Season of the Witch
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"Season of the Witch" is a 1966 psychedelic folk-rock song by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, widely regarded as one of his most influential and enduring tracks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Season of the Witch canonical | 8 |
| “Season of the Witch” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4584385 — 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: Season of the Witch Context triple: [Donovan, notableWork, Season of the Witch]
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A.
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch is a 2011 supernatural action-horror film starring Nicolas Cage as a medieval knight tasked with escorting an accused witch suspected of causing the Black Plague.
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B.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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C.
Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat)
Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) is a haunting oil mural by Francisco Goya depicting a demonic goat presiding over a coven of witches, created as part of his late, dark series known as the Black Paintings.
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D.
Burn the Witch
"Burn the Witch" is a 2016 Radiohead song known for its tense, orchestral arrangement and politically charged lyrics critiquing authoritarianism and social paranoia.
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E.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
- 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: Season of the Witch Target entity description: "Season of the Witch" is a 1966 psychedelic folk-rock song by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, widely regarded as one of his most influential and enduring tracks.
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A.
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch is a 2011 supernatural action-horror film starring Nicolas Cage as a medieval knight tasked with escorting an accused witch suspected of causing the Black Plague.
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B.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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C.
Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat)
Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) is a haunting oil mural by Francisco Goya depicting a demonic goat presiding over a coven of witches, created as part of his late, dark series known as the Black Paintings.
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D.
Burn the Witch
"Burn the Witch" is a 2016 Radiohead song known for its tense, orchestral arrangement and politically charged lyrics critiquing authoritarianism and social paranoia.
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E.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Donovan ⓘ |
| artist | Donovan ⓘ |
| chronology | follows earlier Donovan folk recordings ⓘ |
| composer | Donovan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
psychedelic folk ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Al Kooper and Stephen Stills
ⓘ
Dr. John ⓘ Hole ⓘ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ⓘ
linked to:
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity ⓘ
linked to:
Brian Auger and the Trinity
Lana Del Rey ⓘ Lou Rawls ⓘ Luna ⓘ Terry Reid ⓘ Vanilla Fudge ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
frequently used in film and television soundtracks
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recognized as a classic of 1960s psychedelic music ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later psychedelic rock artists ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyle |
folk
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psychedelic ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
considered an early example of psychedelic rock
ⓘ
features a dark, mystical lyrical theme ⓘ features prominent electric guitar ⓘ widely regarded as one of Donovan's most enduring tracks ⓘ widely regarded as one of Donovan's most influential tracks ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
paranoia and social change
ⓘ
witchcraft and the supernatural ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Sunshine Superman ⓘ |
| isPartOfDiscographyOf | Donovan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Donovan ⓘ |
| partOf | 1960s psychedelic music movement ⓘ |
| performer |
Donovan
ⓘ
Donovan and his backing musicians ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
ⓘ
Pye Records ⓘ |
| vocalist | Donovan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Season of the Witch Description of subject: "Season of the Witch" is a 1966 psychedelic folk-rock song by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, widely regarded as one of his most influential and enduring tracks.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Season of the Witch
subject linked to:
album "Super Session"
subject linked to:
album "Super Session"