Eid Ma Clack Shaw
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"Eid Ma Clack Shaw" is a surreal, dreamlike song by Bill Callahan that blends cryptic lyrics with sparse, atmospheric instrumentation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eid Ma Clack Shaw canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2958244 — 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: Eid Ma Clack Shaw Context triple: [Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle, hasTrack, Eid Ma Clack Shaw]
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A.
Id al-Adha
Id al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of an animal.
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B.
Mu'allaqat
Mu'allaqat are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes renowned for their poetic excellence and foundational role in the Arabic literary tradition.
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C.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
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D.
Mawlid
Mawlid is the Islamic holiday commemorating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, observed with religious gatherings, recitations, and various cultural celebrations across the Muslim world.
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E.
Youm-e-Difa
Youm-e-Difa is Pakistan’s national Defence Day, observed annually to commemorate the armed forces’ defense of the country during the 1965 war with India.
- 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: Eid Ma Clack Shaw Target entity description: "Eid Ma Clack Shaw" is a surreal, dreamlike song by Bill Callahan that blends cryptic lyrics with sparse, atmospheric instrumentation.
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A.
Id al-Adha
Id al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of an animal.
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B.
Mu'allaqat
Mu'allaqat are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes renowned for their poetic excellence and foundational role in the Arabic literary tradition.
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C.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
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D.
Mawlid
Mawlid is the Islamic holiday commemorating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, observed with religious gatherings, recitations, and various cultural celebrations across the Muslim world.
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E.
Youm-e-Difa
Youm-e-Difa is Pakistan’s national Defence Day, observed annually to commemorate the armed forces’ defense of the country during the 1965 war with India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| composer | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
indie folk
ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
critically acclaimed
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noted for poetic ambiguity ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
guitar
ⓘ
strings ⓘ subtle percussion ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
minimalist arrangement
ⓘ
slow tempo ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
atmospheric instrumentation
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cryptic lyrics ⓘ dreamlike ⓘ sparse instrumentation ⓘ surreal ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
creative process
ⓘ
dreams ⓘ language and meaning ⓘ subconscious ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | song title ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enigmatic narrative
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surreal dream imagery ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle ⓘ |
| performer | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released under the name Bill Callahan ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
baritone vocals
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deadpan delivery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eid Ma Clack Shaw Description of subject: "Eid Ma Clack Shaw" is a surreal, dreamlike song by Bill Callahan that blends cryptic lyrics with sparse, atmospheric instrumentation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album "Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle"