The Yam
E294340
"The Yam" is a lively 1960s dance song popularized by the R&B group The Contours, associated with the dance craze of the same name.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Yam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546525 — 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 Yam Context triple: [Carefree, notableSong, The Yam]
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A.
Mahakam River
The Mahakam River is one of the largest and most important rivers in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan), known for its extensive basin, rich biodiversity, and role as a major transportation and economic artery in East Kalimantan.
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B.
Yana River
The Yana River is a major river in northeastern Siberia, Russia, that flows northward into the Laptev Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
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C.
Ota River
The Ota River is a major river in Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture, known for flowing through the city of Hiroshima and forming the delta on which the city is built.
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D.
Oka River
The Oka River is a major river in central Russia that flows through cities like Oryol, Kaluga, and Nizhny Novgorod before joining the Volga.
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E.
Pyasina River
The Pyasina River is a major river in northern Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Arctic tundra of Krasnoyarsk Krai before emptying into the Kara Sea.
- 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 Yam Target entity description: "The Yam" is a lively 1960s dance song popularized by the R&B group The Contours, associated with the dance craze of the same name.
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A.
Mahakam River
The Mahakam River is one of the largest and most important rivers in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan), known for its extensive basin, rich biodiversity, and role as a major transportation and economic artery in East Kalimantan.
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B.
Yana River
The Yana River is a major river in northeastern Siberia, Russia, that flows northward into the Laptev Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
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C.
Ota River
The Ota River is a major river in Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture, known for flowing through the city of Hiroshima and forming the delta on which the city is built.
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D.
Oka River
The Oka River is a major river in central Russia that flows through cities like Oryol, Kaluga, and Nizhny Novgorod before joining the Volga.
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E.
Pyasina River
The Pyasina River is a major river in northern Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Arctic tundra of Krasnoyarsk Krai before emptying into the Kara Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Contours ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Yam (dance) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| danceability | high ⓘ |
| danceEra | 1960s American dance craze ⓘ |
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | Motown era ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect | African-American popular music ⓘ |
| hasDanceStyle | The Yam (dance) ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric bass ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ lead vocals ⓘ |
| hasSubculture | 1960s youth culture ⓘ |
| intendedUse | social dancing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
dance craze
ⓘ
party ⓘ |
| medium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | post-rock-and-roll R&B ⓘ |
| musicType | dance song ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with 1960s dance craze ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
dance parties
ⓘ
live shows ⓘ |
| performanceType | band performance ⓘ |
| performer | The Contours ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | The Contours ⓘ |
| recordingFormat | mono ⓘ |
| rhythmicFeature | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
energetic
ⓘ
lively ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
prominent backbeat ⓘ up‑tempo rhythm ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
dance club patrons
ⓘ
teenagers ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| vocalGroup | The Contours ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | group vocals ⓘ |
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 Yam Description of subject: "The Yam" is a lively 1960s dance song popularized by the R&B group The Contours, associated with the dance craze of the same name.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.