The Only Living Boy in New York
E290707
"The Only Living Boy in New York" is a reflective folk-rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, noted for its lush harmonies and introspective lyrics about isolation and friendship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Only Living Boy in New York canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2700847 — 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: The Only Living Boy in New York Context triple: [Bridge over Troubled Water, includesSong, The Only Living Boy in New York]
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A.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
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B.
The New Yorkers
The New Yorkers is a 1930 Broadway musical comedy with a score by Cole Porter, known for its satirical take on Prohibition-era New York high society.
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C.
A King in New York
A King in New York is a 1957 satirical comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, critiquing American politics and McCarthyism through the story of an exiled monarch in New York City.
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D.
A Strange Boy
"A Strange Boy" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced sound.
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E.
King of New York
King of New York is a 1990 neo-noir crime film directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Christopher Walken as a ruthless yet charismatic drug lord seeking to reclaim his power in New York City’s underworld.
- 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: The Only Living Boy in New York Target entity description: "The Only Living Boy in New York" is a reflective folk-rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, noted for its lush harmonies and introspective lyrics about isolation and friendship.
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A.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
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B.
The New Yorkers
The New Yorkers is a 1930 Broadway musical comedy with a score by Cole Porter, known for its satirical take on Prohibition-era New York high society.
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C.
A King in New York
A King in New York is a 1957 satirical comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, critiquing American politics and McCarthyism through the story of an exiled monarch in New York City.
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D.
A Strange Boy
"A Strange Boy" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced sound.
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E.
King of New York
King of New York is a 1990 neo-noir crime film directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Christopher Walken as a ruthless yet charismatic drug lord seeking to reclaim his power in New York City’s underworld.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Bridge over Troubled Water ⓘ |
| artist | Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre | folk rock ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
introspection ⓘ isolation ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
acoustic instrumentation
ⓘ
lush vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Only Living Boy in New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
reflective lyrics
ⓘ
rich vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ |
| partOf | Bridge over Troubled Water ⓘ |
| performer | Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Art Garfunkel
ⓘ
Paul Simon ⓘ |
| producer |
Art Garfunkel
ⓘ
Paul Simon ⓘ Roy Halee ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: The Only Living Boy in New York Description of subject: "The Only Living Boy in New York" is a reflective folk-rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, noted for its lush harmonies and introspective lyrics about isolation and friendship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.