The Stranger Song
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"The Stranger Song" is a melancholic folk ballad by Leonard Cohen that reflects on themes of love, transience, and emotional detachment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Stranger Song canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4868112 — 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 Stranger Song Context triple: [Songs of Leonard Cohen, hasPart, The Stranger Song]
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A.
I Was a Stranger
"I Was a Stranger" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, released under his former stage name Smog and noted for its stark, introspective indie-folk style.
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B.
Wandering Stranger
"Wandering Stranger" is a song by Lionel Richie, featured as the B-side to his 1983 hit single "All Night Long (All Night)."
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C.
A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows the terrifying abduction of a child and the race to stop a calculating killer.
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D.
Dancing with a Stranger
"Dancing with a Stranger" is a 2019 R&B-pop duet by Normani and Sam Smith that became a global hit for its smooth production, sultry vocals, and themes of post-breakup loneliness.
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E.
Strangers Like Me
"Strangers Like Me" is a pop rock song by Phil Collins, featured on the soundtrack of Disney's animated film Tarzan, expressing the title character’s curiosity about the human world.
- 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 Stranger Song Target entity description: "The Stranger Song" is a melancholic folk ballad by Leonard Cohen that reflects on themes of love, transience, and emotional detachment.
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A.
I Was a Stranger
"I Was a Stranger" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, released under his former stage name Smog and noted for its stark, introspective indie-folk style.
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B.
Wandering Stranger
"Wandering Stranger" is a song by Lionel Richie, featured as the B-side to his 1983 hit single "All Night Long (All Night)."
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C.
A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows the terrifying abduction of a child and the race to stop a calculating killer.
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D.
Dancing with a Stranger
"Dancing with a Stranger" is a 2019 R&B-pop duet by Normani and Sam Smith that became a global hit for its smooth production, sultry vocals, and themes of post-breakup loneliness.
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E.
Strangers Like Me
"Strangers Like Me" is a pop rock song by Phil Collins, featured on the soundtrack of Disney's animated film Tarzan, expressing the title character’s curiosity about the human world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album | Songs of Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| artist | Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| availableOn | streaming services ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| featuredInSoundtrack | McCabe & Mrs. Miller ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk ballad ⓘ |
| hasArtistNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
acclaimed for its lyrics
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noted as an early example of Cohen’s narrative songwriting style ⓘ |
| hasLyricMotif |
cards
ⓘ
the dealer ⓘ the stranger ⓘ
linked to:
The Stranger
|
| hasMood |
introspective
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melancholic ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
"It’s true that all the men you knew were dealers who said they were through with dealing"
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"Like any dealer he was watching for the card that is so high and wild" ⓘ "Please understand, I never had a secret chart to get me to the heart of this or any other matter" ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
fear of commitment
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loneliness ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commitment and freedom
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emotional detachment ⓘ gambling metaphor ⓘ love ⓘ transience ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Leonard Cohen compilations
ⓘ
Leonard Cohen live setlists ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
minimal arrangement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Songs of Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| performer | Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| producer | John Simon ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| usedIn | film McCabe & Mrs. Miller ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | baritone vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Stranger Song Description of subject: "The Stranger Song" is a melancholic folk ballad by Leonard Cohen that reflects on themes of love, transience, and emotional detachment.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.