Why Can't This Be Love
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"Why Can't This Be Love" is a 1986 rock song by Van Halen that marked their successful transition to the Sammy Hagar era and became one of their major hit singles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Why Can't This Be Love canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13615681 — 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: Why Can't This Be Love Context triple: [Van Halen, notableWork, Why Can't This Be Love]
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A.
This Can't Be Love
"This Can't Be Love" is a popular 1938 show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the musical "The Boys from Syracuse" and later recorded by numerous jazz and pop artists.
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B.
I Can’t Love
"I Can’t Love" is a song by the South Korean girl group Passwords.
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C.
If This Isn’t Love
"If This Isn’t Love" is a popular show tune from the 1947 Broadway musical *Finian’s Rainbow*, known for its playful, romantic lyrics and classic mid-20th-century musical theater style.
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D.
If This Isn’t Love
"If This Isn’t Love" is an R&B ballad by Jennifer Hudson that showcases her powerful vocals and emotional delivery, released from her self-titled debut album.
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E.
Can’t Be Without You
"Can’t Be Without You" is an R&B song by American singer-songwriter Johntá Austin, showcasing his smooth vocals and emotive, relationship-focused lyricism.
- 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: Why Can't This Be Love Target entity description: "Why Can't This Be Love" is a 1986 rock song by Van Halen that marked their successful transition to the Sammy Hagar era and became one of their major hit singles.
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A.
This Can't Be Love
"This Can't Be Love" is a popular 1938 show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the musical "The Boys from Syracuse" and later recorded by numerous jazz and pop artists.
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B.
I Can’t Love
"I Can’t Love" is a song by the South Korean girl group Passwords.
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C.
If This Isn’t Love
"If This Isn’t Love" is a popular show tune from the 1947 Broadway musical *Finian’s Rainbow*, known for its playful, romantic lyrics and classic mid-20th-century musical theater style.
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D.
If This Isn’t Love
"If This Isn’t Love" is an R&B ballad by Jennifer Hudson that showcases her powerful vocals and emotional delivery, released from her self-titled debut album.
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E.
Can’t Be Without You
"Can’t Be Without You" is an R&B song by American singer-songwriter Johntá Austin, showcasing his smooth vocals and emotive, relationship-focused lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.