Triple

T18146875
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ashes to Ashes E434411 entity
Predicate hasHookLine P24936 FINISHED
Object "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky"
"Ashes to ashes, funk to funky" is the memorable hook line from David Bowie's song "Ashes to Ashes," encapsulating its blend of nostalgic reflection and avant-garde pop.
 E1307702 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky" | Statement: [Ashes to Ashes, hasHookLine, "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky"
Context triple: [Ashes to Ashes, hasHookLine, "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky"]
  • A. Smells Like Funk
    "Smells Like Funk" is a track by the Black Eyed Peas from their breakthrough album "Elephunk," showcasing their early 2000s hip hop and funk-influenced sound.
  • B. Funky Man
    "Funky Man" is a hip-hop track by Dee Dee King, the rap alter ego of Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone, showcasing his experimental foray into rap music in the late 1980s.
  • C. Dust My Broom
    "Dust My Broom" is a classic blues song, popularized by slide guitarist Elmore James, that became one of the most influential and enduring standards in electric blues.
  • D. Funky Mary
    Funky Mary is a song featured on the album "It's Five O'Clock" by the Greek band Aphrodite's Child.
  • E. Y’all Don’t Wanna Funk
    "Y’all Don’t Wanna Funk" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his 2000 studio album *Tha Last Meal*, showcasing his West Coast G-funk style.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky"
Triple: [Ashes to Ashes, hasHookLine, "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky"]
Generated description
"Ashes to ashes, funk to funky" is the memorable hook line from David Bowie's song "Ashes to Ashes," encapsulating its blend of nostalgic reflection and avant-garde pop.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky"
Target entity description: "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky" is the memorable hook line from David Bowie's song "Ashes to Ashes," encapsulating its blend of nostalgic reflection and avant-garde pop.
  • A. Smells Like Funk
    "Smells Like Funk" is a track by the Black Eyed Peas from their breakthrough album "Elephunk," showcasing their early 2000s hip hop and funk-influenced sound.
  • B. Funky Man
    "Funky Man" is a hip-hop track by Dee Dee King, the rap alter ego of Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone, showcasing his experimental foray into rap music in the late 1980s.
  • C. Dust My Broom
    "Dust My Broom" is a classic blues song, popularized by slide guitarist Elmore James, that became one of the most influential and enduring standards in electric blues.
  • D. Funky Mary
    Funky Mary is a song featured on the album "It's Five O'Clock" by the Greek band Aphrodite's Child.
  • E. Y’all Don’t Wanna Funk
    "Y’all Don’t Wanna Funk" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his 2000 studio album *Tha Last Meal*, showcasing his West Coast G-funk style.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8b90aac308190801e2c57d8c5bfe5 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4de34bb608190a4842e86f2912dec completed April 19, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a038554608c819080abf60da5f48a67 completed May 12, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03864b84608190b204b08351f1176b completed May 12, 2026, 7:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0386b90e308190807af4d407840985 completed May 12, 2026, 7:59 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.