Don't Take Your Guns to Town
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"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a classic country song by Johnny Cash that tells a tragic coming-of-age story about a young cowboy who ignores his mother's warning and meets a violent end.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Don't Take Your Guns to Town canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5869099 — 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: Don't Take Your Guns to Town Context triple: [Elevation, bSide, Don't Take Your Guns to Town]
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A.
Guns Are Drawn
"Guns Are Drawn" is a politically charged hip-hop track by The Roots known for its dense lyricism and socially conscious themes.
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B.
I Shot the Sheriff
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a reggae song written and first recorded by Bob Marley that became internationally famous, especially through Eric Clapton’s hit cover version.
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C.
Throw Your Guns
"Throw Your Guns" is a song by the hip hop duo The Firm, featured on their collaborative album "The Firm: The Album."
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D.
Under the Gun
"Under the Gun" is a punk rock song by Marky Ramone and the Intruders, showcasing the high-energy style associated with the former Ramones drummer.
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E.
Stickin’ to My Guns
"Stickin’ to My Guns" is a 1990 studio album by legendary American singer Etta James that blends her powerful blues and soul vocals with contemporary R&B and pop production.
- 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: Don't Take Your Guns to Town Target entity description: "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a classic country song by Johnny Cash that tells a tragic coming-of-age story about a young cowboy who ignores his mother's warning and meets a violent end.
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A.
Guns Are Drawn
"Guns Are Drawn" is a politically charged hip-hop track by The Roots known for its dense lyricism and socially conscious themes.
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B.
I Shot the Sheriff
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a reggae song written and first recorded by Bob Marley that became internationally famous, especially through Eric Clapton’s hit cover version.
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C.
Throw Your Guns
"Throw Your Guns" is a song by the hip hop duo The Firm, featured on their collaborative album "The Firm: The Album."
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D.
Under the Gun
"Under the Gun" is a punk rock song by Marky Ramone and the Intruders, showcasing the high-energy style associated with the former Ramones drummer.
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E.
Stickin’ to My Guns
"Stickin’ to My Guns" is a 1990 studio album by legendary American singer Etta James that blends her powerful blues and soul vocals with contemporary R&B and pop production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Fabulous Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| artist | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| chart |
Billboard Hot Country Songs
ⓘ
linked to:
Billboard Country chart
|
| chartPerformance | Billboard country chart number one ⓘ |
| composer | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country and western ⓘ |
| hasBside | I Still Miss Someone ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Glen Campbell
ⓘ
The Highwaymen ⓘ U2 ⓘ Waylon Jennings ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1950s promotional video ⓘ |
| includedIn | Johnny Cash live setlists ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| label | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotive |
gun culture
ⓘ
ignoring parental advice ⓘ |
| mainCharacterInLyrics | young cowboy named Billy ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
mother's warning ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-violence message
ⓘ
being one of Johnny Cash's signature songs ⓘ storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| partOf | Johnny Cash discography ⓘ |
| performer | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| producer | Don Law ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| settingInLyrics | Western frontier town ⓘ |
| subgenre | story song ⓘ |
| tempo | medium ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 1 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | baritone lead vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don't Take Your Guns to Town Description of subject: "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a classic country song by Johnny Cash that tells a tragic coming-of-age story about a young cowboy who ignores his mother's warning and meets a violent end.
Referenced by (1)
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