Can We Still Be Friends
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"Can We Still Be Friends" is a soft rock ballad by American musician Todd Rundgren, known for its bittersweet lyrics about maintaining a relationship after a breakup and its enduring popularity since its 1978 release.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Can We Still Be Friends canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10225914 — 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: Can We Still Be Friends Context triple: [Todd Rundgren, notableSong, Can We Still Be Friends]
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A.
Can’t We Be Friends?
"Can’t We Be Friends?" is a classic jazz vocal duet performed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, showcasing their signature blend of playful banter and expressive phrasing.
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B.
Friends Will Be Friends
"Friends Will Be Friends" is a 1986 rock song by the British band Queen, known for its anthemic chorus celebrating loyalty and camaraderie.
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C.
We Used to Be Friends
"We Used to Be Friends" is an indie rock song by The Dandy Warhols best known for its use as the theme music to the television series Veronica Mars.
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D.
You Can't Make Old Friends
"You Can't Make Old Friends" is a country song best known for its recording by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, reflecting on the enduring bond of lifelong friendship.
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E.
What About Your Friends
"What About Your Friends" is a 1992 R&B/hip-hop single by the American girl group TLC that explores themes of trust and loyalty in friendships.
- 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: Can We Still Be Friends Target entity description: "Can We Still Be Friends" is a soft rock ballad by American musician Todd Rundgren, known for its bittersweet lyrics about maintaining a relationship after a breakup and its enduring popularity since its 1978 release.
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A.
Can’t We Be Friends?
"Can’t We Be Friends?" is a classic jazz vocal duet performed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, showcasing their signature blend of playful banter and expressive phrasing.
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B.
Friends Will Be Friends
"Friends Will Be Friends" is a 1986 rock song by the British band Queen, known for its anthemic chorus celebrating loyalty and camaraderie.
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C.
We Used to Be Friends
"We Used to Be Friends" is an indie rock song by The Dandy Warhols best known for its use as the theme music to the television series Veronica Mars.
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D.
You Can't Make Old Friends
"You Can't Make Old Friends" is a country song best known for its recording by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, reflecting on the enduring bond of lifelong friendship.
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E.
What About Your Friends
"What About Your Friends" is a 1992 R&B/hip-hop single by the American girl group TLC that explores themes of trust and loyalty in friendships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 29 ⓘ |
| composer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followsInChronology | You Cried Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
rock ballad
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasBPM | approximately 96 ⓘ |
| hasBside | Hurting for You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
B. E. Taylor – Can We Still Be Friends
NERFINISHED
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Colin Blunstone – Can We Still Be Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandy Moore – Can We Still Be Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Palmer – Can We Still Be Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | often cited as one of Todd Rundgren's signature songs ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasKey | C major ⓘ |
| hasLength | 3:34 ⓘ |
| hasSide | A-side ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bittersweet reflection
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breakup ⓘ friendship after romance ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | melodic male lead vocal ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Hermit of Mink Hollow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bittersweet lyrics about maintaining a relationship after a breakup
ⓘ
enduring popularity since its 1978 release ⓘ |
| partOfDiscographyOf | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInChronology | All the Children Sing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bearsville Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-05-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| usedInFilm | Vanilla Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInTelevision | various TV shows and soundtracks ⓘ |
| writer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Can We Still Be Friends Description of subject: "Can We Still Be Friends" is a soft rock ballad by American musician Todd Rundgren, known for its bittersweet lyrics about maintaining a relationship after a breakup and its enduring popularity since its 1978 release.
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