Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
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"Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out" is a famous 1960s counterculture slogan popularized by Timothy Leary, encouraging psychedelic exploration, heightened awareness, and rejection of conventional societal norms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out canonical | 1 |
| Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967 album) | 1 |
| Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967 book) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8027808 — 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: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out Context triple: [League for Spiritual Discovery, motto, Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out]
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A.
Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out
"Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" is a 1993 acid jazz and funk single by British band Freak Power that gained wider recognition after being used in a Levi's television advertisement.
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B.
Summer of Love
"Summer of Love" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album "Songs of Experience," reflecting themes of conflict, hope, and resilience.
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C.
Summer of Love
The Summer of Love was a landmark 1967 social and cultural phenomenon centered in San Francisco, where tens of thousands of young people gathered to promote peace, countercultural values, psychedelic music, and experimental lifestyles.
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D.
Eight Miles High
"Eight Miles High" is a pioneering 1966 psychedelic rock song by the Byrds, co-written by Gene Clark, often cited as one of the first psychedelic singles in popular music.
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E.
The Who Sell Out
The Who Sell Out is a 1967 concept album by the Who that parodies pirate radio broadcasts with mock commercials and some of the band’s most acclaimed psychedelic rock songs.
- 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: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out Target entity description: "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out" is a famous 1960s counterculture slogan popularized by Timothy Leary, encouraging psychedelic exploration, heightened awareness, and rejection of conventional societal norms.
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A.
Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out
"Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" is a 1993 acid jazz and funk single by British band Freak Power that gained wider recognition after being used in a Levi's television advertisement.
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B.
Summer of Love
The Summer of Love was a landmark 1967 social and cultural phenomenon centered in San Francisco, where tens of thousands of young people gathered to promote peace, countercultural values, psychedelic music, and experimental lifestyles.
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C.
Summer of Love
"Summer of Love" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album "Songs of Experience," reflecting themes of conflict, hope, and resilience.
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D.
Eight Miles High
"Eight Miles High" is a pioneering 1966 psychedelic rock song by the Byrds, co-written by Gene Clark, often cited as one of the first psychedelic singles in popular music.
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E.
The Who Sell Out
The Who Sell Out is a 1967 concept album by the Who that parodies pirate radio broadcasts with mock commercials and some of the band’s most acclaimed psychedelic rock songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterculture slogan
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slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1960s counterculture
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Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary ⓘ
linked to:
Timothy Leary
LSD ⓘ hippie movement ⓘ psychedelic movement ⓘ |
| author | Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became emblematic of the 1960s counterculture
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popularized psychedelic experimentation as a form of spiritual exploration ⓘ |
| describedAs | famous 1960s counterculture slogan ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 1960s American counterculture ⓘ |
| genre |
counterculture
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psychedelic culture ⓘ |
| hasDerivativeWork |
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967 album)
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linked to:
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967 book) ⓘ
linked to:
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
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| hasInterpretation |
Drop out refers to detaching from involuntary or unconscious commitments
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Tune in refers to interacting harmoniously with the world around you ⓘ Turn on refers to activating neural and genetic equipment ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Drop out
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Tune in ⓘ Turn on ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of mainstream society
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individual freedom ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern spirituality
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psychedelic research ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consciousness expansion
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counterculture ⓘ psychedelic drugs ⓘ rejection of conventional societal norms ⓘ |
| motto |
encouragement of heightened awareness
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encouragement of psychedelic exploration ⓘ rejection of conventional societal norms ⓘ |
| notableQuoteOf | Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| partOf | 1960s psychedelic lexicon ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Summer of Love ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| usedAs | rallying cry for youth rebellion ⓘ |
| usedBy |
1960s counterculture activists
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Timothy Leary in public speeches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out Description of subject: "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out" is a famous 1960s counterculture slogan popularized by Timothy Leary, encouraging psychedelic exploration, heightened awareness, and rejection of conventional societal norms.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
linked to: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out