This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)
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"This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" is an experimental art rock song by Peter Gabriel and Laurie Anderson, known for its unconventional structure and avant-garde vocal interplay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8785796 — 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: This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) Context triple: [So, hasTrack, This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)]
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A.
Too Many Birds
"Too Many Birds" is a contemplative indie folk song by Bill Callahan, noted for its sparse arrangement and poetic, introspective lyrics.
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B.
One Bird's Choice
One Bird's Choice is a humorous memoir by Canadian writer Iain Reid that chronicles his return to live with his parents in his twenties.
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C.
Concert of Birds
Concert of Birds is a Baroque animal painting by Flemish artist Frans Snyders, depicting a lively assembly of various bird species gathered together as if performing a musical concert.
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D.
The Bird
The Bird is a famous oversized bronze bird sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, exemplifying his signature exaggerated, voluminous style.
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E.
Pretty Bird
"Pretty Bird" is a song featured on the album "Acid Tongue" by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis.
- 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: This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) Target entity description: "This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" is an experimental art rock song by Peter Gabriel and Laurie Anderson, known for its unconventional structure and avant-garde vocal interplay.
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A.
Too Many Birds
"Too Many Birds" is a contemplative indie folk song by Bill Callahan, noted for its sparse arrangement and poetic, introspective lyrics.
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B.
One Bird's Choice
One Bird's Choice is a humorous memoir by Canadian writer Iain Reid that chronicles his return to live with his parents in his twenties.
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C.
Concert of Birds
Concert of Birds is a Baroque animal painting by Flemish artist Frans Snyders, depicting a lively assembly of various bird species gathered together as if performing a musical concert.
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D.
The Bird
The Bird is a famous oversized bronze bird sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, exemplifying his signature exaggerated, voluminous style.
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E.
Pretty Bird
"Pretty Bird" is a song featured on the album "Acid Tongue" by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Excellent Birds ⓘ |
| composer |
Laurie Anderson
ⓘ
Peter Gabriel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| features |
duet vocals
ⓘ
electronic instrumentation ⓘ spoken-word elements ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
avant-garde ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalArtist |
Laurie Anderson
ⓘ
Peter Gabriel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
avant-garde vocal interplay
ⓘ
unconventional song structure ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
art rock
ⓘ
experimental ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
communication
ⓘ
perception ⓘ visual imagery ⓘ |
| hasTitle | This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Laurie Anderson
ⓘ
Peter Gabriel ⓘ |
| musicalKey | unknown ⓘ |
| performer |
Laurie Anderson
ⓘ
Peter Gabriel ⓘ |
| recordedAs | studio recording ⓘ |
| tempo | unknown ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Laurie Anderson
ⓘ
Peter Gabriel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) Description of subject: "This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" is an experimental art rock song by Peter Gabriel and Laurie Anderson, known for its unconventional structure and avant-garde vocal interplay.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.