Meat Is Murder
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Meat Is Murder is a 1985 album by English rock band The Smiths, noted for its politically charged lyrics, especially its outspoken stance on vegetarianism and animal rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meat Is Murder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8569279 — 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: Meat Is Murder Context triple: [The Smiths, studioAlbum, Meat Is Murder]
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A.
The Magnificent Butcher
The Magnificent Butcher is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Sammo Hung, renowned for its intricate fight choreography and blend of slapstick humor with traditional kung fu.
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B.
Le Boucher
Le Boucher is a 1970 French psychological thriller film by director Claude Chabrol that explores a disturbing relationship between a schoolteacher and a village butcher in a small provincial town.
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C.
The Slaughter Pen
The Slaughter Pen is a rocky, boulder-strewn area on the Gettysburg battlefield known for its intense and deadly close-quarters fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
The Cannibal
The Cannibal is the legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, renowned for his relentless, all-conquering racing style and status as one of the greatest cyclists in history.
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E.
The Butcher's Shop
The Butcher's Shop is a late 16th-century genre painting by Annibale Carracci that vividly depicts working butchers in a realistic, everyday scene, reflecting the artist’s interest in naturalism and ordinary life.
- 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: Meat Is Murder Target entity description: Meat Is Murder is a 1985 album by English rock band The Smiths, noted for its politically charged lyrics, especially its outspoken stance on vegetarianism and animal rights.
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A.
The Magnificent Butcher
The Magnificent Butcher is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Sammo Hung, renowned for its intricate fight choreography and blend of slapstick humor with traditional kung fu.
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B.
Le Boucher
Le Boucher is a 1970 French psychological thriller film by director Claude Chabrol that explores a disturbing relationship between a schoolteacher and a village butcher in a small provincial town.
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C.
The Slaughter Pen
The Slaughter Pen is a rocky, boulder-strewn area on the Gettysburg battlefield known for its intense and deadly close-quarters fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
The Cannibal
The Cannibal is the legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, renowned for his relentless, all-conquering racing style and status as one of the greatest cyclists in history.
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E.
The Butcher's Shop
The Butcher's Shop is a late 16th-century genre painting by Annibale Carracci that vividly depicts working butchers in a realistic, everyday scene, reflecting the artist’s interest in naturalism and ordinary life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| achieved | number-one album on the UK Albums Chart ⓘ |
| artist | The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | photograph from the 1967 documentary In Cold Blood ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | The Smiths (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | The Queen Is Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtFeatures | photograph of a U.S. Marine with helmet slogan "Make War Not Love" altered to "Meat Is Murder" ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs |
influential in alternative rock
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outspoken on vegetarianism ⓘ politically charged ⓘ |
| format |
LP record
ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ digital album ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
indie rock ⓘ jangle pop ⓘ |
| hasLyricsBy | Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | Johnny Marr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Barbarism Begins at Home
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Want the One I Can’t Have NERFINISHED ⓘ Meat Is Murder (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nowhere Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusholme Ruffians NERFINISHED ⓘ That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore NERFINISHED ⓘ The Headmaster Ritual NERFINISHED ⓘ Well I Wonder NERFINISHED ⓘ What She Said NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContent | yes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 39 minutes ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
animal rights
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anti-meat consumption ⓘ vegetarianism ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| notableWork | Meat Is Murder (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Smiths discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Stephen Street
NERFINISHED
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The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1985-02-11 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Rough Trade Records
NERFINISHED
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Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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