Make It Easy on Yourself

E140829

single song

"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a classic pop ballad, originally a 1960s hit written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and covered by numerous artists including Cissy Houston.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Make It Easy on Yourself canonical	3
Make It Easy on Yourself (Andy Williams version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Carmen McRae version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Cilla Black version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Cissy Houston version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Dionne Warwick version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Elvis Costello version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Isaac Hayes version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Jackie Trent version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Jerry Butler version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Ronan Keating version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Ronnie Milsap version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (The Lettermen version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (The Walker Brothers live versions)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (The Walker Brothers version)	1
Make It Easy on Yourself (Tom Jones version)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1235161 — 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: Make It Easy on Yourself
Context triple: [Cissy Houston (album), hasTrack, Make It Easy on Yourself]

A. Let Yourself Go
"Let Yourself Go" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their 2012 album ¡Uno!.
B. Make My Day
"Make My Day" is a track by rapper Common from his album "Universal Mind Control," showcasing his blend of hip hop with futuristic, electronic-influenced production.
C. Make It New
"Make It New" is Ezra Pound’s famous modernist slogan advocating radical innovation and a break from literary tradition in art and poetry.
D. Come and Get It
Come and Get It is a 1936 American drama film, co-directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler, best known for featuring Walter Brennan in an Oscar-winning supporting performance.
E. Get Out of Your Own Way
"Get Out of Your Own Way" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its anthemic sound and politically charged lyrics.
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: Make It Easy on Yourself
Target entity description: "Make It Easy on Yourself" is a classic pop ballad, originally a 1960s hit written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and covered by numerous artists including Cissy Houston.

A. Let Yourself Go
"Let Yourself Go" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their 2012 album ¡Uno!.
B. Make My Day
"Make My Day" is a track by rapper Common from his album "Universal Mind Control," showcasing his blend of hip hop with futuristic, electronic-influenced production.
C. Make It New
"Make It New" is Ezra Pound’s famous modernist slogan advocating radical innovation and a break from literary tradition in art and poetry.
D. Come and Get It
Come and Get It is a 1936 American drama film, co-directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler, best known for featuring Walter Brennan in an Oscar-winning supporting performance.
E. Get Out of Your Own Way
"Get Out of Your Own Way" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its anthemic sound and politically charged lyrics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
composer	Burt Bacharach ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	pop ⓘ pop ballad ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	Make It Easy on Yourself (Andy Williams version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Carmen McRae version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Cilla Black version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Cissy Houston version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Dionne Warwick version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Elvis Costello version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Isaac Hayes version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Jackie Trent version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Jerry Butler version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Ronan Keating version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Ronnie Milsap version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (The Lettermen version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (The Walker Brothers live versions) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (The Walker Brothers version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself Make It Easy on Yourself (Tom Jones version) ⓘ linked to: Make It Easy on Yourself
hasInfluenceOn	later pop ballads of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	orchestral pop arrangement ⓘ
hasNotablePerformer	Cilla Black ⓘ Cissy Houston ⓘ Dionne Warwick ⓘ Jerry Butler ⓘ Ronnie Milsap ⓘ The Walker Brothers ⓘ Tom Jones ⓘ
hasNotableSongwriterDuo	Burt Bacharach and Hal David ⓘ linked to: Burt Bacharach
hasTheme	emotional separation ⓘ romantic heartbreak ⓘ
hasVocalStyle	melodic crooner vocal delivery ⓘ
isFrequentlyIncludedIn	Burt Bacharach tribute albums ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformedIn	easy listening radio formats ⓘ
isKnownFor	lush orchestration ⓘ melancholic lyrics ⓘ strong melodic hook ⓘ
isPartOf	Burt Bacharach song catalog ⓘ Hal David song catalog ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Hal David ⓘ
notableFor	being a classic Bacharach and David pop ballad ⓘ
originallyPublishedInDecade	1960s ⓘ
writer	Burt Bacharach ⓘ Hal David ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cissy Houston (album) → hasTrack → Make It Easy on Yourself ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Cissy Houston"

Make It Easy on Yourself → hasCoverVersion → Make It Easy on Yourself (Cissy Houston version) ⓘ