Bad to the Bone
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"Bad to the Bone" is a 1982 blues-rock song by George Thorogood & the Destroyers, famous for its gritty guitar riff and frequent use in films and television to underscore rebellious or tough characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bad to the Bone canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21676022 — 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: Bad to the Bone Context triple: [Hoochie Coochie Man, hasInfluenceOnSong, Bad to the Bone]
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Close to the Bone
Close to the Bone is a 1983 new wave/funk album by Tom Tom Club that continues the band’s playful, dance-oriented sound following their successful debut.
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B.
Close to the Bone
Close to the Bone is a crime thriller novel by Scottish author Stuart MacBride, featuring Detective Sergeant Logan McRae in a dark, gritty investigation set in Aberdeen.
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C.
Rattlin’ Bones
Rattlin’ Bones is a critically acclaimed country and folk-influenced album by Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, created in collaboration with Shane Nicholson.
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D.
Bad to Me
"Bad to Me" is a 1963 pop song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney that became a hit single for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
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E.
Pass the Bone
"Pass the Bone" is a track by the hip-hop group Gang Starr, known for its classic boom-bap production and Guru's smooth, intricate 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: Bad to the Bone Target entity description: "Bad to the Bone" is a 1982 blues-rock song by George Thorogood & the Destroyers, famous for its gritty guitar riff and frequent use in films and television to underscore rebellious or tough characters.
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A.
Close to the Bone
Close to the Bone is a 1983 new wave/funk album by Tom Tom Club that continues the band’s playful, dance-oriented sound following their successful debut.
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B.
Close to the Bone
Close to the Bone is a crime thriller novel by Scottish author Stuart MacBride, featuring Detective Sergeant Logan McRae in a dark, gritty investigation set in Aberdeen.
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C.
Rattlin’ Bones
Rattlin’ Bones is a critically acclaimed country and folk-influenced album by Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, created in collaboration with Shane Nicholson.
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D.
Bad to Me
"Bad to Me" is a 1963 pop song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney that became a hit single for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
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E.
Pass the Bone
"Pass the Bone" is a track by the hip-hop group Gang Starr, known for its classic boom-bap production and Guru's smooth, intricate lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.