Carry On Wayward Son
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"Carry On Wayward Son" is a classic rock song by the American band Kansas, renowned for its intricate guitar work and enduring popularity on radio and in popular culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carry On Wayward Son canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2496419 — 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: Carry On Wayward Son Context triple: [Guitar Hero, notableSong, Carry On Wayward Son]
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A.
Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son is an American crime drama television series that follows a brilliant but troubled criminal profiler who consults on murders while grappling with the legacy of his serial killer father.
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B.
Black Hole Sun
"Black Hole Sun" is a 1994 grunge rock song by Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell, known for its haunting melody, surreal lyrics, and iconic music video.
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C.
Way of Sorrows
Way of Sorrows is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on Jesus Christ’s suffering and crucifixion through a sequence of commemorative stations.
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D.
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.
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E.
Hallelujah
"Hallelujah" is a widely acclaimed, often-covered song by Leonard Cohen known for its haunting melody and spiritually infused, poetic lyrics.
- 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: Carry On Wayward Son Target entity description: "Carry On Wayward Son" is a classic rock song by the American band Kansas, renowned for its intricate guitar work and enduring popularity on radio and in popular culture.
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A.
Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son is an American crime drama television series that follows a brilliant but troubled criminal profiler who consults on murders while grappling with the legacy of his serial killer father.
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B.
Black Hole Sun
"Black Hole Sun" is a 1994 grunge rock song by Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell, known for its haunting melody, surreal lyrics, and iconic music video.
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C.
Way of Sorrows
Way of Sorrows is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on Jesus Christ’s suffering and crucifixion through a sequence of commemorative stations.
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D.
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.
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E.
Hallelujah
"Hallelujah" is a widely acclaimed, often-covered song by Leonard Cohen known for its haunting melody and spiritually infused, poetic lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Guitar Hero II
ⓘ
linked to:
Guitar Hero
Rock Band 2 ⓘ Supernatural ⓘ |
| artist | Kansas ⓘ |
| bSide | Questions of My Childhood ⓘ |
| chartPosition | Billboard Hot 100 number 11 ⓘ |
| composer | Kerry Livgren ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstChartEntryDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
classic rock
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasCertification | RIAA 4× Platinum (digital single) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | classic rock genre canon ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
dynamic tempo changes
ⓘ
intricate guitar work ⓘ organ and keyboard parts ⓘ vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
Carry on my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done
ⓘ
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
perseverance
ⓘ
personal struggle ⓘ spiritual searching ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rolling Stone lists of greatest classic rock songs ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Kansas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:23 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Kerry Livgren ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedAs | lead single from the album Leftoverture ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Leftoverture ⓘ |
| performer | Kansas ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Dave Hope
ⓘ
Kerry Livgren ⓘ Phil Ehart ⓘ Rich Williams ⓘ Robby Steinhardt ⓘ Steve Walsh ⓘ |
| producer |
Jeff Glixman
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Kirshner Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-10 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| usedAs |
classic rock radio standard
ⓘ
radio staple ⓘ recurring season-finale recap song for Supernatural ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carry On Wayward Son Description of subject: "Carry On Wayward Son" is a classic rock song by the American band Kansas, renowned for its intricate guitar work and enduring popularity on radio and in popular culture.
Referenced by (10)
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