Anything you can do, I can do better
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"Anything you can do, I can do better" is a famous, playful duet from the 1946 Broadway musical *Annie Get Your Gun*, in which two characters humorously compete over who is more capable.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anything you can do, I can do better canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13394597 — 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: Anything you can do, I can do better Context triple: [Anything You Can Do, notableLyric, Anything you can do, I can do better]
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A.
I Can Do Better Than That
"I Can Do Better Than That" is a character-driven solo number from Jason Robert Brown’s musical *The Last Five Years*, in which Cathy reflects on past relationships and her hopes for a better future.
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B.
Doing What I Can
"Doing What I Can" is an R&B/neo soul song by Raphael Saadiq from his debut solo album "Instant Vintage."
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C.
Imagine What You Can Do
"Imagine What You Can Do" is the inspirational institutional motto of California State University, Monterey Bay, emphasizing creativity, possibility, and student potential.
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D.
You Can Do It Too
"You Can Do It Too" is a track from the 2006 album "In My Mind" by rapper and producer Pharrell Williams.
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E.
Never Give Up on a Good Thing
"Never Give Up on a Good Thing" is an upbeat R&B-influenced pop song by American jazz and soul guitarist-vocalist George Benson, known for its optimistic lyrics and smooth, radio-friendly sound.
- 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: Anything you can do, I can do better Target entity description: "Anything you can do, I can do better" is a famous, playful duet from the 1946 Broadway musical *Annie Get Your Gun*, in which two characters humorously compete over who is more capable.
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A.
I Can Do Better Than That
"I Can Do Better Than That" is a character-driven solo number from Jason Robert Brown’s musical *The Last Five Years*, in which Cathy reflects on past relationships and her hopes for a better future.
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B.
Doing What I Can
"Doing What I Can" is an R&B/neo soul song by Raphael Saadiq from his debut solo album "Instant Vintage."
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C.
Imagine What You Can Do
"Imagine What You Can Do" is the inspirational institutional motto of California State University, Monterey Bay, emphasizing creativity, possibility, and student potential.
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D.
You Can Do It Too
"You Can Do It Too" is a track from the 2006 album "In My Mind" by rapper and producer Pharrell Williams.
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E.
Never Give Up on a Good Thing
"Never Give Up on a Good Thing" is an upbeat R&B-influenced pop song by American jazz and soul guitarist-vocalist George Benson, known for its optimistic lyrics and smooth, radio-friendly sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duet
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Annie Oakley (fictional character)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Butler (fictional character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | became a widely recognized catchphrase ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedIn | revivals of Annie Get Your Gun ⓘ |
| frequentlyRecordedBy | various popular singers ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| intendedMood |
humorous
ⓘ
light-hearted ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalDevice |
dialogue
ⓘ
one-upmanship ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle |
comic
ⓘ
playful ⓘ |
| lyricist | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalTheatreProduction | Annie Get Your Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Anything You Can Do NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
Anything you can do, I can do better
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No you can't ⓘ Yes I can ⓘ |
| originalCastPerformer |
Ethel Merman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| originalProductionLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMusical | Annie Get Your Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext | onstage competition between leads ⓘ |
| performedByCharacters |
Annie Oakley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Golden Age of Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Irving Berlin Music Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | call and response duet ⓘ |
| theme |
boasting
ⓘ
friendly rivalry ⓘ gender competition ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| typicalVocalForces | male-female duet GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedAs | comic showdown number ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anything you can do, I can do better Description of subject: "Anything you can do, I can do better" is a famous, playful duet from the 1946 Broadway musical *Annie Get Your Gun*, in which two characters humorously compete over who is more capable.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.