Dirty Work
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"Dirty Work" is a soft rock song by Steely Dan, known for its smooth melody, soulful vocals, and themes of infidelity and moral compromise.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dirty Work canonical | 5 |
| Dirty Work (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5530339 — 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: Dirty Work Context triple: [Steely Dan, notableSong, Dirty Work]
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A.
Dirty Work
"Dirty Work" is a 1986 studio album by the Rolling Stones, known for its hard rock sound, turbulent recording period, and mixed critical reception.
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B.
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs is a reality television series in which host Mike Rowe explores and participates in some of the dirtiest and most unusual occupations across America.
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C.
The Devil Finds Work
The Devil Finds Work is a 1976 book-length essay by James Baldwin that blends memoir, film criticism, and social commentary to examine race, representation, and American cinema.
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D.
Dirty Hands
Dirty Hands is a politically charged existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores moral ambiguity, revolutionary ethics, and the conflict between ideology and personal responsibility.
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E.
Man's Job
"Man's Job" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Human Touch*, reflecting his rock style and storytelling about work, identity, and relationships.
- 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: Dirty Work Target entity description: "Dirty Work" is a soft rock song by Steely Dan, known for its smooth melody, soulful vocals, and themes of infidelity and moral compromise.
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A.
Dirty Work
"Dirty Work" is a 1986 studio album by the Rolling Stones, known for its hard rock sound, turbulent recording period, and mixed critical reception.
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B.
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs is a reality television series in which host Mike Rowe explores and participates in some of the dirtiest and most unusual occupations across America.
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C.
The Devil Finds Work
The Devil Finds Work is a 1976 book-length essay by James Baldwin that blends memoir, film criticism, and social commentary to examine race, representation, and American cinema.
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D.
Dirty Hands
Dirty Hands is a politically charged existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores moral ambiguity, revolutionary ethics, and the conflict between ideology and personal responsibility.
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E.
Man's Job
"Man's Job" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Human Touch*, reflecting his rock style and storytelling about work, identity, and relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Steely Dan ⓘ |
| artist | Steely Dan ⓘ |
| composer |
Donald Fagen
ⓘ
Walter Becker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| genre |
soft rock
ⓘ
yacht rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasLyricalPerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasMelodyCharacteristic | smooth melody ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
melodic chorus
ⓘ
smooth production ⓘ soul-influenced arrangement ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | soulful vocals ⓘ |
| includedIn | Steely Dan compilation albums ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Donald Fagen
ⓘ
Walter Becker ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleOfProtagonist | man involved with a married woman ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Can’t Buy a Thrill ⓘ |
| performer | Steely Dan ⓘ |
| recordLabel | ABC Records ⓘ |
| theme |
infidelity
ⓘ
moral compromise ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| vocalist | David Palmer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dirty Work Description of subject: "Dirty Work" is a soft rock song by Steely Dan, known for its smooth melody, soulful vocals, and themes of infidelity and moral compromise.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.