Tea for Two

E1036522

jazz standard pop standard song

"Tea for Two" is a popular 1920s American song, with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar, that became a jazz and pop standard.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Tea for Two canonical	6
Tea for Two (song)	1
“Tea for Two” (Newport performance)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13392912 — 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: Tea for Two
Context triple: [Irving Caesar, notableWork, Tea for Two]

A. Tea for Two
Tea for Two is a 1950 American musical film, loosely based on the stage play "No, No, Nanette," known for its songs, dance numbers, and performances by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae.
B. Wouldn't It Be Loverly
"Wouldn't It Be Loverly" is a popular show tune from the musical My Fair Lady, known for expressing Eliza Doolittle’s dreams of a better, more comfortable life.
C. A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance is a British television sitcom best known for starring Judi Dench alongside her real-life husband Michael Williams as a pair of shy, middle-aged singles navigating an awkward late-blooming romance.
D. A Fine Romance
"A Fine Romance" is a popular 1936 jazz standard by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Swing Time.
E. Lady, Be Good
"Lady, Be Good" is a 1924 Broadway musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, best known for its hit songs and for featuring Fred Astaire in one of his early major stage roles.
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: Tea for Two
Target entity description: "Tea for Two" is a popular 1920s American song, with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar, that became a jazz and pop standard.

A. Tea for Two
Tea for Two is a 1950 American musical film, loosely based on the stage play "No, No, Nanette," known for its songs, dance numbers, and performances by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae.
B. Wouldn't It Be Loverly
"Wouldn't It Be Loverly" is a popular show tune from the musical My Fair Lady, known for expressing Eliza Doolittle’s dreams of a better, more comfortable life.
C. A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance is a British television sitcom best known for starring Judi Dench alongside her real-life husband Michael Williams as a pair of shy, middle-aged singles navigating an awkward late-blooming romance.
D. A Fine Romance
"A Fine Romance" is a popular 1936 jazz standard by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Swing Time.
E. Lady, Be Good
"Lady, Be Good" is a 1924 Broadway musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, best known for its hit songs and for featuring Fred Astaire in one of his early major stage roles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jazz standard ⓘ pop standard ⓘ song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Tea for Two (song) ⓘ linked to: Tea for Two
composer	Vincent Youmans ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ
hasNotableComposer	Vincent Youmans ⓘ
hasNotableLyricist	Irving Caesar ⓘ
hasNotableVersionBy	André Previn ⓘ Art Tatum ⓘ Benny Goodman ⓘ Bill Evans ⓘ Bing Crosby ⓘ Buddy Rich ⓘ Charlie Parker ⓘ Coleman Hawkins ⓘ Count Basie ⓘ Dave Brubeck ⓘ Django Reinhardt ⓘ Doris Day ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Erroll Garner ⓘ Fats Waller ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ George Shearing ⓘ Glenn Miller ⓘ Harry James ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Nat King Cole ⓘ Oscar Peterson ⓘ Paul Whiteman ⓘ Red Nichols ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ Sidney Bechet ⓘ Stan Getz ⓘ Stan Kenton ⓘ Stephane Grappelli ⓘ linked to: Stéphane Grappelli Thelonious Monk ⓘ Tommy Dorsey ⓘ Woody Herman ⓘ
hasTitle	Tea for Two ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Irving Caesar ⓘ
publicationDecade	1920s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irving Caesar → notableWork → Tea for Two ⓘ

Irving Caesar → wroteLyricsFor → Tea for Two ⓘ

Anita O'Day → notableWork → “Tea for Two” (Newport performance) ⓘ

linked to: Tea for Two

S.Z. Sakall → notableWork → Tea for Two ⓘ

No, No, Nanette (1971 Broadway revival) → notableSong → Tea for Two ⓘ

No, No, Nanette → notableSong → Tea for Two ⓘ

Tea for Two → hasTitle → Tea for Two ⓘ

Tea for Two → alsoKnownAs → Tea for Two (song) ⓘ