The Song That Goes Like This
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"The Song That Goes Like This" is a self-parodying, over-the-top romantic ballad from the musical Spamalot that humorously mocks clichéd show-tune love songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Song That Goes Like This canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4192093 — 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: The Song That Goes Like This Context triple: [Spamalot, notableSong, The Song That Goes Like This]
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A.
Song to Song
Song to Song is a 2017 experimental romantic drama film directed by Terrence Malick, known for its impressionistic narrative, Austin music-scene setting, and fluid, visually striking cinematography.
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B.
A Song
"A Song" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album "Earth."
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C.
Our Song
"Our Song" is a track by the English progressive rock band Yes, featured on their 1983 album "90125."
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D.
It’s Like That
"It's Like That" is a 2005 uptempo R&B/hip hop single by Mariah Carey that marked her commercial comeback ahead of the release of her album "The Emancipation of Mimi."
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E.
A Love Song
"A Love Song" is a country-pop ballad recorded by Kenny Rogers that became one of his notable hits in the early 1980s.
- 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: The Song That Goes Like This Target entity description: "The Song That Goes Like This" is a self-parodying, over-the-top romantic ballad from the musical Spamalot that humorously mocks clichéd show-tune love songs.
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A.
Song to Song
Song to Song is a 2017 experimental romantic drama film directed by Terrence Malick, known for its impressionistic narrative, Austin music-scene setting, and fluid, visually striking cinematography.
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B.
A Song
"A Song" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album "Earth."
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C.
Our Song
"Our Song" is a track by the English progressive rock band Yes, featured on their 1983 album "90125."
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D.
It’s Like That
"It's Like That" is a 2005 uptempo R&B/hip hop single by Mariah Carey that marked her commercial comeback ahead of the release of her album "The Emancipation of Mimi."
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E.
A Love Song
"A Love Song" is a country-pop ballad recorded by Kenny Rogers that became one of his notable hits in the early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Monty Python’s Spamalot original cast recording
ⓘ
linked to:
Spamalot
|
| basedOn | Monty Python and the Holy Grail ⓘ |
| composer | John Du Prez ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
breaking the fourth wall
ⓘ
deliberately clichéd rhymes ⓘ mock-heroic musical arrangement ⓘ mocking show-tune love song tropes ⓘ over-the-top romantic lyrics ⓘ references to key changes and modulation ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInMusical | 2005 ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Spamalot ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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parody ⓘ show tune parody ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
meta-humor
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satire of romantic clichés ⓘ self-referential ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Spamalot ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Eric Idle ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Eric Idle ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Du Prez ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
metatheatrical commentary on musical theatre conventions
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self-parody of clichéd love songs ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Christopher Sieber
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Sara Ramirez ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCity | New York City ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayLocation |
Shubert Theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Shubert Theatre (Broadway)
|
| originalProduction | Spamalot original Broadway production ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Lady of the Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lady of the Lake
Sir Galahad ⓘ |
| style |
power ballad parody
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romantic ballad ⓘ |
| targetOfParody |
overwrought show-tune ballads
ⓘ
traditional musical theatre love duet ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition |
Broadway musical theatre
ⓘ
West End musical theatre ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comic relief
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satire of musical theatre ⓘ |
| vocalForces | duet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Song That Goes Like This Description of subject: "The Song That Goes Like This" is a self-parodying, over-the-top romantic ballad from the musical Spamalot that humorously mocks clichéd show-tune love songs.
Referenced by (1)
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