Soft as Chalk
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"Soft as Chalk" is a song by singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, noted for its intricate lyrics and distinctive vocal delivery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soft as Chalk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1202741 — 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: Soft as Chalk Context triple: [Have One on Me, hasPart, Soft as Chalk]
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A.
Achin’ to Be
"Achin’ to Be" is a punk rock song by the American band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its melodic hooks and association with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
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B.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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C.
Sticks & Stones
Sticks & Stones is a 2019 stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle known for its provocative, boundary-pushing material and controversial social commentary.
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D.
Cautious Clay
Cautious Clay is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his genre-blending R&B, indie, and electronic music.
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E.
Smilin'
"Smilin'" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Gideon, known for its upbeat tone and emotive, melodic pop style.
- 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: Soft as Chalk Target entity description: "Soft as Chalk" is a song by singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, noted for its intricate lyrics and distinctive vocal delivery.
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A.
Achin’ to Be
"Achin’ to Be" is a punk rock song by the American band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its melodic hooks and association with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
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B.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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C.
Sticks & Stones
Sticks & Stones is a 2019 stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle known for its provocative, boundary-pushing material and controversial social commentary.
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D.
Cautious Clay
Cautious Clay is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his genre-blending R&B, indie, and electronic music.
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E.
Smilin'
"Smilin'" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Gideon, known for its upbeat tone and emotive, melodic pop style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album | Have One on Me ⓘ |
| artist | Joanna Newsom ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | 2010s folk music ⓘ |
| composer | Joanna Newsom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
baroque folk
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indie folk ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasLyricalStyle |
narrative complexity
ⓘ
poetic imagery ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
complex song structure
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piano-based arrangement ⓘ |
| hasType | album track ⓘ |
| includedIn | disc 2 of Have One on Me ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Joanna Newsom ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive vocal delivery
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intricate lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Have One on Me ⓘ |
| partOfArtistDiscography |
Joanna Newsom discography
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linked to:
Joanna Newsom
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| performer | Joanna Newsom ⓘ |
| performerOccupation | singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Drag City ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Joanna Newsom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Soft as Chalk Description of subject: "Soft as Chalk" is a song by singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, noted for its intricate lyrics and distinctive vocal delivery.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Have One on Me (album by Joanna Newsom)