Nickel Under the Foot
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"Nickel Under the Foot" is a notable song from Marc Blitzstein’s 1937 pro-labor musical *The Cradle Will Rock*, reflecting the show’s themes of social injustice and economic hardship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nickel Under the Foot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1097603 — 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: Nickel Under the Foot Context triple: [The Cradle Will Rock, hasNotableSong, Nickel Under the Foot]
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A.
Big Nickel
Big Nickel is a giant nine-metre-tall replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel and a famous roadside attraction located in Sudbury, Ontario.
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B.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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E.
Achin’ to Be
"Achin’ to Be" is a punk rock song by the American band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its melodic hooks and association with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
- 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: Nickel Under the Foot Target entity description: "Nickel Under the Foot" is a notable song from Marc Blitzstein’s 1937 pro-labor musical *The Cradle Will Rock*, reflecting the show’s themes of social injustice and economic hardship.
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A.
Big Nickel
Big Nickel is a giant nine-metre-tall replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel and a famous roadside attraction located in Sudbury, Ontario.
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B.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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E.
Achin’ to Be
"Achin’ to Be" is a punk rock song by the American band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its melodic hooks and association with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | American labor movement ⓘ |
| associatedWorkCreator | Marc Blitzstein ⓘ |
| composer | Marc Blitzstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn |
The Cradle Will Rock
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surface form:
The Cradle Will Rock (original 1937 production)
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| genre |
political song
ⓘ
pro-labor song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
exploitation of workers
ⓘ
inequality ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| hasType | solo song ⓘ |
| includedIn | stage productions of The Cradle Will Rock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Marc Blitzstein ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | voice ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | American musical theatre ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | working-class character ⓘ |
| notableFor | expression of pro-labor themes in musical theatre ⓘ |
| partOfWork | The Cradle Will Rock ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
class struggle
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economic hardship ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nickel Under the Foot Description of subject: "Nickel Under the Foot" is a notable song from Marc Blitzstein’s 1937 pro-labor musical *The Cradle Will Rock*, reflecting the show’s themes of social injustice and economic hardship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.