Love Potion No. 9
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Love Potion No. 9 is a 1959 doo-wop song, first recorded by The Clovers, that humorously tells the story of a man who visits a gypsy to obtain a magical love potion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love Potion No. 9 canonical | 5 |
| Love Potion Number Nine | 1 |
| “Love Potion No. 9” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2925740 — 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: Love Potion No. 9 Context triple: [Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, notableWork, Love Potion No. 9]
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A.
The Love Potion
The Love Potion is a Pre-Raphaelite-style painting by British artist Evelyn De Morgan, depicting a richly robed sorceress preparing a magical draught in a symbol-laden, medieval interior.
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B.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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C.
The Chocolate Girl
The Chocolate Girl is an 18th-century pastel painting by Jean-Étienne Liotard depicting a maidservant carrying a tray with a cup of chocolate, celebrated for its delicate realism and luminous detail.
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D.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
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E.
The Love Machine
The Love Machine is a 1971 American satirical drama film, based on Jacqueline Susann’s novel, about an ambitious and amoral television executive whose ruthless rise in the industry leads to personal and professional ruin.
- 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: Love Potion No. 9 Target entity description: Love Potion No. 9 is a 1959 doo-wop song, first recorded by The Clovers, that humorously tells the story of a man who visits a gypsy to obtain a magical love potion.
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A.
The Love Potion
The Love Potion is a Pre-Raphaelite-style painting by British artist Evelyn De Morgan, depicting a richly robed sorceress preparing a magical draught in a symbol-laden, medieval interior.
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B.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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C.
The Chocolate Girl
The Chocolate Girl is an 18th-century pastel painting by Jean-Étienne Liotard depicting a maidservant carrying a tray with a cup of chocolate, celebrated for its delicate realism and luminous detail.
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D.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
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E.
The Love Machine
The Love Machine is a 1971 American satirical drama film, based on Jacqueline Susann’s novel, about an ambitious and amoral television executive whose ruthless rise in the industry leads to personal and professional ruin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
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surface form:
Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | man visiting a gypsy for a love potion ⓘ |
| genre |
doo-wop
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
gypsy
ⓘ
male narrator ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass version of Love Potion No. 9
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The Coasters version of Love Potion No. 9 ⓘ The Searchers version of Love Potion No. 9 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | oldies classic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later pop and rock love songs ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
rhythm section
ⓘ
vocal harmony group ⓘ |
| hasMagicObject | love potion ⓘ |
| hasMood |
comic
ⓘ
playful ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
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I started kissing everything in sight ⓘ She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicStyle | shuffle feel ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
romantic misadventure
ⓘ
supernatural remedy for love ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| hasTitleNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Love Potion No. 9
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surface form:
Love Potion No. 9 (1992 film)
|
| isPopularStandard | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
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surface form:
Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| originalArtist | The Clovers ⓘ |
| partOf | American popular music of the 1950s ⓘ |
| performer | The Clovers ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | United Artists Records ⓘ |
| theme |
humor
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love ⓘ magic ⓘ |
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Subject: Love Potion No. 9 Description of subject: Love Potion No. 9 is a 1959 doo-wop song, first recorded by The Clovers, that humorously tells the story of a man who visits a gypsy to obtain a magical love potion.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Love Potion Number Nine
this entity surface form:
“Love Potion No. 9”