How Blue Can You Get
E143573
"How Blue Can You Get" is a classic blues song most famously performed by B.B. King, showcasing his emotive vocals and expressive guitar playing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How Blue Can You Get canonical | 5 |
| How Blue Can You Get? | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1249681 — 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: How Blue Can You Get Context triple: [Live at the Regal, hasTrack, How Blue Can You Get]
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A.
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue is a short-lived late-1970s American sitcom featuring a guardian angel on Earth, best known today for its loose connection to the hit series Happy Days.
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B.
Double Blue
Double Blue is a popular nickname for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, referencing the team’s traditional double-shaded blue color scheme.
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C.
Into the Blue
Into the Blue is a 2005 action-thriller film about a group of divers who discover a sunken plane full of drugs, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
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D.
Angel Blue
Angel Blue is an acclaimed American operatic soprano known for her performances at leading international opera houses and her interpretations of major lyric and spinto roles.
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E.
This Side of the Blue
"This Side of the Blue" is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and poetic, surreal 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: How Blue Can You Get Target entity description: "How Blue Can You Get" is a classic blues song most famously performed by B.B. King, showcasing his emotive vocals and expressive guitar playing.
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A.
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue is a short-lived late-1970s American sitcom featuring a guardian angel on Earth, best known today for its loose connection to the hit series Happy Days.
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B.
Double Blue
Double Blue is a popular nickname for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, referencing the team’s traditional double-shaded blue color scheme.
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C.
Into the Blue
Into the Blue is a 2005 action-thriller film about a group of divers who discover a sunken plane full of drugs, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
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D.
Angel Blue
Angel Blue is an acclaimed American operatic soprano known for her performances at leading international opera houses and her interpretations of major lyric and spinto roles.
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E.
This Side of the Blue
"This Side of the Blue" is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and poetic, surreal lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Downhearted
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How Blue Can You Get? ⓘ
linked to:
How Blue Can You Get
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| associatedArtist |
B.B. King
ⓘ
linked to:
B. B. King
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| associatedInstrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Feather ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| famousFor |
emotive vocals
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expressive guitar playing ⓘ |
| genre | blues ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern electric blues repertoire ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
12-bar blues structure
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call-and-response between voice and guitar ⓘ dynamic vocal delivery ⓘ electric guitar soloing ⓘ slow blues feel ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a blues standard
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widely regarded as one of B.B. King’s signature songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Jane Feather
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Leonard Feather ⓘ |
| notableLine |
I bought you a ten dollar dinner, you said, "Thanks for the snack"
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I gave you a brand new Ford, you said, "I want a Cadillac" ⓘ I gave you seven children, and now you wanna give them back ⓘ I let you live in my penthouse, you said it was just a shack ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
B.B. King
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linked to:
B. B. King
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| notableRecordingBy |
B.B. King
ⓘ
linked to:
B. B. King
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| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | B.B. King live performances ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | vocal and guitar feature ⓘ |
| performedOnTourBy |
B.B. King
ⓘ
linked to:
B. B. King
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| theme |
complaint about an ungrateful lover
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emotional pain ⓘ romantic disappointment ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble | blues band ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: How Blue Can You Get Description of subject: "How Blue Can You Get" is a classic blues song most famously performed by B.B. King, showcasing his emotive vocals and expressive guitar playing.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: How Blue Can You Get
subject linked to:
B.B. King – Live at the Regal (1965)
linked to: How Blue Can You Get