The Obvious Child
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"The Obvious Child" is a song by Paul Simon, known for its vibrant Brazilian percussion and reflective lyrics, featured on his 1990 album *The Rhythm of the Saints*.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Obvious Child canonical | 5 |
| The Obvious Child (single) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10437501 — 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 Obvious Child Context triple: [The Rhythm of the Saints, mainSingle, The Obvious Child]
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A.
Obvious Child
Obvious Child is a 2014 indie romantic comedy-drama film starring Jenny Slate as a struggling stand-up comedian dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and abortion with humor and honesty.
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B.
The Big Sick
The Big Sick is a 2017 romantic comedy-drama film based on the real-life courtship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, blending culture-clash humor with heartfelt drama.
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C.
Kicking and Screaming
Kicking and Screaming is a 1995 indie comedy-drama film about recent college graduates drifting through post-college malaise, written and directed by Noah Baumbach.
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D.
Kicking & Screaming
Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 sports comedy film starring Will Ferrell as an overzealous youth soccer coach competing against his domineering father.
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E.
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 semi-autobiographical indie drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach that explores the emotional fallout of a bitter divorce on a Brooklyn family in the 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 Obvious Child Target entity description: "The Obvious Child" is a song by Paul Simon, known for its vibrant Brazilian percussion and reflective lyrics, featured on his 1990 album *The Rhythm of the Saints*.
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A.
Obvious Child
Obvious Child is a 2014 indie romantic comedy-drama film starring Jenny Slate as a struggling stand-up comedian dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and abortion with humor and honesty.
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B.
The Big Sick
The Big Sick is a 2017 romantic comedy-drama film based on the real-life courtship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, blending culture-clash humor with heartfelt drama.
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C.
Kicking and Screaming
Kicking and Screaming is a 1995 indie comedy-drama film about recent college graduates drifting through post-college malaise, written and directed by Noah Baumbach.
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D.
Kicking & Screaming
Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 sports comedy film starring Will Ferrell as an overzealous youth soccer coach competing against his domineering father.
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E.
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 semi-autobiographical indie drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach that explores the emotional fallout of a bitter divorce on a Brooklyn family in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Rhythm of the Saints ⓘ |
| artist | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Brazilian percussionists ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
charted in several European countries
ⓘ
charted in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuredEnsemble | Olodum ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ worldbeat ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
noted for introspective and reflective lyrics
ⓘ
praised for innovative use of Brazilian percussion ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
7-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | vocals, guitars, percussion, drums ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | performed in concert recordings by Paul Simon ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
memory
ⓘ
passage of time ⓘ reflection on aging ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
Brazilian percussion
ⓘ
prominent drum ensemble ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoSetting | street parade with drummers ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoTheme | celebratory Brazilian street scenes ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicInfluence |
Afro-Brazilian rhythms
ⓘ
samba-reggae ⓘ |
| hasSubject | a man looking back on his life ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Paul Simon compilation setlists
ⓘ
Paul Simon live setlists in the 1990s ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackFromSingle |
The Obvious Child (single)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Obvious Child
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Tim Robbins ⓘ |
| notableLivePerformance |
performed on Saturday Night Live
ⓘ
performed on various Paul Simon concert tours ⓘ |
| partOf | The Rhythm of the Saints ⓘ |
| performer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| producer |
Paul Simon
ⓘ
Roy Halee ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| trackPosition | opening track on The Rhythm of the Saints ⓘ |
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Subject: The Obvious Child Description of subject: "The Obvious Child" is a song by Paul Simon, known for its vibrant Brazilian percussion and reflective lyrics, featured on his 1990 album *The Rhythm of the Saints*.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Obvious Child