My Old Yellow Car
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"My Old Yellow Car" is a nostalgic country song written by Thom Schuyler that reflects on memory, aging, and the passage of time through the metaphor of a beloved old automobile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Old Yellow Car canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6453941 — 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: My Old Yellow Car Context triple: [Thom Schuyler, notableWork, My Old Yellow Car]
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A.
My Old Man
"My Old Man" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of love, independence, and emotional vulnerability.
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B.
The Back Seat of My Car
"The Back Seat of My Car" is a whimsical, melodic pop song by Paul McCartney and Wings, known for its lush orchestration and appearance as the closing track on the 1971 album *Ram*.
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C.
My Ride's Here
My Ride's Here is a 2002 studio album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, noted for its darkly humorous, literate songs and collaborations with various writers.
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D.
Sun Van
Sun Van is a paratransit service providing accessible, door-to-door transportation for eligible riders in the Tucson area.
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E.
I Love You with My Ford
"I Love You with My Ford" is a 1961 Pop Art painting by James Rosenquist that juxtaposes fragmented images of consumer culture and automobile imagery to critique postwar American advertising and desire.
- 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: My Old Yellow Car Target entity description: "My Old Yellow Car" is a nostalgic country song written by Thom Schuyler that reflects on memory, aging, and the passage of time through the metaphor of a beloved old automobile.
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A.
My Old Man
"My Old Man" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of love, independence, and emotional vulnerability.
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B.
The Back Seat of My Car
"The Back Seat of My Car" is a whimsical, melodic pop song by Paul McCartney and Wings, known for its lush orchestration and appearance as the closing track on the 1971 album *Ram*.
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C.
My Ride's Here
My Ride's Here is a 2002 studio album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, noted for its darkly humorous, literate songs and collaborations with various writers.
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D.
Sun Van
Sun Van is a paratransit service providing accessible, door-to-door transportation for eligible riders in the Tucson area.
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E.
I Love You with My Ford
"I Love You with My Ford" is a 1961 Pop Art painting by James Rosenquist that juxtaposes fragmented images of consumer culture and automobile imagery to critique postwar American advertising and desire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creativeWorkAuthor | Thom Schuyler ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
bittersweet
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | country music listeners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalDevice |
extended metaphor
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus | comparison between past and present life ⓘ |
| lyricist | Thom Schuyler ⓘ |
| metaphorUsed | beloved old automobile ⓘ |
| musicGenreContext | American country music ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| primarySymbol | old yellow car ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
personal history
ⓘ
reminiscence about the past ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
life changes
ⓘ
lost youth ⓘ simpler times ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
memory ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ passage of time ⓘ |
| writer | Thom Schuyler ⓘ |
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: My Old Yellow Car Description of subject: "My Old Yellow Car" is a nostalgic country song written by Thom Schuyler that reflects on memory, aging, and the passage of time through the metaphor of a beloved old automobile.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.