A Well Respected Man
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"A Well Respected Man" is a 1965 satirical pop song by the Kinks that critiques British middle-class hypocrisy and social conformity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Well Respected Man canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9374813 — 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: A Well Respected Man Context triple: [The Kinks, notableWork, A Well Respected Man]
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A.
A Very Honorable Guy
A Very Honorable Guy is a 1934 American comedy film starring Joe E. Brown as a man who sells his future life for quick cash, only to desperately try to escape the deal.
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B.
A Faithful Man
A Faithful Man is a 2018 French romantic drama film directed by and starring Louis Garrel, also featuring Lily-Rose Depp in a prominent role.
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C.
The Old Lady
The Old Lady is a recurring comic character from Fontaine Fox’s early 20th-century newspaper strip "Toonerville Folks," known for embodying the quaint, humorous charm of small-town life.
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D.
The Old Man
The Old Man is the underworld nickname of Russell Bufalino, a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss associated with the Bufalino crime family and alleged ties to major organized crime events.
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E.
The Old People
"The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
- 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: A Well Respected Man Target entity description: "A Well Respected Man" is a 1965 satirical pop song by the Kinks that critiques British middle-class hypocrisy and social conformity.
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A.
A Very Honorable Guy
A Very Honorable Guy is a 1934 American comedy film starring Joe E. Brown as a man who sells his future life for quick cash, only to desperately try to escape the deal.
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B.
A Faithful Man
A Faithful Man is a 2018 French romantic drama film directed by and starring Louis Garrel, also featuring Lily-Rose Depp in a prominent role.
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C.
The Old Lady
The Old Lady is a recurring comic character from Fontaine Fox’s early 20th-century newspaper strip "Toonerville Folks," known for embodying the quaint, humorous charm of small-town life.
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D.
The Old Man
The Old Man is the underworld nickname of Russell Bufalino, a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss associated with the Bufalino crime family and alleged ties to major organized crime events.
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E.
The Old People
"The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Kinks ⓘ |
| chronology | follows Tired of Waiting for You (in The Kinks’ run of mid-1960s social-commentary songs) ⓘ |
| composer | Ray Davies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
satirical song ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chorus about a well-respected man
ⓘ
spoken-style verses ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Kinkdom
ⓘ
Kinksize Hits ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
critique of conventional morality
ⓘ
satire of respectable public image ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ray Davies ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
British Invasion pop
ⓘ
music hall-influenced pop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of Ray Davies’s social commentary songwriting
ⓘ
satirical portrayal of the English middle class ⓘ |
| partOf | The Kinks discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Kinks ⓘ |
| producer | Shel Talmy ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Pye Records
ⓘ
Reprise Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| theme |
British middle-class hypocrisy
ⓘ
class consciousness ⓘ social conformity ⓘ |
| writer | Ray Davies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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