O Superman
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"O Superman" is an experimental 1981 art-pop song by performance artist Laurie Anderson that blends minimalist electronics, spoken-word vocals, and political commentary, and became an unexpected hit in the UK.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| O Superman canonical | 1 |
| Superman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8787349 — 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: O Superman Context triple: [Laurie Anderson, notableWork, O Superman]
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A.
Superman
Superman is an iconic DC Comics superhero, also known as Clark Kent, who possesses extraordinary powers such as super strength, flight, and invulnerability and stands as a symbol of hope and justice.
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B.
Superman: The Movie
Superman: The Movie is a 1978 superhero film that brought the DC Comics character Superman to the big screen in a landmark, big-budget adaptation directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve.
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C.
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Superman: Man of Tomorrow is an animated superhero film that reimagines Clark Kent’s early days as Superman, exploring his origins, first major battles, and emergence as Metropolis’s protector within the DC Universe.
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D.
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman
"It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman" is a 1966 Broadway musical comedy based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, featuring music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.
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E.
The Adventures of Superman
The Adventures of Superman was a popular mid-20th-century American radio drama series that brought the comic-book superhero Superman to life for nationwide audiences.
- 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: O Superman Target entity description: "O Superman" is an experimental 1981 art-pop song by performance artist Laurie Anderson that blends minimalist electronics, spoken-word vocals, and political commentary, and became an unexpected hit in the UK.
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A.
Superman
Superman is an iconic DC Comics superhero, also known as Clark Kent, who possesses extraordinary powers such as super strength, flight, and invulnerability and stands as a symbol of hope and justice.
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B.
Superman: The Movie
Superman: The Movie is a 1978 superhero film that brought the DC Comics character Superman to the big screen in a landmark, big-budget adaptation directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve.
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C.
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Superman: Man of Tomorrow is an animated superhero film that reimagines Clark Kent’s early days as Superman, exploring his origins, first major battles, and emergence as Metropolis’s protector within the DC Universe.
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D.
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman
"It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman" is a 1966 Broadway musical comedy based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, featuring music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.
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E.
The Adventures of Superman
The Adventures of Superman was a popular mid-20th-century American radio drama series that brought the comic-book superhero Superman to life for nationwide audiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | aria "Ô Souverain, ô juge, ô père" from the opera Le Cid by Jules Massenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Walk the Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| firstReleasedAs | independent single on One Ten Records ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
art pop
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electronic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ minimal music ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
answering machine message motif
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minimalist electronic accompaniment ⓘ repetitive vocoder-treated "ha ha ha ha" motif ⓘ spoken-word monologue ⓘ |
| includedIn | album Big Science ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Iran hostage crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronald Reagan-era American politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterReleasedBy | Warner Bros. Records after UK chart success ⓘ |
| length | 8:21 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of performance art and pop music
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unexpected commercial success in the UK ⓘ use of vocoder and tape loops ⓘ |
| peakChartDateUK | 1981-10 ⓘ |
| performer | Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
One Ten Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-10-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| sequenceInAlbum | track 2 on Big Science ⓘ |
| theme |
American culture
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militarism ⓘ motherhood ⓘ political commentary ⓘ surveillance ⓘ technology and communication ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | spoken word ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: O Superman Description of subject: "O Superman" is an experimental 1981 art-pop song by performance artist Laurie Anderson that blends minimalist electronics, spoken-word vocals, and political commentary, and became an unexpected hit in the UK.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Superman