Phony Calls
E1520837
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"Phony Calls" is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic that humorously riffs on prank phone calls, set to the tune of TLC's hit "Waterfalls."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phony Calls canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22128776 — 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: Phony Calls Context triple: [Bad Hair Day, includesSong, Phony Calls]
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A.
The Phone Call
The Phone Call is a 2013 British short drama film about a crisis hotline worker that won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
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B.
Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger is a 1952 American drama film in which Gary Merrill plays a key role in a story about a plane crash survivor seeking out the families of fellow passengers.
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C.
A Telephone Call
"A Telephone Call" is a darkly comic short story by Dorothy Parker that portrays a woman's obsessive anxiety as she waits for a man to call her.
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D.
Next Caller
"Next Caller" is an unaired NBC television sitcom pilot starring Collette Wolfe and Dane Cook about a brash radio DJ forced to co-host with an earnest feminist podcaster.
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E.
One Phone Call
"One Phone Call" is a song featured on the Backstreet Boys' album *In a World Like This*.
- 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: Phony Calls Target entity description: "Phony Calls" is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic that humorously riffs on prank phone calls, set to the tune of TLC's hit "Waterfalls."
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A.
The Phone Call
The Phone Call is a 2013 British short drama film about a crisis hotline worker that won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
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B.
Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger is a 1952 American drama film in which Gary Merrill plays a key role in a story about a plane crash survivor seeking out the families of fellow passengers.
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C.
A Telephone Call
"A Telephone Call" is a darkly comic short story by Dorothy Parker that portrays a woman's obsessive anxiety as she waits for a man to call her.
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D.
Next Caller
"Next Caller" is an unaired NBC television sitcom pilot starring Collette Wolfe and Dane Cook about a brash radio DJ forced to co-host with an earnest feminist podcaster.
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E.
One Phone Call
"One Phone Call" is a song featured on the Backstreet Boys' album *In a World Like This*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.