Some Kind of Wonderful

E306364

musical work song

"Some Kind of Wonderful" is a classic pop song co-written by Gerry Goffin that has been widely recorded and performed since the 1960s.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Some Kind of Wonderful canonical	5
Some Kind of Wonderful (Carole King recording)	1
Some Kind of Wonderful (Little Eva recording)	1
Some Kind of Wonderful (Marvin Gaye recording)	1
Some Kind of Wonderful (The Chiffons recording)	1
Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters recording)	1
Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters single)	1
Some Kind of Wonderful (cover by Carole King)	1
Some Kind of Wonderful (cover by Little Eva)	1
Some Kind of Wonderful (cover by Marvin Gaye)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2876581 — 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: Some Kind of Wonderful
Context triple: [Gerry Goffin, notableWork, Some Kind of Wonderful]

A. A Fine Romance
"A Fine Romance" is a popular 1936 jazz standard by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Swing Time.
B. Song of Love
"Song of Love" is a 1947 biographical romantic drama film starring Paul Henreid, Katharine Hepburn, and Robert Walker that portrays the life and music of composer Robert Schumann.
C. Something Wonderful
"Something Wonderful" is a popular song from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The King and I*, known for its lyrical expression of complex, forgiving love.
D. With a Song in My Heart
"With a Song in My Heart" is a popular American standard from the 1929 musical "Spring Is Here," composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart and later widely recorded by jazz and pop artists.
E. Anyone Who Had a Heart
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" is a classic 1963 pop ballad, most famously recorded by Dionne Warwick, that became one of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's signature hits.
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: Some Kind of Wonderful
Target entity description: "Some Kind of Wonderful" is a classic pop song co-written by Gerry Goffin that has been widely recorded and performed since the 1960s.

A. A Fine Romance
"A Fine Romance" is a popular 1936 jazz standard by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Swing Time.
B. Song of Love
"Song of Love" is a 1947 biographical romantic drama film starring Paul Henreid, Katharine Hepburn, and Robert Walker that portrays the life and music of composer Robert Schumann.
C. Something Wonderful
"Something Wonderful" is a popular song from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The King and I*, known for its lyrical expression of complex, forgiving love.
D. With a Song in My Heart
"With a Song in My Heart" is a popular American standard from the 1929 musical "Spring Is Here," composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart and later widely recorded by jazz and pop artists.
E. Anyone Who Had a Heart
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" is a classic 1963 pop ballad, most famously recorded by Dionne Warwick, that became one of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's signature hits.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical work ⓘ song ⓘ
associatedWithSongwriterTeam	Goffin–King ⓘ linked to: Gerald Goffin
composer	Gerry Goffin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coWriter	Carole King ⓘ
era	1960s pop music ⓘ
genre	pop ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	Some Kind of Wonderful (cover by Carole King) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful Some Kind of Wonderful (cover by Little Eva) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful Some Kind of Wonderful (cover by Marvin Gaye) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful Some Kind of Wonderful (cover by The Chiffons) ⓘ Some Kind of Wonderful (cover by The Drifters) ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	Brill Building pop ⓘ
hasRecording	Some Kind of Wonderful (Carole King recording) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful Some Kind of Wonderful (Little Eva recording) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful Some Kind of Wonderful (Marvin Gaye recording) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful Some Kind of Wonderful (The Chiffons recording) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters recording) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters single) ⓘ linked to: Some Kind of Wonderful
hasTheme	romantic love ⓘ
hasTitle	Some Kind of Wonderful ⓘ
isClassicStatus	widely performed ⓘ widely recorded ⓘ
isPartOfTradition	American popular music ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Gerry Goffin ⓘ
notableSongwriter	Carole King ⓘ Gerry Goffin ⓘ
publicationDecade	1960s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gerry Goffin → notableWork → Some Kind of Wonderful ⓘ

The Drifters → notableWork → Some Kind of Wonderful ⓘ

In the Groove → hasTrack → Some Kind of Wonderful ⓘ

Gerald Goffin → notableWork → Some Kind of Wonderful ⓘ

Some Kind of Wonderful → hasRecording → Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters recording) ⓘ