Ain't We Got Fun
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"Ain't We Got Fun" is a popular 1920s American foxtrot song known for its catchy melody and ironic lyrics about carefree enjoyment despite financial hardship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ain't We Got Fun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10810680 — 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: Ain't We Got Fun Context triple: [By the Light of the Silvery Moon, featuresSong, Ain't We Got Fun]
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A.
Ain't It Fun
"Ain't It Fun" is a hit pop-rock single by American band Paramore, known for its gospel-influenced sound and playful lyrics about the challenges of adulthood.
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B.
C'mon Get Happy
"C'mon Get Happy" is the upbeat, bubblegum pop song best known as the signature opening theme of the 1970s television sitcom *The Partridge Family*.
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C.
Ain't Got Nothin'
"Ain't Got Nothin'" is a rock song by the English band Oasis, featured on their 2008 album "Dig Out Your Soul."
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D.
X Gon' Give It to Ya
"X Gon' Give It to Ya" is a high-energy 2003 hip hop single by DMX known for its aggressive delivery and frequent use in films, trailers, and pop culture.
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E.
Ain't Cha
"Ain't Cha" is a track by the hip-hop duo Clipse from their critically acclaimed album *Hell Hath No Fury*.
- 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: Ain't We Got Fun Target entity description: "Ain't We Got Fun" is a popular 1920s American foxtrot song known for its catchy melody and ironic lyrics about carefree enjoyment despite financial hardship.
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A.
Ain't It Fun
"Ain't It Fun" is a hit pop-rock single by American band Paramore, known for its gospel-influenced sound and playful lyrics about the challenges of adulthood.
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B.
C'mon Get Happy
"C'mon Get Happy" is the upbeat, bubblegum pop song best known as the signature opening theme of the 1970s television sitcom *The Partridge Family*.
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C.
Ain't Got Nothin'
"Ain't Got Nothin'" is a rock song by the English band Oasis, featured on their 2008 album "Dig Out Your Soul."
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D.
X Gon' Give It to Ya
"X Gon' Give It to Ya" is a high-energy 2003 hip hop single by DMX known for its aggressive delivery and frequent use in films, trailers, and pop culture.
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E.
Ain't Cha
"Ain't Cha" is a track by the hip-hop duo Clipse from their critically acclaimed album *Hell Hath No Fury*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foxtrot
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | Roaring Twenties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithStyle | Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard A. Whiting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1920s ⓘ |
| firstLine | Every morning, every evening, ain't we got fun? ⓘ |
| genre |
foxtrot
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| hasChorus | true ⓘ |
| hasCulturalMeaning |
commentary on economic inequality
ⓘ
symbol of 1920s carefree attitude ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American jazz standards repertoire ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
optimism despite poverty
ⓘ
young couple with little money ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
carefree enjoyment
ⓘ
class differences ⓘ financial hardship ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomainIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
American popular song repertoire
ⓘ
Tin Pan Alley repertoire ⓘ |
| isVocalMusic | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Gus Kahn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raymond B. Egan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | The Great Gatsby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | foxtrot ⓘ |
| notableLyric | The rich get rich and the poor get poorer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Harms Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Art Hickman and His Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benson Orchestra of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Bing Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ Doris Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Van & Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refrain | Ain't we got fun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sheetMusicReleased | 1920 ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| typicalDance | foxtrot ⓘ |
| usedIn | The Great Gatsby (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ain't We Got Fun Description of subject: "Ain't We Got Fun" is a popular 1920s American foxtrot song known for its catchy melody and ironic lyrics about carefree enjoyment despite financial hardship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.