Ya Got Trouble
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"Ya Got Trouble" is a fast-talking, patter-style song from the Broadway musical *The Music Man* in which con man Harold Hill whips a small town into a moral panic to help sell his boys' band scheme.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ya Got Trouble canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3059747 — 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: Ya Got Trouble Context triple: [The Music Man, notableSong, Ya Got Trouble]
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A.
Trouble
Trouble is the debut studio album by Senegalese-American singer Akon, featuring hit singles that helped launch his international career.
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B.
Mama Tried
"Mama Tried" is a classic 1968 country song by Merle Haggard that reflects on regret and personal responsibility from the perspective of an imprisoned man.
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C.
One Way Out
One Way Out is a celebrated live album by the Allman Brothers Band that captures their improvisational Southern rock sound in concert.
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D.
Sick of Sittin'
"Sick of Sittin'" is a soulful, retro-tinged R&B track by Christina Aguilera from her 2018 album "Liberation."
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E.
The Trouble I’ve Seen
The Trouble I’ve Seen is a collection of Depression-era short stories by journalist and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, noted for its stark, compassionate portrayal of social hardship in 1930s America.
- 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: Ya Got Trouble Target entity description: "Ya Got Trouble" is a fast-talking, patter-style song from the Broadway musical *The Music Man* in which con man Harold Hill whips a small town into a moral panic to help sell his boys' band scheme.
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A.
Trouble
Trouble is the debut studio album by Senegalese-American singer Akon, featuring hit singles that helped launch his international career.
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B.
Mama Tried
"Mama Tried" is a classic 1968 country song by Merle Haggard that reflects on regret and personal responsibility from the perspective of an imprisoned man.
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C.
One Way Out
One Way Out is a celebrated live album by the Allman Brothers Band that captures their improvisational Southern rock sound in concert.
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D.
Sick of Sittin'
"Sick of Sittin'" is a soulful, retro-tinged R&B track by Christina Aguilera from her 2018 album "Liberation."
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E.
The Trouble I’ve Seen
The Trouble I’ve Seen is a collection of Depression-era short stories by journalist and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, noted for its stark, compassionate portrayal of social hardship in 1930s America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
patter song ⓘ show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn
ⓘ
Mayor Shinn ⓘ Townspeople of River City ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Music Man original Broadway cast recording
ⓘ
linked to:
The Music Man
|
| broadwayOpeningDate | 1957-12-19 ⓘ |
| composer | Meredith Willson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPerformanceIn |
The Music Man (1957 Broadway production)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Music Man
|
| fromMusical | The Music Man ⓘ |
| genre |
patter song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
boys band
ⓘ
pool hall ⓘ small-town America ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Music Man (original cast album)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Music Man
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
corruption of youth
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manipulation ⓘ moral panic ⓘ salesmanship ⓘ |
| lyricist | Meredith Willson ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
character introduction song
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comic song ⓘ persuasion song ⓘ |
| notableLine | Trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool! ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayLeadPerformer | Robert Preston ⓘ |
| originalProductionLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Majestic Theatre ⓘ |
| partOf | The Music Man ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Craig Bierko
ⓘ
Matthew Broderick ⓘ Robert Preston ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Harold Hill ⓘ |
| performedIn |
The Music Man (1962 film adaptation)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Music Man
The Music Man (2003 television film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Music Man
|
| plotFunction |
Harold Hill convinces townspeople they need a boys band
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linked to:
Harold Hill
Harold Hill incites a moral panic in River City ⓘ |
| setting | River City, Iowa ⓘ |
| style | fast-talking patter ⓘ |
| sungByVoiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| title | Ya Got Trouble ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1957 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ya Got Trouble Description of subject: "Ya Got Trouble" is a fast-talking, patter-style song from the Broadway musical *The Music Man* in which con man Harold Hill whips a small town into a moral panic to help sell his boys' band scheme.
Referenced by (5)
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