He’s Funny That Way
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"He’s Funny That Way" is a classic jazz and pop standard, famously interpreted by Billie Holiday and other vocalists for its tender, romantic lyrics and timeless melody.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| He’s Funny That Way canonical | 1 |
| She's Funny That Way | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10734418 — 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: He’s Funny That Way Context triple: [Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday, hasTrack, He’s Funny That Way]
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A.
Funny the Way It Is
"Funny the Way It Is" is a 2009 rock single by Dave Matthews Band that reflects on life’s ironies and social contrasts, serving as the lead track from their album "Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King."
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B.
The Way You Laugh
"The Way You Laugh" is a song featured on the American rock band Dawes' album "Nothing Is Wrong."
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C.
The Fun of It
The Fun of It is a 1932 memoir by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, recounting her experiences in early aviation and encouraging women to pursue flying.
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D.
Foolin'
"Foolin'" is a 1983 hard rock power ballad by English band Def Leppard, released as a single from their breakthrough album "Pyromania."
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E.
The Laugh’s on Me
"The Laugh’s on Me" is a humorous book by American publisher and wit Bennett Cerf, featuring his anecdotes, jokes, and reflections from the world of publishing and entertainment.
- 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: He’s Funny That Way Target entity description: "He’s Funny That Way" is a classic jazz and pop standard, famously interpreted by Billie Holiday and other vocalists for its tender, romantic lyrics and timeless melody.
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A.
Funny the Way It Is
"Funny the Way It Is" is a 2009 rock single by Dave Matthews Band that reflects on life’s ironies and social contrasts, serving as the lead track from their album "Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King."
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B.
The Way You Laugh
"The Way You Laugh" is a song featured on the American rock band Dawes' album "Nothing Is Wrong."
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C.
The Fun of It
The Fun of It is a 1932 memoir by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, recounting her experiences in early aviation and encouraging women to pursue flying.
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D.
Foolin'
"Foolin'" is a 1983 hard rock power ballad by English band Def Leppard, released as a single from their breakthrough album "Pyromania."
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E.
The Laugh’s on Me
"The Laugh’s on Me" is a humorous book by American publisher and wit Bennett Cerf, featuring his anecdotes, jokes, and reflections from the world of publishing and entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pop standard
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song ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedAs |
jazz ballad
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slow pop standard ⓘ |
| era |
Great American Songbook era
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linked to:
Great American Songbook
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| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasLyricStyle | tender ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
devotion
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romantic love ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | ballad ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | Billie Holiday recording of "He's Funny That Way" ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic love ballad
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timeless melody ⓘ |
| isCoveredBy |
numerous jazz vocalists
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numerous pop vocalists ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
cabaret repertoire
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traditional pop repertoire ⓘ vocal jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMood |
romantic
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tender ⓘ wistful ⓘ |
| lyricPerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Billie Holiday
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Diana Krall ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Etta James ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ Lena Horne ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert hall
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jazz club ⓘ recording studio ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble |
big band with vocalist
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voice and jazz combo ⓘ voice and piano ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalFocus |
emotional expression
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interpretive phrasing ⓘ |
| vocalType | torch song ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: He’s Funny That Way Description of subject: "He’s Funny That Way" is a classic jazz and pop standard, famously interpreted by Billie Holiday and other vocalists for its tender, romantic lyrics and timeless melody.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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