Please Mr. Kennedy
E1016112
"Please Mr. Kennedy" is a comedic, retro-styled folk song performed by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver, featured prominently in the Coen brothers' film *Inside Llewyn Davis*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Please Mr. Kennedy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13003883 — 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: Please Mr. Kennedy Context triple: [Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording, includesTrack, Please Mr. Kennedy]
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A.
Miss Kennedy
Miss Kennedy is a staff member at St. Clare's School, likely serving as a teacher or administrator within the institution.
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B.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal spoken address traditionally used for the sitting President of the United States.
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C.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Massachusetts Senate.
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D.
Mr. President
Mr. President is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Bulgaria.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies.
- 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: Please Mr. Kennedy Target entity description: "Please Mr. Kennedy" is a comedic, retro-styled folk song performed by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver, featured prominently in the Coen brothers' film *Inside Llewyn Davis*.
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A.
Miss Kennedy
Miss Kennedy is a staff member at St. Clare's School, likely serving as a teacher or administrator within the institution.
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B.
Mr. President
Mr. President is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Bulgaria.
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C.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies.
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D.
Mr. President
Mr. President is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Algeria.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal spoken address traditionally used for the sitting President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| directorOfFeaturingWork |
Ethan Coen
ⓘ
Joel Coen ⓘ |
| featuredInWork | Inside Llewyn Davis ⓘ |
| featuredInWorkType | film ⓘ |
| filmSettingPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy song
ⓘ
folk ⓘ novelty song ⓘ retro-styled song ⓘ |
| hasChorusPhrase | Please Mr. Kennedy, uh-oh, I don’t wanna go ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
backing vocals ⓘ handclaps ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| hasPerformerRole |
Adam Driver as Al Cody
ⓘ
linked to:
Adam Driver
Justin Timberlake as Jim Berkey ⓘ Oscar Isaac as Llewyn Davis ⓘ
linked to:
Llewyn Davis
|
| intendedEffect | humor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film soundtrack recording ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | reluctance to participate in a space mission ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Inside Llewyn Davis (soundtrack) ⓘ |
| performer |
Adam Driver
ⓘ
Justin Timberlake ⓘ Oscar Isaac ⓘ |
| productionType | studio recording ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Inside Llewyn Davis (original soundtrack recording) ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released in conjunction with the film Inside Llewyn Davis ⓘ |
| style |
1960s pop pastiche
ⓘ
parody of early space-race novelty records ⓘ |
| usedAs | comic relief scene in Inside Llewyn Davis ⓘ |
| vocalArrangement | male vocal ensemble ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Please Mr. Kennedy Description of subject: "Please Mr. Kennedy" is a comedic, retro-styled folk song performed by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver, featured prominently in the Coen brothers' film *Inside Llewyn Davis*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.