sung by the character Jean Valjean as a prayer for the safety of the young revolutionary Marius.
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D.
All the Way Home
"All the Way Home" is a song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*.
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E.
Nobody's Home
"Nobody's Home" is a hit country song by American singer-songwriter Clint Black, released in 1989 as one of the singles from his debut album "Killin' Time."
- 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: Sing Me Back Home Target entity description: Sing Me Back Home is a classic country song by Merle Haggard that poignantly tells the story of a condemned prisoner’s final request for a song before his execution.
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A.
Sing Me Home
Sing Me Home is a Grammy-winning 2016 album by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble that explores themes of home and cultural identity through a blend of global musical traditions.
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B.
My Way Home
"My Way Home" is a soulful hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Common, known for its reflective lyrics and Curtis Mayfield sample.
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C.
Bring Him Home
"Bring Him Home" is a poignant solo ballad from the musical Les Misérables, sung by the character Jean Valjean as a prayer for the safety of the young revolutionary Marius.
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D.
All the Way Home
"All the Way Home" is a song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*.
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E.
Nobody's Home
"Nobody's Home" is a hit country song by American singer-songwriter Clint Black, released in 1989 as one of the singles from his debut album "Killin' Time."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Sing Me Back Home ⓘ |
| artist | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bakersfield country scene ⓘ |
| bSide | Good Times ⓘ |
| chart |
Billboard Hot Country Singles
ⓘ
linked to:
Billboard Country chart
|
| chartPerformance | reached number 1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles chart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception |
considered one of Merle Haggard’s greatest songs
ⓘ
regarded as a classic country song ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | country ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Alison Krauss
ⓘ
Don Williams ⓘ Gram Parsons ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ Joan Baez ⓘ The Everly Brothers ⓘ The Flying Burrito Brothers ⓘ Waylon Jennings ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original contemporary music video, only later performance clips ⓘ |
| includedOn | various Merle Haggard compilation albums ⓘ |
| influence | influential in the outlaw country movement ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Merle Haggard’s experiences in prison
ⓘ
inmates Haggard knew at San Quentin State Prison ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Capitol 2003 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 50 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricalEvent | final request for a song before execution ⓘ |
| lyricalSubject | condemned prisoner ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableLyric | Sing me back home before I die ⓘ |
| partOf | Merle Haggard discography ⓘ |
| performer | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Branded Man ⓘ |
| producer | Ken Nelson ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| subgenre | Bakersfield sound ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
execution ⓘ memory ⓘ prison ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| writer | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sing Me Back Home Description of subject: Sing Me Back Home is a classic country song by Merle Haggard that poignantly tells the story of a condemned prisoner’s final request for a song before his execution.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Merle
linked to: Sing Me Back Home
subject linked to:
Blessed Are... (album)
subject linked to:
Blessed Are... (album)
subject linked to:
backing band for Merle Haggard
linked to: Sing Me Back Home
linked to: Sing Me Back Home