Stiff Little Fingers
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Stiff Little Fingers are a pioneering Northern Irish punk rock band formed in the late 1970s, known for their politically charged lyrics and influential role in the early punk movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stiff Little Fingers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5255393 — 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: Stiff Little Fingers Context triple: [Rancid, influencedBy, Stiff Little Fingers]
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A.
The Housemartins
The Housemartins were a British indie pop band from Hull in the 1980s, best known for their socially conscious lyrics and hit singles like "Happy Hour" and "Caravan of Love."
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B.
The Blockheads
The Blockheads is a satirical play by American writer and political commentator Mercy Otis Warren that criticizes British colonial authorities during the period leading up to the American Revolution.
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C.
The Charlatans
The Charlatans are an English alternative rock band associated with the Madchester and Britpop scenes, known for their organ-driven sound and hits like "The Only One I Know."
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D.
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an influential English rock band from Manchester, widely credited with pioneering the late-1980s Madchester scene by blending alternative rock, psychedelia, and dance music.
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E.
The Style Council
The Style Council was an English sophisti-pop and soul-influenced band formed in the early 1980s by Paul Weller after The Jam, known for its jazzy, politically conscious pop songs.
- 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: Stiff Little Fingers Target entity description: Stiff Little Fingers are a pioneering Northern Irish punk rock band formed in the late 1970s, known for their politically charged lyrics and influential role in the early punk movement.
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A.
The Housemartins
The Housemartins were a British indie pop band from Hull in the 1980s, best known for their socially conscious lyrics and hit singles like "Happy Hour" and "Caravan of Love."
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B.
The Blockheads
The Blockheads is a satirical play by American writer and political commentator Mercy Otis Warren that criticizes British colonial authorities during the period leading up to the American Revolution.
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C.
The Charlatans
The Charlatans are an English alternative rock band associated with the Madchester and Britpop scenes, known for their organ-driven sound and hits like "The Only One I Know."
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D.
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an influential English rock band from Manchester, widely credited with pioneering the late-1980s Madchester scene by blending alternative rock, psychedelia, and dance music.
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E.
The Style Council
The Style Council was an English sophisti-pop and soul-influenced band formed in the early 1980s by Paul Weller after The Jam, known for its jazzy, politically conscious pop songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | punk rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1977 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
pop punk ⓘ post-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Brian Faloon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Foxton NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolphin Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Cluney NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian McCallum NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
influential early punk band
ⓘ
politically charged lyrics ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.slf.rocks/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
The Clash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsFocus |
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
political issues ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ali McMordie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brian Faloon NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Foxton NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolphin Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Cluney NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian McCallum NERFINISHED ⓘ Jake Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Grantley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Alternative Ulster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
At the Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ Gotta Gettaway NERFINISHED ⓘ Suspect Device NERFINISHED ⓘ Tin Soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Wasted Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flags and Emblems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Get a Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Go for It NERFINISHED ⓘ Guitar and Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Inflammable Material NERFINISHED ⓘ No Going Back NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobody's Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ Now Then... NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinderbox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Chrysalis Records
NERFINISHED
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Cooking Vinyl NERFINISHED ⓘ EMI ⓘ Rough Trade Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stiff Little Fingers Description of subject: Stiff Little Fingers are a pioneering Northern Irish punk rock band formed in the late 1970s, known for their politically charged lyrics and influential role in the early punk movement.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.