Of Thee I Sing
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Of Thee I Sing is a Pulitzer Prize–winning satirical musical comedy that lampoons American politics and elections.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Of Thee I Sing canonical | 7 |
| Of Thee I Sing (cast recordings) | 1 |
| Of Thee I Sing (revival adaptations) | 1 |
| Of Thee I Zing | 1 |
| “Of Thee I Sing” (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5056897 — 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: Of Thee I Sing Context triple: [George S. Kaufman, notableWork, Of Thee I Sing]
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A.
With a Smile and a Song
"With a Smile and a Song" is a cheerful, optimistic musical number sung by Snow White in Disney’s classic animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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B.
Our Song
"Our Song" is a track by the English progressive rock band Yes, featured on their 1983 album "90125."
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C.
Sing for Me
"Sing for Me" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera featured on her 2012 studio album *Lotus*.
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D.
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool is a 1928 American musical drama film starring Al Jolson, notable as an early sound feature that helped solidify his status as one of the era’s biggest stars.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- 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: Of Thee I Sing Target entity description: Of Thee I Sing is a Pulitzer Prize–winning satirical musical comedy that lampoons American politics and elections.
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A.
With a Smile and a Song
"With a Smile and a Song" is a cheerful, optimistic musical number sung by Snow White in Disney’s classic animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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B.
Our Song
"Our Song" is a track by the English progressive rock band Yes, featured on their 1983 album "90125."
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C.
Sing for Me
"Sing for Me" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera featured on her 2012 studio album *Lotus*.
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D.
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool is a 1928 American musical drama film starring Al Jolson, notable as an early sound feature that helped solidify his status as one of the era’s biggest stars.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical
ⓘ
satirical musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| awardNote | first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind ⓘ |
| bookBy |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Morrie Ryskind ⓘ |
| composer | George Gershwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | political musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Love Is Sweeping the Country”
ⓘ
“Of Thee I Sing” (song) ⓘ
linked to:
Of Thee I Sing
“Who Cares?” ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American politics
ⓘ
elections ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
George Gershwin
ⓘ
George S. Kaufman ⓘ Ira Gershwin ⓘ Morrie Ryskind ⓘ |
| productionType | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| satirizes |
American presidential elections
ⓘ
U.S. political system ⓘ campaign politics ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Of Thee I Sing Description of subject: Of Thee I Sing is a Pulitzer Prize–winning satirical musical comedy that lampoons American politics and elections.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Of Thee I Sing
subject linked to:
Kaufman
linked to: Of Thee I Sing
subject linked to:
Israel Gershowitz
subject linked to:
Israel Gershowitz
linked to: Of Thee I Sing
subject linked to:
Israel Gershowitz
linked to: Of Thee I Sing