Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup known for performing fast, humorous cover versions of popular songs from various genres.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Me First and the Gimme Gimmes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1124350 — 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: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Context triple: [C.J. Ramone, associatedAct, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]
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A.
Strike Up the Band
"Strike Up the Band" is a 1940 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, known for its lively song-and-dance numbers and classic big-band era style.
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B.
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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C.
A Night at the Roxbury
A Night at the Roxbury is a 1998 American comedy film starring Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan as socially awkward club-going brothers, based on their recurring sketch characters from Saturday Night Live.
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D.
Judy Is a Punk
"Judy Is a Punk" is a fast, energetic punk rock song by the Ramones, known for its catchy simplicity and early embodiment of the band's raw New York punk style.
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E.
Stand Up
"Stand Up" is a 2003 hip hop single by Ludacris, produced by Kanye West, that became one of his biggest commercial hits and a club anthem.
- 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: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Target entity description: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup known for performing fast, humorous cover versions of popular songs from various genres.
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A.
Strike Up the Band
"Strike Up the Band" is a 1940 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, known for its lively song-and-dance numbers and classic big-band era style.
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B.
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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C.
A Night at the Roxbury
A Night at the Roxbury is a 1998 American comedy film starring Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan as socially awkward club-going brothers, based on their recurring sketch characters from Saturday Night Live.
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D.
Judy Is a Punk
"Judy Is a Punk" is a fast, energetic punk rock song by the Ramones, known for its catchy simplicity and early embodiment of the band's raw New York punk style.
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E.
Stand Up
"Stand Up" is a 2003 hip hop single by Ludacris, produced by Kanye West, that became one of his biggest commercial hits and a club anthem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
punk rock band
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supergroup ⓘ |
| album |
Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!
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Are a Drag ⓘ Blow It... At Madison's Quinceañera ⓘ Blowin' in the Wind ⓘ
surface form:
Blow in the Wind
Go Down Under ⓘ Have a Ball ⓘ
surface form:
Have Another Ball
Have a Ball ⓘ Love Their Country ⓘ Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits ⓘ Sing in Japanese ⓘ Standards ⓘ Take a Break ⓘ |
| associatedBand |
Foo Fighters
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Lagwagon ⓘ NOFX ⓘ Swingin' Utters ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutAlbum | Have a Ball ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| genre |
cover band
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pop punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasFanBase |
fans of novelty cover songs
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punk rock fans ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chris Shiflett
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Dave Raun ⓘ Fat Mike ⓘ Joey Cape ⓘ Spike Slawson ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous reinterpretations of songs
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punk rock cover versions of popular songs ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Take Me Home, Country Roads
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surface form:
Country Roads (cover)
I Believe I Can Fly (Space Jam soundtrack) ⓘ
surface form:
I Believe I Can Fly (cover)
Jolene ⓘ
surface form:
Jolene (cover)
Mandy (cover) ⓘ Over the Rainbow ⓘ
surface form:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (cover)
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| performanceStyle |
fast punk rock arrangements
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humorous stage banter ⓘ matching themed stage outfits ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Fat Wreck Chords ⓘ |
| typicalSongSource |
R&B
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country music ⓘ diva pop ⓘ musicals ⓘ pop standards ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (3)
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