Flip, Flop and Fly
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"Flip, Flop and Fly" is a classic 1955 rhythm and blues song by Big Joe Turner that became one of his signature jump-blues hits and a rock and roll standard.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flip, Flop and Fly canonical | 2 |
| Flip, Flop & Fly | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10439227 — 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: Flip, Flop and Fly Context triple: [Big Joe Turner, notableWork, Flip, Flop and Fly]
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A.
The Flyin' Hawaiian
The Flyin' Hawaiian is the nickname of Shane Victorino, a speedy, switch-hitting former Major League Baseball outfielder known for his defense, baserunning, and clutch postseason performances.
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B.
Yakety Yak
"Yakety Yak" is a 1958 rock and roll and rhythm and blues hit song, originally recorded by the Coasters, known for its humorous lyrics about teenage rebellion and parental nagging.
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C.
Bumble Boogie
Bumble Boogie is a fast-paced, jazz-inspired animated musical sequence from Disney’s 1948 anthology film "Melody Time," featuring a frantic bee set to a boogie-woogie rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee."
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D.
You Ain't Fly
"You Ain't Fly" is a song by hip hop band The Roots from their acclaimed 1995 album *Do You Want More?!!!??!* blending jazzy instrumentation with socially conscious lyricism.
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E.
Super Duper Fly
Super Duper Fly is Missy Elliott’s groundbreaking 1997 debut studio album, produced by Timbaland, that helped redefine late-1990s hip hop and R&B with its innovative sound and visuals.
- 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: Flip, Flop and Fly Target entity description: "Flip, Flop and Fly" is a classic 1955 rhythm and blues song by Big Joe Turner that became one of his signature jump-blues hits and a rock and roll standard.
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A.
The Flyin' Hawaiian
The Flyin' Hawaiian is the nickname of Shane Victorino, a speedy, switch-hitting former Major League Baseball outfielder known for his defense, baserunning, and clutch postseason performances.
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B.
Yakety Yak
"Yakety Yak" is a 1958 rock and roll and rhythm and blues hit song, originally recorded by the Coasters, known for its humorous lyrics about teenage rebellion and parental nagging.
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C.
Bumble Boogie
Bumble Boogie is a fast-paced, jazz-inspired animated musical sequence from Disney’s 1948 anthology film "Melody Time," featuring a frantic bee set to a boogie-woogie rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee."
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D.
You Ain't Fly
"You Ain't Fly" is a song by hip hop band The Roots from their acclaimed 1995 album *Do You Want More?!!!??!* blending jazzy instrumentation with socially conscious lyricism.
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E.
Super Duper Fly
Super Duper Fly is Missy Elliott’s groundbreaking 1997 debut studio album, produced by Timbaland, that helped redefine late-1990s hip hop and R&B with its innovative sound and visuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Big Joe Turner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| danceability | high ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1950s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic 1955 rhythm and blues song
ⓘ
rock and roll standard ⓘ signature jump-blues hit for Big Joe Turner ⓘ |
| era | pre-rock-and-roll era ⓘ |
| genre |
jump blues
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Big Joe Turner ⓘ |
| hasChorus | repeating phrase "flip, flop and fly" ⓘ |
| hasForm | 12-bar blues ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
jump blues
ⓘ
up-tempo blues ⓘ |
| hasTempo | fast ⓘ |
| hasTheme | boisterous celebration ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
rock and roll
ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
jump blues repertoire
ⓘ
rock and roll repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Big Joe Turner’s signature songs
ⓘ
influence on early rock and roll ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | Big Joe Turner ⓘ |
| partOf |
Big Joe Turner discography
ⓘ
linked to:
Big Joe Turner
|
| performanceType | shouted blues vocal ⓘ |
| performedBy | Big Joe Turner ⓘ |
| performer | Big Joe Turner ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shake, Rattle and Roll ⓘ |
| recordingCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Big Joe Turner ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Flip, Flop and Fly Description of subject: "Flip, Flop and Fly" is a classic 1955 rhythm and blues song by Big Joe Turner that became one of his signature jump-blues hits and a rock and roll standard.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Flip, Flop and Fly