Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
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"Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" is a comic show tune from the Stephen Sondheim musical *A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum*, celebrating the supposed virtues of hiring a maid with tongue-in-cheek innuendo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Everybody Ought to Have a Maid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12389069 — 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: Everybody Ought to Have a Maid Context triple: [A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival), featuresSong, Everybody Ought to Have a Maid]
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A.
A Man Needs a Maid
"A Man Needs a Maid" is a melancholic Neil Young song, noted for its orchestral arrangement and introspective lyrics about loneliness and dependency, from his 1972 album Harvest.
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B.
Maid in Waiting
"Maid in Waiting" is a novel by John Galsworthy, part of his later Forsyte-related chronicles, exploring themes of class, duty, and personal freedom in early 20th-century England.
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C.
Lady of the House
Lady of the House is a memoir by June Hovick (June Havoc) recounting her unconventional life, including her experiences running a Toronto brothel and her broader journey through show business and survival.
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D.
Well, You Needn't
"Well, You Needn't" is a celebrated jazz standard composed by Thelonious Monk, known for its angular melody, complex harmonies, and enduring popularity in the bebop repertoire.
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E.
Maid
Maid is a 2021 American drama miniseries that follows a young mother who escapes an abusive relationship and struggles to rebuild her life while working as a housecleaner.
- 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: Everybody Ought to Have a Maid Target entity description: "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" is a comic show tune from the Stephen Sondheim musical *A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum*, celebrating the supposed virtues of hiring a maid with tongue-in-cheek innuendo.
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A.
A Man Needs a Maid
"A Man Needs a Maid" is a melancholic Neil Young song, noted for its orchestral arrangement and introspective lyrics about loneliness and dependency, from his 1972 album Harvest.
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B.
Maid in Waiting
"Maid in Waiting" is a novel by John Galsworthy, part of his later Forsyte-related chronicles, exploring themes of class, duty, and personal freedom in early 20th-century England.
-
C.
Lady of the House
Lady of the House is a memoir by June Hovick (June Havoc) recounting her unconventional life, including her experiences running a Toronto brothel and her broader journey through show business and survival.
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D.
Well, You Needn't
"Well, You Needn't" is a celebrated jazz standard composed by Thelonious Monk, known for its angular melody, complex harmonies, and enduring popularity in the bebop repertoire.
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E.
Maid
Maid is a 2021 American drama miniseries that follows a young mother who escapes an abusive relationship and struggles to rebuild her life while working as a housecleaner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
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featuresSong
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Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
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