The Monkey Song
E505812
The Monkey Song is a lively jazz-style musical number from Disney’s animated film The Jungle Book, sung by King Louie as he tries to learn the secret of becoming human.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Monkey Song canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5228131 — 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: The Monkey Song Context triple: [I Wan'na Be Like You, subtitle, The Monkey Song]
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A.
Monkey Town
Monkey Town is a nickname for the town of Heywood in Greater Manchester, England, reflecting its distinctive local identity and history.
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B.
Monkey on My Back
"Monkey on My Back" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith, featured on their 1989 album Pump and known for its themes of addiction and recovery.
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C.
Shock the Monkey
"Shock the Monkey" is a 1982 art rock single by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its innovative production, cryptic lyrics, and influential early MTV-era music video.
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D.
100 Monkeys
100 Monkeys is an American funk-rock band best known for its eclectic, improvisational style and for featuring actor-musician Jackson Rathbone as a member.
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E.
Snow Monkey
"Snow Monkey" is a documentary film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the lives of children and families amid conflict and social upheaval in Afghanistan.
- 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 Monkey Song Target entity description: The Monkey Song is a lively jazz-style musical number from Disney’s animated film The Jungle Book, sung by King Louie as he tries to learn the secret of becoming human.
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A.
Monkey Town
Monkey Town is a nickname for the town of Heywood in Greater Manchester, England, reflecting its distinctive local identity and history.
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B.
Monkey on My Back
"Monkey on My Back" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith, featured on their 1989 album Pump and known for its themes of addiction and recovery.
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C.
Shock the Monkey
"Shock the Monkey" is a 1982 art rock single by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its innovative production, cryptic lyrics, and influential early MTV-era music video.
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D.
100 Monkeys
100 Monkeys is an American funk-rock band best known for its eclectic, improvisational style and for featuring actor-musician Jackson Rathbone as a member.
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E.
Snow Monkey
"Snow Monkey" is a documentary film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the lives of children and families amid conflict and social upheaval in Afghanistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Jungle Book
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Jungle Book (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Richard M. Sherman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert B. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Baloo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Louie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mowgli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Wolfgang Reitherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ scat singing ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass section
ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
lively
ⓘ
up-tempo ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Richard M. Sherman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert B. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | King Louie tries to learn the secret of becoming human ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | feature film soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Disney’s The Jungle Book franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Baloo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Louie NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ Mowgli NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Walt Disney Music Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Walt Disney Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ruined temple in the jungle ⓘ |
| theme |
desire to become human
ⓘ
imitation of humans by animals ⓘ |
| title | I Wan’na Be Like You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
characterization of King Louie
ⓘ
comic relief in The Jungle Book ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
call and response
ⓘ
scat vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Monkey Song Description of subject: The Monkey Song is a lively jazz-style musical number from Disney’s animated film The Jungle Book, sung by King Louie as he tries to learn the secret of becoming human.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.