I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair

E66355

show tune song

"I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" is a famous show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," in which the heroine resolves to forget a failed romance.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair	4
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair canonical	2
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T529360 — 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: I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
Context triple: [Richard Rodgers, notableWork, I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair]

A. Love That Man
"Love That Man" is an R&B song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album *Just Whitney*.
B. I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
C. What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
"What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me" is a 1981 R&B and funk song and album by Chaka Khan that became one of her signature hits.
D. She Don’t Have to Know
"She Don’t Have to Know" is an R&B song by John Legend from his debut studio album "Get Lifted," known for its soulful vocals and themes of secret romance.
E. Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.
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: I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
Target entity description: "I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" is a famous show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," in which the heroine resolves to forget a failed romance.

A. Love That Man
"Love That Man" is an R&B song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album *Just Whitney*.
B. I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
C. What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
"What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me" is a 1981 R&B and funk song and album by Chaka Khan that became one of her signature hits.
D. She Don’t Have to Know
"She Don’t Have to Know" is an R&B song by John Legend from his debut studio album "Get Lifted," known for its soulful vocals and themes of secret romance.
E. Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	show tune ⓘ song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair ⓘ linked to: I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
associatedWork	South Pacific (1949 original Broadway production) ⓘ linked to: South Pacific (stage production) South Pacific (1958 film adaptation) ⓘ linked to: South Pacific (1958 film)
basedOn	James A. Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific (indirectly, via the musical) ⓘ linked to: Tales of the South Pacific
composer	Richard Rodgers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalImpact	became a widely recognized phrase in popular culture ⓘ
dramaticFunction	character development for Nellie Forbush ⓘ comic relief within the musical ⓘ
famousFor	being one of the best‑known songs from South Pacific ⓘ depicting a woman resolving to forget a failed romance ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear	1949 ⓘ
genre	musical theatre song ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasForm	solo with ensemble ⓘ
hasSubject	moving on from love ⓘ romantic breakup ⓘ
hasTitle	I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair ⓘ
includedIn	original Broadway cast recording of South Pacific ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
lyricsBy	Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
medium	stage performance ⓘ
musicalStyle	Broadway ⓘ
musicBy	Richard Rodgers ⓘ
narrativeTheme	emotional self‑reliance ⓘ ending a romantic relationship ⓘ female independence ⓘ
originalMedium	Broadway musical ⓘ
originalPerformer	Mary Martin ⓘ
originalProductionCity	New York City ⓘ
originalProductionLocation	Broadway ⓘ
partOf	South Pacific ⓘ South Pacific (musical) ⓘ linked to: South Pacific (stage production)
performanceContext	bathhouse scene in South Pacific ⓘ
performedByCharacter	Nellie Forbush ⓘ
publicationYear	1949 ⓘ
setting	South Pacific ⓘ
sungBy	Nellie Forbush ⓘ
usedIn	South Pacific (1958 film adaptation) ⓘ linked to: South Pacific (1958 film)
workPeriod	20th century ⓘ
writtenFor	South Pacific (stage musical) ⓘ linked to: South Pacific (stage production)

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Referenced by (7)

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

Richard Rodgers → notableWork → I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair ⓘ

I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair → hasTitle → I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair ⓘ

I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair → alsoKnownAs → I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair ⓘ