Watching the Detectives
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"Watching the Detectives" is a 1977 new wave/reggae-influenced single by Elvis Costello, known for its dark, cinematic lyrics and tense, off-kilter arrangement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Watching the Detectives canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10007105 — 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: Watching the Detectives Context triple: [Elvis Costello, notableSong, Watching the Detectives]
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A.
Dear Detective
Dear Detective is a French film directed by Philippe de Broca, known for blending lighthearted charm with elements of crime and mystery.
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B.
The Detective Agency
The Detective Agency is a film production company known for its involvement in major Hollywood projects such as the adventure comedy sequel "Jumanji: The Next Level."
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C.
Detective Hugo
Detective Hugo is a supporting law enforcement character in the science fiction film "Gattaca," involved in investigating the central mystery surrounding genetic identity and discrimination.
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D.
Detective Story
Detective Story is a 1951 American crime drama film, based on Sidney Kingsley’s play, that follows a rigid New York City detective whose moral absolutism is tested over the course of a single day in a busy precinct.
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E.
The Investigators
"The Investigators" is an American television crime drama series from the early 1960s starring James Franciscus as a private insurance investigator solving complex cases.
- 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: Watching the Detectives Target entity description: "Watching the Detectives" is a 1977 new wave/reggae-influenced single by Elvis Costello, known for its dark, cinematic lyrics and tense, off-kilter arrangement.
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A.
Dear Detective
Dear Detective is a French film directed by Philippe de Broca, known for blending lighthearted charm with elements of crime and mystery.
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B.
The Detective Agency
The Detective Agency is a film production company known for its involvement in major Hollywood projects such as the adventure comedy sequel "Jumanji: The Next Level."
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C.
Detective Hugo
Detective Hugo is a supporting law enforcement character in the science fiction film "Gattaca," involved in investigating the central mystery surrounding genetic identity and discrimination.
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D.
Detective Story
Detective Story is a 1951 American crime drama film, based on Sidney Kingsley’s play, that follows a rigid New York City detective whose moral absolutism is tested over the course of a single day in a busy precinct.
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E.
The Investigators
"The Investigators" is an American television crime drama series from the early 1960s starring James Franciscus as a private insurance investigator solving complex cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Blame It on Cain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mystery Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles |
15
ⓘ
top 20 ⓘ |
| composer | Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cinematic
ⓘ
dark ⓘ off-kilter ⓘ tense ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
reggae ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Daryl Hall & John Oates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Specials (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
acclaimed
ⓘ
considered one of Elvis Costello's signature songs ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
crime
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ obsession ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
new wave rock
ⓘ
reggae-influenced rock ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicFeature |
reggae-influenced rhythm
ⓘ
staccato accents ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Girls Girls Girls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions NERFINISHED ⓘ This Year's Model (US edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:45 ⓘ |
| partOf | Elvis Costello discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Nick Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stiff Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-10-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| writer | Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Watching the Detectives Description of subject: "Watching the Detectives" is a 1977 new wave/reggae-influenced single by Elvis Costello, known for its dark, cinematic lyrics and tense, off-kilter arrangement.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.