We're Off to See the Wizard

E48454

film song musical number song

"We're Off to See the Wizard" is a lively, iconic musical number from the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, sung by Dorothy and her companions as they journey along the Yellow Brick Road.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
We're Off to See the Wizard canonical	3
"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz"	1
We’re Off to See the Wizard	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T379836 — 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: We're Off to See the Wizard
Context triple: [The Wizard of Oz, famousSong, We're Off to See the Wizard]

A. Over the Rainbow
"Over the Rainbow" is a classic ballad from the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most enduring songs in American popular music.
B. The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is a landmark 1939 American musical fantasy film renowned for its Technicolor visuals, iconic songs, and enduring status as a classic of Hollywood cinema.
C. The Trolley Song
"The Trolley Song" is a classic show tune from the 1944 film *Meet Me in St. Louis*, widely recognized as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic musical performances.
D. Ministry of Silly Walks
The Ministry of Silly Walks is a famous Monty Python comedy sketch featuring John Cleese as a bureaucrat in a fictional government department devoted to developing absurd and elaborate ways of walking.
E. Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series exploring the hidden world and remarkable behaviors of invertebrates, presented and narrated by David Attenborough.
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: We're Off to See the Wizard
Target entity description: "We're Off to See the Wizard" is a lively, iconic musical number from the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, sung by Dorothy and her companions as they journey along the Yellow Brick Road.

A. Over the Rainbow
"Over the Rainbow" is a classic ballad from the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most enduring songs in American popular music.
B. The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is a landmark 1939 American musical fantasy film renowned for its Technicolor visuals, iconic songs, and enduring status as a classic of Hollywood cinema.
C. The Trolley Song
"The Trolley Song" is a classic show tune from the 1944 film *Meet Me in St. Louis*, widely recognized as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic musical performances.
D. Ministry of Silly Walks
The Ministry of Silly Walks is a famous Monty Python comedy sketch featuring John Cleese as a bureaucrat in a fictional government department devoted to developing absurd and elaborate ways of walking.
E. Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series exploring the hidden world and remarkable behaviors of invertebrates, presented and narrated by David Attenborough.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film song ⓘ musical number ⓘ song ⓘ
about	journey to the Emerald City ⓘ seeking the Wizard of Oz ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter	Wizard of Oz (character) ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz (character)
associatedWithFranchise	The Wizard of Oz franchise ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
basedOnAuthor	L. Frank Baum ⓘ
basedOnWork	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ
characterSinging	Cowardly Lion ⓘ linked to: The Cowardly Lion Dorothy Gale ⓘ linked to: Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow ⓘ linked to: The Scarecrow Tin Man ⓘ linked to: The Tin Man
composer	Harold Arlen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describedAs	iconic ⓘ lively ⓘ
featuredIn	The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
filmReleaseYear	1939 ⓘ
followsInPlot	Dorothy meeting the Cowardly Lion ⓘ Dorothy meeting the Scarecrow ⓘ Dorothy meeting the Tin Man ⓘ
genre	film musical song ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasMotif	Yellow Brick Road ⓘ
hasRefrain	"We're off to see the Wizard" ⓘ
hasTheme	friendship ⓘ journey ⓘ quest ⓘ
includedIn	The Wizard of Oz original motion picture soundtrack ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	E. Y. Harburg ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ
musicalStyle	up-tempo ⓘ
narrativeFunction	travel montage ⓘ
notableLyric	"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz" ⓘ linked to: We're Off to See the Wizard
orchestrationBy	Herbert Stothart ⓘ
originallyFor	The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) soundtrack ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
partOf	The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
performer	Bert Lahr ⓘ Jack Haley ⓘ Judy Garland ⓘ Ray Bolger ⓘ
productionCompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
setting	Yellow Brick Road ⓘ
title	We're Off to See the Wizard ⓘ
usedAs	recurring musical motif in The Wizard of Oz ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

The Wizard of Oz → famousSong → We're Off to See the Wizard ⓘ

We're Off to See the Wizard → title → We're Off to See the Wizard ⓘ

We're Off to See the Wizard → notableLyric → "We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz" ⓘ

linked to: We're Off to See the Wizard

Harold Arlen → notableWork → We’re Off to See the Wizard ⓘ

linked to: We're Off to See the Wizard

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True → featuresSong → We're Off to See the Wizard ⓘ

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Statements (47)

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Referenced by (5)

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