Merrily We Roll Along

E269721

popular song song theme music

"Merrily We Roll Along" is a popular song best known as the iconic theme music for the classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoons.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Merrily We Roll Along canonical	2
Merrily We Roll Along (song)	1
Merrily We Roll Along theme	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2470598 — 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: Merrily We Roll Along
Context triple: [Looney Tunes, hasThemeMusic, Merrily We Roll Along]

A. The Most Happy Fella
The Most Happy Fella is a 1956 Broadway musical by Frank Loesser, known for its operatic score and romantic story set in California’s Napa Valley.
B. Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
C. Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1937 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, best known for songs like "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady Is a Tramp."
D. Follies
Follies is a celebrated Stephen Sondheim musical that nostalgically explores aging, memory, and lost dreams through a reunion of former showgirls in a crumbling Broadway theater.
E. The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game is a 1957 musical film adaptation of the Broadway show, known for its lively depiction of labor-management romance in a pajama factory and its classic choreography by Bob Fosse.
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: Merrily We Roll Along
Target entity description: "Merrily We Roll Along" is a popular song best known as the iconic theme music for the classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoons.

A. The Most Happy Fella
The Most Happy Fella is a 1956 Broadway musical by Frank Loesser, known for its operatic score and romantic story set in California’s Napa Valley.
B. Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
C. Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1937 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, best known for songs like "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady Is a Tramp."
D. Follies
Follies is a celebrated Stephen Sondheim musical that nostalgically explores aging, memory, and lost dreams through a reunion of former showgirls in a crumbling Broadway theater.
E. The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game is a 1957 musical film adaptation of the Broadway show, known for its lively depiction of labor-management romance in a pajama factory and its classic choreography by Bob Fosse.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	popular song ⓘ song ⓘ theme music ⓘ
associatedWith	Looney Tunes closing sequence ⓘ Looney Tunes opening sequence ⓘ Warner Bros. shield logo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	popular music ⓘ
hasAudience	animation fans ⓘ children ⓘ general television audiences ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	classic cartoon theme ⓘ iconic piece of American animation music ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	association with classic era of American cartoons ⓘ instantly recognizable melody ⓘ
hasUsageContext	cartoon end credits ⓘ cartoon title cards ⓘ studio logo sequences ⓘ
influenced	later cartoon theme compositions ⓘ
isHeardIn	classic animated short subjects ⓘ compilations of classic cartoons ⓘ home video releases of Looney Tunes ⓘ television broadcasts of Looney Tunes ⓘ
isIconicFor	Looney Tunes brand ⓘ linked to: Looney Tunes classic Warner Bros. cartoons ⓘ
isKnownAs	Merrily We Roll Along (song) ⓘ linked to: Merrily We Roll Along Merrily We Roll Along theme ⓘ linked to: Merrily We Roll Along
isKnownFor	association with Warner Bros. animated shorts ⓘ being the iconic theme music for Looney Tunes cartoons ⓘ
isPartOfPopularCulture	American television culture ⓘ animation history ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ television ⓘ
partOf	Looney Tunes franchise ⓘ linked to: Looney Tunes Warner Bros. animation legacy ⓘ linked to: Warner Bros. Animation
title	Merrily We Roll Along ⓘ
usedAs	closing theme for Looney Tunes ⓘ opening theme for Looney Tunes ⓘ theme music ⓘ
usedBy	Warner Bros. ⓘ linked to: Warner Bros. Entertainment
usedFor	auditory identification of Looney Tunes ⓘ branding of Looney Tunes series ⓘ
usedIn	Looney Tunes ⓘ Merrie Melodies ⓘ Warner Bros. cartoons ⓘ linked to: Warner Bros. Animation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Looney Tunes → hasThemeMusic → Merrily We Roll Along ⓘ

Stephen Sondheim → notableWork → Merrily We Roll Along ⓘ

Merrily We Roll Along → isKnownAs → Merrily We Roll Along (song) ⓘ

linked to: Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along → isKnownAs → Merrily We Roll Along theme ⓘ