As Long as He Needs Me
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"As Long as He Needs Me" is a torch song from the musical *Oliver!* in which the character Nancy expresses her conflicted, unwavering devotion to the abusive Bill Sikes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| As Long As He Needs Me | 2 |
| As Long as He Needs Me canonical | 2 |
| As Long as He Needs Me (film version) | 1 |
| As Long as She Needs Me | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11172677 — 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: As Long as He Needs Me Context triple: [Oliver!, hasSong, As Long as He Needs Me]
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A.
As Long as You Love Me
"As Long as You Love Me" is a 2012 pop and R&B single by Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean, known for its electronic production and themes of enduring love despite hardship.
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B.
As Long as You Love Me
"As Long as You Love Me" is a hit pop ballad by the Backstreet Boys that became one of their signature songs of the late 1990s.
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C.
As Long as I Live
"As Long as I Live" is a popular American song from the Great American Songbook era, with lyrics by Ted Koehler and music by Harold Arlen.
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D.
You Needed Me
"You Needed Me" is a 1978 soft rock ballad by Canadian singer Anne Murray that became one of her signature hits and won a Grammy Award.
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E.
All I Ever Need Is You
"All I Ever Need Is You" is a popular 1971 pop song recorded by Sonny & Cher that became one of their signature hits and has since been widely covered by other artists.
- 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: As Long as He Needs Me Target entity description: "As Long as He Needs Me" is a torch song from the musical *Oliver!* in which the character Nancy expresses her conflicted, unwavering devotion to the abusive Bill Sikes.
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A.
As Long as You Love Me
"As Long as You Love Me" is a 2012 pop and R&B single by Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean, known for its electronic production and themes of enduring love despite hardship.
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B.
As Long as You Love Me
"As Long as You Love Me" is a hit pop ballad by the Backstreet Boys that became one of their signature songs of the late 1990s.
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C.
As Long as I Live
"As Long as I Live" is a popular American song from the Great American Songbook era, with lyrics by Ted Koehler and music by Harold Arlen.
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D.
You Needed Me
"You Needed Me" is a 1978 soft rock ballad by Canadian singer Anne Murray that became one of her signature hits and won a Grammy Award.
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E.
All I Ever Need Is You
"All I Ever Need Is You" is a popular 1971 pop song recorded by Sonny & Cher that became one of their signature hits and has since been widely covered by other artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ torch song ⓘ |
| about | Nancy's devotion to Bill Sikes ⓘ |
| aboutCharacter | Bill Sikes ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Oliver Twist (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oliver Twist
|
| basedOn | characters from Oliver Twist ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Oliver! original cast recordings ⓘ |
| characterPerspective | first person ⓘ |
| composer | Lionel Bart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character song
ⓘ
emotional climax ⓘ |
| fictionalContext |
Oliver! (1968 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oliver!
Oliver! (stage musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Oliver!
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| firstPerformanceMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| fromWork | Oliver! ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
torch song ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
As Long as He Needs Me (film version)
ⓘ
linked to:
As Long as He Needs Me
|
| hasAlternateVersion |
As Long as She Needs Me
ⓘ
linked to:
As Long as He Needs Me
|
| hasSubject |
romantic obsession
ⓘ
toxic relationship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lionel Bart ⓘ |
| musicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Georgia Brown
ⓘ
Jodie Prenger ⓘ Marti Webb ⓘ Petula Clark ⓘ Shani Wallis ⓘ Shirley Bassey ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oliver!
ⓘ
Oliver! (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Oliver!
|
| performanceTradition | sung by a female vocalist ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Nancy (Oliver! character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nancy in Oliver!
|
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| settingInStory | Victorian London ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Nancy ⓘ |
| theme |
conflicted loyalty
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devotion ⓘ emotional abuse ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Oliver! (1968 film adaptation)
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linked to:
Oliver!
|
| vocalType | solo ⓘ |
| writer | Lionel Bart ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: As Long as He Needs Me Description of subject: "As Long as He Needs Me" is a torch song from the musical *Oliver!* in which the character Nancy expresses her conflicted, unwavering devotion to the abusive Bill Sikes.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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