Gotta Serve Somebody

E516134

single song

"Gotta Serve Somebody" is a Grammy-winning gospel-influenced song by Bob Dylan, released in 1979 as the lead track on his album "Slow Train Coming."

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Label	Occurrences
Gotta Serve Somebody canonical	6
Gotta Serve Somebody (live)	1
Gotta Serve Somebody (song)	1
Gotta Serve Somebody by Bob Dylan	1
Serve Somebody	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5367968 — 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: Gotta Serve Somebody
Context triple: [Bob Dylan concert setlists, featureWork, Gotta Serve Somebody]

A. You Got Served
You Got Served is a 2004 American dance drama film centered on competitive street dancing and crew rivalries.
B. Gotta Have It
"Gotta Have It" is a high-energy hip hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album *Watch the Throne*, known for its dense sampling and rapid-fire back-and-forth verses.
C. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 Motown soul hit by The Temptations, renowned for its driving rhythm, impassioned vocals, and enduring popularity as one of the group's signature songs.
D. Wasn’t Born to Follow
"Wasn’t Born to Follow" is a 1960s pop song written by Gerry Goffin (with Carole King) that became known through its recording by The Byrds and its inclusion in the film Easy Rider.
E. You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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: Gotta Serve Somebody
Target entity description: "Gotta Serve Somebody" is a Grammy-winning gospel-influenced song by Bob Dylan, released in 1979 as the lead track on his album "Slow Train Coming."

A. You Got Served
You Got Served is a 2004 American dance drama film centered on competitive street dancing and crew rivalries.
B. Gotta Have It
"Gotta Have It" is a high-energy hip hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album *Watch the Throne*, known for its dense sampling and rapid-fire back-and-forth verses.
C. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 Motown soul hit by The Temptations, renowned for its driving rhythm, impassioned vocals, and enduring popularity as one of the group's signature songs.
D. Wasn’t Born to Follow
"Wasn’t Born to Follow" is a 1960s pop song written by Gerry Goffin (with Carole King) that became known through its recording by The Byrds and its inclusion in the film Easy Rider.
E. You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Slow Train Coming ⓘ
artist	Bob Dylan ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male ⓘ linked to: Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
awardYear	1980 ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows	Changing of the Guards ⓘ
chronologicallyPrecedes	Slow Train ⓘ linked to: Slow Train (live)
composer	Bob Dylan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
format	7-inch single ⓘ
genre	gospel ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme	Christian faith ⓘ moral choice ⓘ service to God ⓘ
hasMusicStyle	Christian rock ⓘ blues rock ⓘ
hasNotableCover	cover by Aaron Neville ⓘ cover by Bryan Ferry ⓘ cover by Devo ⓘ cover by Eric Burdon ⓘ cover by Etta James ⓘ cover by Fairfield Four ⓘ cover by Glen Campbell ⓘ cover by Johnny Winter ⓘ cover by Judy Collins ⓘ cover by Mavis Staples ⓘ cover by Natalie Cole ⓘ cover by Pops Staples ⓘ cover by Shirley Caesar ⓘ cover by Shirley Caesar & Michelle Williams ⓘ cover by Shirley Murdock ⓘ cover by Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ cover by Willie Nelson ⓘ
hasNotableLivePerformance	Bob Dylan’s 1979–1980 gospel tour ⓘ
includedIn	Bob Dylan compilation albums ⓘ
influencedBy	gospel music ⓘ
isLeadTrackOn	Slow Train Coming ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
partOf	Slow Train Coming ⓘ
performer	Bob Dylan ⓘ
producer	Barry Beckett ⓘ Jerry Wexler ⓘ
recordedAt	Muscle Shoals Sound Studio ⓘ
recordingLocation	Sheffield, Alabama ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseDate	1979 ⓘ
writer	Bob Dylan ⓘ

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

Bob Dylan concert setlists → featureWork → Gotta Serve Somebody ⓘ

Bob Dylan concert setlists → featureWork → Serve Somebody ⓘ

linked to: Gotta Serve Somebody

Matriarch of the Blues → hasTrack → Gotta Serve Somebody ⓘ

Matriarch of the Blues → includesCoverOf → Gotta Serve Somebody by Bob Dylan ⓘ

linked to: Gotta Serve Somebody

Billions → openingThemeSong → Gotta Serve Somebody ⓘ

Special Rider Music → hasNotableWork → Gotta Serve Somebody ⓘ

Special Rider Music → hasNotableWork → Gotta Serve Somebody (song) ⓘ

linked to: Gotta Serve Somebody

Slow Train Coming → hasPart → Gotta Serve Somebody ⓘ

Slow Train Coming → awardReceivedForWork → Gotta Serve Somebody ⓘ

The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981 → notableTrack → Gotta Serve Somebody (live) ⓘ

linked to: Gotta Serve Somebody

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