The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues
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"The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues" is a darkly comic, vaudeville-style number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies* that satirizes showbiz desperation and emotional insecurity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6134285 — 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: The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues Context triple: [Follies, notableSong, The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues]
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A.
To a God Unknown
To a God Unknown is an early novel by John Steinbeck that explores themes of faith, nature, and mysticism through the life of a homesteader in rural California.
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B.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.
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C.
Dear God
"Dear God" is a 1986 song by the English rock band XTC, known for its controversial and thought-provoking lyrics that question the existence and benevolence of God.
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D.
Only God Knows Why
"Only God Knows Why" is a country rock ballad by Kid Rock, known for its introspective lyrics and use of Auto-Tune, which became one of his signature crossover hits.
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E.
Holy Willie's Prayer
"Holy Willie's Prayer" is a satirical Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and self-righteous Calvinism through the dramatic monologue of a sanctimonious church elder.
- 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: The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues Target entity description: "The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues" is a darkly comic, vaudeville-style number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies* that satirizes showbiz desperation and emotional insecurity.
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A.
To a God Unknown
To a God Unknown is an early novel by John Steinbeck that explores themes of faith, nature, and mysticism through the life of a homesteader in rural California.
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B.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.
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C.
Dear God
"Dear God" is a 1986 song by the English rock band XTC, known for its controversial and thought-provoking lyrics that question the existence and benevolence of God.
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D.
Only God Knows Why
"Only God Knows Why" is a country rock ballad by Kid Rock, known for its introspective lyrics and use of Auto-Tune, which became one of his signature crossover hits.
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E.
Holy Willie's Prayer
"Holy Willie's Prayer" is a satirical Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and self-righteous Calvinism through the dramatic monologue of a sanctimonious church elder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
|
| composer | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn |
Follies (original Broadway production)
ⓘ
linked to:
Follies
|
| genre |
comic song
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasType | character song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | vaudeville-style ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
satire of showbiz desperation ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Follies ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
desperation
ⓘ
emotional insecurity ⓘ romantic frustration ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| workOrigin |
Follies (musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Follies
|
| writer | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
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Subject: The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues Description of subject: "The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues" is a darkly comic, vaudeville-style number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies* that satirizes showbiz desperation and emotional insecurity.
Referenced by (1)
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