The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)
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"The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)" is a soulful, blues-inflected song by Ry Cooder that critiques materialism and economic inequality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15195386 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) Context triple: [Bop Till You Drop, hasTrack, The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)]
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A.
You’ll Never Get Rich
"You’ll Never Get Rich" is a 1941 musical comedy film starring Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire, known for its dance numbers and wartime romance storyline.
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B.
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1976 American television miniseries based on Irwin Shaw’s novel, chronicling the divergent lives of two brothers from the end of World War II into the late 1960s.
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C.
Richer Than I Ever Been
Richer Than I Ever Been is a studio album by American rapper Rick Ross that showcases his luxury-rap style and veteran presence in hip-hop.
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D.
So Much for So Little
So Much for So Little is a 1949 animated documentary short directed by Chuck Jones that promotes public health and social welfare programs in the United States.
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E.
Rich and Poor
"Rich and Poor" is a soulful jazz and R&B album by American singer Randy Crawford, showcasing her smooth vocals and emotive storytelling.
- 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 Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) Target entity description: "The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)" is a soulful, blues-inflected song by Ry Cooder that critiques materialism and economic inequality.
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A.
You’ll Never Get Rich
"You’ll Never Get Rich" is a 1941 musical comedy film starring Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire, known for its dance numbers and wartime romance storyline.
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B.
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1976 American television miniseries based on Irwin Shaw’s novel, chronicling the divergent lives of two brothers from the end of World War II into the late 1960s.
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C.
Richer Than I Ever Been
Richer Than I Ever Been is a studio album by American rapper Rick Ross that showcases his luxury-rap style and veteran presence in hip-hop.
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D.
So Much for So Little
So Much for So Little is a 1949 animated documentary short directed by Chuck Jones that promotes public health and social welfare programs in the United States.
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E.
Rich and Poor
"Rich and Poor" is a soulful jazz and R&B album by American singer Randy Crawford, showcasing her smooth vocals and emotive storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.