What's Going On
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"What's Going On" is Marvin Gaye's landmark 1971 soul album renowned for its socially conscious themes, lush production, and status as one of the greatest records in popular music history.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What's Going On canonical | 6 |
| What’s Going On | 5 |
| What's Going On (song) | 2 |
| "What’s Going On" | 1 |
| Marvin Gaye’s concept album What’s Going On | 1 |
| What’s Going On (album) | 1 |
| What’s Going On (song) | 1 |
| What’s Going On...? (album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2760032 — 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: What's Going On Context triple: [Marvin Gaye, notableWork, What's Going On]
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A.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a classic soul song, most famously recorded by Marvin Gaye, that became one of Motown's signature hits and a defining track of 1960s American R&B.
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Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations is a 1991 hip-hop single by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, featuring a prominent sample from the Beach Boys and serving as Mark Wahlberg’s breakout hit before his acting career.
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What the World Needs Now Is Love
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 pop standard and peace anthem, best known in its hit recording by Jackie DeShannon, that pleads for universal love and compassion.
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One Way Out
One Way Out is a celebrated live album by the Allman Brothers Band that captures their improvisational Southern rock sound in concert.
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E.
All Along the Watchtower
"All Along the Watchtower" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan that became especially famous through Jimi Hendrix's electrified cover and is regarded as one of the most influential rock songs of all 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: What's Going On Target entity description: "What's Going On" is Marvin Gaye's landmark 1971 soul album renowned for its socially conscious themes, lush production, and status as one of the greatest records in popular music history.
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A.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a classic soul song, most famously recorded by Marvin Gaye, that became one of Motown's signature hits and a defining track of 1960s American R&B.
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B.
Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations is a 1991 hip-hop single by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, featuring a prominent sample from the Beach Boys and serving as Mark Wahlberg’s breakout hit before his acting career.
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C.
What the World Needs Now Is Love
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 pop standard and peace anthem, best known in its hit recording by Jackie DeShannon, that pleads for universal love and compassion.
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D.
One Way Out
One Way Out is a celebrated live album by the Allman Brothers Band that captures their improvisational Southern rock sound in concert.
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E.
All Along the Watchtower
"All Along the Watchtower" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan that became especially famous through Jimi Hendrix's electrified cover and is regarded as one of the most influential rock songs of all time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What's Going On Description of subject: "What's Going On" is Marvin Gaye's landmark 1971 soul album renowned for its socially conscious themes, lush production, and status as one of the greatest records in popular music history.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
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"What’s Going On"
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Prince of Motown
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Prince of Motown
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Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.
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Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
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Marvin Gaye’s concept album What’s Going On
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album "U87"
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