Coming of the Roads
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"Coming of the Roads" is a folk song by American songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler that poignantly reflects on the impact of industrialization and the arrival of modern infrastructure on rural life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coming of the Roads canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5419985 — 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: Coming of the Roads Context triple: [Billy Ed Wheeler, notableWork, Coming of the Roads]
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A.
Refuge of the Roads
"Refuge of the Roads" is a reflective, jazz-inflected folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and intricate guitar work.
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B.
Rolling Road
Rolling Road is a major north–south thoroughfare in Northern Virginia that serves residential communities and connects with several key regional routes.
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C.
New Road
New Road was the original name of what is now Euston Road, a major thoroughfare in central London developed in the 18th century as part of the city's early bypass routes.
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D.
The Highway
"The Highway" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores the impact of distant, world-changing events on an isolated Mexican farmer living beside a remote road.
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E.
Key to the Highway
"Key to the Highway" is a classic blues standard, most famously associated with Big Bill Broonzy and later covered by numerous artists including Eric Clapton.
- 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: Coming of the Roads Target entity description: "Coming of the Roads" is a folk song by American songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler that poignantly reflects on the impact of industrialization and the arrival of modern infrastructure on rural life.
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A.
Refuge of the Roads
"Refuge of the Roads" is a reflective, jazz-inflected folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and intricate guitar work.
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B.
Rolling Road
Rolling Road is a major north–south thoroughfare in Northern Virginia that serves residential communities and connects with several key regional routes.
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C.
New Road
New Road was the original name of what is now Euston Road, a major thoroughfare in central London developed in the 18th century as part of the city's early bypass routes.
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D.
The Highway
"The Highway" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores the impact of distant, world-changing events on an isolated Mexican farmer living beside a remote road.
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E.
Key to the Highway
"Key to the Highway" is a classic blues standard, most famously associated with Big Bill Broonzy and later covered by numerous artists including Eric Clapton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Billy Edd Wheeler ⓘ |
| depicts |
arrival of roads in a rural area
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encroachment of industry on nature ⓘ tension between progress and tradition ⓘ |
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTone |
poignant
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reflective ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | American folk ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | rural resident ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
displacement caused by development
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economic change in rural communities ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | impact of roads on a rural community ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Billy Edd Wheeler
ⓘ
Judy Collins ⓘ Kathy Mattea ⓘ |
| partOf | American folk song repertoire ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Billy Edd Wheeler
ⓘ
Judy Collins ⓘ Kathy Mattea ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental change
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industrialization ⓘ loss of traditional ways of life ⓘ modern infrastructure ⓘ rural life ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| writer | Billy Edd Wheeler ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coming of the Roads Description of subject: "Coming of the Roads" is a folk song by American songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler that poignantly reflects on the impact of industrialization and the arrival of modern infrastructure on rural life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.