What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?
E156915
"What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?" is a torch-style show tune from the 1965 Broadway musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," known for its introspective lyrics and emotional vocal demands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What Did I Have That I Don’t Have? canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1361359 — 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: What Did I Have That I Don’t Have? Context triple: [Alan Jay Lerner, notableSong, What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?]
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A.
Did I Do That?
"Did I Do That?" is a track from the Japanese pop group Arashi, featured on their album "Rainbow."
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B.
I (Who Have Nothing)
"I (Who Have Nothing)" is a dramatic soul ballad popularized by Ben E. King, known for its powerful vocals and themes of unrequited love and emotional desperation.
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C.
What About Me
"What About Me" is a studio album by country music artist Kenny Rogers, released in 1984 and featuring the hit title track duet with Kim Carnes and James Ingram.
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D.
Everything I Thought It Was
"Everything I Thought It Was" is a pop and R&B studio album by American singer Justin Timberlake, marking his return to music after a lengthy hiatus.
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E.
The Things I Say
"The Things I Say" is a song by the indie folk-rock musician Joanna Newsom from her album "Divers."
- 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: What Did I Have That I Don’t Have? Target entity description: "What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?" is a torch-style show tune from the 1965 Broadway musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," known for its introspective lyrics and emotional vocal demands.
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A.
Did I Do That?
"Did I Do That?" is a track from the Japanese pop group Arashi, featured on their album "Rainbow."
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B.
I (Who Have Nothing)
"I (Who Have Nothing)" is a dramatic soul ballad popularized by Ben E. King, known for its powerful vocals and themes of unrequited love and emotional desperation.
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C.
What About Me
"What About Me" is a studio album by country music artist Kenny Rogers, released in 1984 and featuring the hit title track duet with Kim Carnes and James Ingram.
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D.
Everything I Thought It Was
"Everything I Thought It Was" is a pop and R&B studio album by American singer Justin Timberlake, marking his return to music after a lengthy hiatus.
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E.
The Things I Say
"The Things I Say" is a song by the indie folk-rock musician Joanna Newsom from her album "Divers."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Daisy Gamble
ⓘ
Melinda ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Broadway songbooks ⓘ |
| composer | Burton Lane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceContext | original Broadway production of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ⓘ |
| genre | torch song ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunctuation | question mark ⓘ |
| includedIn | Barbra Streisand film adaptation of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
introspection
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ romantic regret ⓘ self-doubt ⓘ |
| lyricist | Alan Jay Lerner ⓘ |
| musicalKey | commonly performed in F major ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
Broadway standard
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic dynamic contrasts
ⓘ
high emotional intensity ⓘ wide vocal range ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Audra McDonald
ⓘ
Barbara Harris ⓘ Barbra Streisand ⓘ Eydie Gormé ⓘ Julie Andrews ⓘ Shirley Bassey ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Broadway musical theatre ⓘ |
| partOf |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
ⓘ
surface form:
1965 Broadway musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
cabaret
ⓘ
concert ⓘ musical theatre revivals ⓘ |
| performanceType | solo ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ballad ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
orchestra
ⓘ
piano ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ string section ⓘ |
| usedAs | audition piece for female vocalists ⓘ |
| vocalRange | written for female voice ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
belt
ⓘ
torch ballad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What Did I Have That I Don’t Have? Description of subject: "What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?" is a torch-style show tune from the 1965 Broadway musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," known for its introspective lyrics and emotional vocal demands.
Referenced by (4)
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