Honky Cat
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"Honky Cat" is a 1972 Elton John song blending New Orleans-style rhythm and blues with playful lyrics about rejecting city life for a return to the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Honky Cat canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8429354 — 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: Honky Cat Context triple: [Crocodile Rock, precededBySingle, Honky Cat]
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A.
Kitty Kat
"Kitty Kat" is a song by Beyoncé from her 2006 album B'Day.
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B.
Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat
"Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" is a lively jazz number from Disney's animated film *The Aristocats*, known for its swinging style and celebration of carefree feline life.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
Fat Cats
Fat Cats is a music video director known for directing the video for the song "Grillz."
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E.
Yakety Yak
"Yakety Yak" is a 1958 rock and roll and rhythm and blues hit song, originally recorded by the Coasters, known for its humorous lyrics about teenage rebellion and parental nagging.
- 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: Honky Cat Target entity description: "Honky Cat" is a 1972 Elton John song blending New Orleans-style rhythm and blues with playful lyrics about rejecting city life for a return to the country.
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A.
Kitty Kat
"Kitty Kat" is a song by Beyoncé from her 2006 album B'Day.
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B.
Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat
"Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" is a lively jazz number from Disney's animated film *The Aristocats*, known for its swinging style and celebration of carefree feline life.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
Fat Cats
Fat Cats is a music video director known for directing the video for the song "Grillz."
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E.
Yakety Yak
"Yakety Yak" is a 1958 rock and roll and rhythm and blues hit song, originally recorded by the Coasters, known for its humorous lyrics about teenage rebellion and parental nagging.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Honky Château ⓘ |
| artist | Elton John ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 8 ⓘ |
| chronology | Elton John singles chronology ⓘ |
| composer | Elton John ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans rhythm and blues
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Slave ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
banjo
ⓘ
brass section ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| includedIn | Elton John live setlists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:12 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bernie Taupin ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
New Orleans-style horn arrangement
ⓘ
piano-driven rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| nextSingle | Crocodile Rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
New Orleans-influenced arrangement
ⓘ
playful lyrics about urban versus rural life ⓘ |
| partOf | Honky Château ⓘ |
| performer | Elton John ⓘ |
| performerOnRecording |
Davey Johnstone – guitar
ⓘ
linked to:
Davey Johnstone
Dee Murray – bass ⓘ Elton John – piano ⓘ Elton John – vocals ⓘ Horn section arranged by Gus Dudgeon ⓘ Nigel Olsson – drums ⓘ |
| previousSingle | Rocket Man ⓘ |
| producer | Gus Dudgeon ⓘ |
| recorded | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DJM Records
ⓘ
Uni Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-07-31 ⓘ |
| studio | Strawberry Studios, Château d’Hérouville, France ⓘ |
| theme |
rejection of city life
ⓘ
return to the country ⓘ |
| writer |
Bernie Taupin
ⓘ
Elton John ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1972 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (5)
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