On the Good Ship Lollipop
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"On the Good Ship Lollipop" is a famous 1930s song closely associated with child star Shirley Temple, known for its cheerful melody and whimsical lyrics about a fantasy candy-filled voyage.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5321325 — 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: On the Good Ship Lollipop Context triple: [Bright Eyes (1934 film), featuresSong, On the Good Ship Lollipop]
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Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 MGM musical film best known for its song-and-dance numbers and Gene Kelly’s iconic live-action/animation sequence with Jerry Mouse.
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B.
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
The Incredible Mr. Limpet is a 1964 live-action/animated fantasy-comedy film in which a mild-mannered man transforms into a talking fish and helps the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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C.
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime drama film best known for its post–World War II revenge plot and the Oscar-winning song "Mona Lisa."
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D.
Razzle Dazzle
"Razzle Dazzle" is a 1955 rock and roll song by Bill Haley & His Comets that helped popularize the energetic, dance-oriented style of early rock music.
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E.
Smackwater Jack
"Smackwater Jack" is a song best known from Carole King's landmark 1971 album "Tapestry," co-written with lyricist Gerry Goffin.
- 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: On the Good Ship Lollipop Target entity description: "On the Good Ship Lollipop" is a famous 1930s song closely associated with child star Shirley Temple, known for its cheerful melody and whimsical lyrics about a fantasy candy-filled voyage.
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A.
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 MGM musical film best known for its song-and-dance numbers and Gene Kelly’s iconic live-action/animation sequence with Jerry Mouse.
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B.
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
The Incredible Mr. Limpet is a 1964 live-action/animated fantasy-comedy film in which a mild-mannered man transforms into a talking fish and helps the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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C.
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime drama film best known for its post–World War II revenge plot and the Oscar-winning song "Mona Lisa."
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D.
Razzle Dazzle
"Razzle Dazzle" is a 1955 rock and roll song by Bill Haley & His Comets that helped popularize the energetic, dance-oriented style of early rock music.
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E.
Smackwater Jack
"Smackwater Jack" is a song best known from Carole King's landmark 1971 album "Tapestry," co-written with lyricist Gerry Goffin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shirley Temple ⓘ |
| composer | Richard A. Whiting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalPeriod | Great Depression era ⓘ |
| decade | 1930s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cheerful
ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| filmStarring | Shirley Temple ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceBy | Shirley Temple ⓘ |
| genre |
children's music
ⓘ
film music ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasForm | vocal music ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
candy-themed landscape
ⓘ
ship made of sweets ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
iconic song of Shirley Temple's career
ⓘ
representative of 1930s Hollywood musical style ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| introducedInFilm | Bright Eyes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sidney Clare ⓘ |
| medium | sound film ⓘ |
| metaphor | fantasy candy-filled voyage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with child star Shirley Temple
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catchy melody ⓘ whimsical lyrics ⓘ |
| originalMedium | motion picture soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOf | Shirley Temple film songs ⓘ |
| performanceType | solo vocal ⓘ |
| performedBy | Shirley Temple ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| theme |
candy
ⓘ
childhood fantasy ⓘ imagination ⓘ sweets ⓘ |
| title | On the Good Ship Lollipop ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1934 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: On the Good Ship Lollipop Description of subject: "On the Good Ship Lollipop" is a famous 1930s song closely associated with child star Shirley Temple, known for its cheerful melody and whimsical lyrics about a fantasy candy-filled voyage.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: On the Good Ship Lollipop
Bright Eyes
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notableSongStatus
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"On the Good Ship Lollipop" became closely associated with Shirley Temple
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linked to: On the Good Ship Lollipop
subject linked to:
featuring Shirley Temple’s signature song "On the Good Ship Lollipop"
subject linked to:
featuring Shirley Temple’s signature song "On the Good Ship Lollipop"
linked to: On the Good Ship Lollipop
subject linked to:
featuring Shirley Temple’s signature song "On the Good Ship Lollipop"