Rain Dogs
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Rain Dogs is a critically acclaimed 1985 album by Tom Waits that blends experimental rock, jazz, and cabaret influences into a gritty, surreal portrait of urban life and misfits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rain Dogs canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4358825 — 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: Rain Dogs Context triple: [Tom Waits, notableAlbum, Rain Dogs]
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A.
The Small Rain
The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
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B.
A Day Without Rain
A Day Without Rain is a 2000 studio album by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal new-age sound and the hit single "Only Time."
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C.
The Rains Came
The Rains Came is a 1939 American drama film set in India that is renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
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D.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet is a Russian war drama film (originally a Soviet-era story) about a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners fighting in a remote forest during World War II.
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E.
The Dying Grass
The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
- 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: Rain Dogs Target entity description: Rain Dogs is a critically acclaimed 1985 album by Tom Waits that blends experimental rock, jazz, and cabaret influences into a gritty, surreal portrait of urban life and misfits.
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A.
The Small Rain
The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
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B.
A Day Without Rain
A Day Without Rain is a 2000 studio album by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal new-age sound and the hit single "Only Time."
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C.
The Rains Came
The Rains Came is a 1939 American drama film set in India that is renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
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D.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet is a Russian war drama film (originally a Soviet-era story) about a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners fighting in a remote forest during World War II.
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E.
The Dying Grass
The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Franks Wild Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Swordfishtrombones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
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avant-garde ⓘ blues ⓘ cabaret ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ folk rock ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| hasPart |
9th & Hennepin
NERFINISHED
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Anywhere I Lay My Head NERFINISHED ⓘ Cemetery Polka NERFINISHED ⓘ Clap Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ Downtown Train NERFINISHED ⓘ Gun Street Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Hang Down Your Head NERFINISHED ⓘ Jockey Full of Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rain Dogs (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Tango Till They’re Sore NERFINISHED ⓘ Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 53:41 ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Anywhere I Lay My Head
NERFINISHED
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Clap Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ Downtown Train NERFINISHED ⓘ Jockey Full of Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 19 ⓘ |
| performer | Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Biff Dawes
NERFINISHED
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Bones Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
1984
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1985 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-09-30 ⓘ |
| style |
gritty
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surreal ⓘ |
| theme |
misfits
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outsiders ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (3)
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