Sleeping with the Television On
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"Sleeping with the Television On" is a song by Billy Joel from his 1980 album *Glass Houses*, blending pop-rock melodies with lyrics about late-night loneliness and media-saturated distraction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sleeping with the Television On canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12905795 — 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: Sleeping with the Television On Context triple: [Glass Houses, hasPart, Sleeping with the Television On]
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A.
The Science of Sleep
The Science of Sleep is a 2006 surreal romantic fantasy film directed by Michel Gondry, known for its dreamlike visuals and starring Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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B.
On Television
On Television is a critical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes how television shapes public discourse, culture, and power relations.
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C.
Sleep Through the Static
Sleep Through the Static is a mellow, acoustic-driven studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends laid-back surf rock with introspective, environmentally conscious themes.
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D.
Sleep, What’s That?
"Sleep, What’s That?" is a punk rock EP by the East Bay band Crimpshrine, recognized as one of their key releases in the late-1980s underground scene.
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E.
Startling Television
Startling Television is a television production company best known for its work on the acclaimed fantasy series "Game of Thrones."
- 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: Sleeping with the Television On Target entity description: "Sleeping with the Television On" is a song by Billy Joel from his 1980 album *Glass Houses*, blending pop-rock melodies with lyrics about late-night loneliness and media-saturated distraction.
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A.
The Science of Sleep
The Science of Sleep is a 2006 surreal romantic fantasy film directed by Michel Gondry, known for its dreamlike visuals and starring Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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B.
On Television
On Television is a critical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes how television shapes public discourse, culture, and power relations.
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C.
Sleep Through the Static
Sleep Through the Static is a mellow, acoustic-driven studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends laid-back surf rock with introspective, environmentally conscious themes.
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D.
Sleep, What’s That?
"Sleep, What’s That?" is a punk rock EP by the East Bay band Crimpshrine, recognized as one of their key releases in the late-1980s underground scene.
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E.
Startling Television
Startling Television is a television production company best known for its work on the acclaimed fantasy series "Game of Thrones."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Glass Houses ⓘ |
| artist | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue | Billy Joel Columbia Records catalogue ⓘ |
| composer | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasEra | late 1970s–early 1980s pop rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
late-night life
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loneliness ⓘ media-saturated distraction ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | up-tempo pop rock ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
emotional disconnection
ⓘ
romantic frustration ⓘ using television as a distraction ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium-to-up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sleeping with the Television On ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | rock-oriented male lead vocal ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1980 studio album Glass Houses ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithArtistRole | Billy Joel as singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | next track on Glass Houses (according to album sequence) ⓘ |
| isInDiscographyOf | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | previous track on Glass Houses (according to album sequence) ⓘ |
| isReleasedOnFormat |
cassette
ⓘ
compact disc (later reissues) ⓘ digital audio (later distribution) ⓘ vinyl LP ⓘ |
| isTrackNumber | non-single album track on Glass Houses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| partOf | Glass Houses ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Ramone ⓘ |
| productionType | studio production ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Billy Joel ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sleeping with the Television On Description of subject: "Sleeping with the Television On" is a song by Billy Joel from his 1980 album *Glass Houses*, blending pop-rock melodies with lyrics about late-night loneliness and media-saturated distraction.
Referenced by (3)
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