Fine Young Cannibals
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Fine Young Cannibals were a British pop-rock band formed in the 1980s, best known for their soulful vocals and hit singles like "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fine Young Cannibals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6268069 — 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)
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Target entity: Fine Young Cannibals Context triple: [Suspicious Minds, hasCoverVersionBy, Fine Young Cannibals]
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A.
The Cripples
"The Cripples" is a 1949 painting by British artist L. S. Lowry depicting a crowded urban scene populated by disabled and marginalized figures, reflecting his characteristic social realism and interest in industrial life.
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B.
Cappadonna
Cappadonna is an American rapper best known as a longtime affiliate and later official member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
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C.
The Horrible Crowes
The Horrible Crowes is a side project formed by The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon and guitar tech Ian Perkins, known for its darker, more soulful rock sound.
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D.
Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf is a critically acclaimed 2002 rock album by Queens of the Stone Age, known for its heavy, desert rock sound and concept of a surreal drive through radio stations.
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E.
Eat Your Young
"Eat Your Young" is a 2023 song by Irish musician Hozier that blends soulful vocals with dark, socially charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fine Young Cannibals Target entity description: Fine Young Cannibals were a British pop-rock band formed in the 1980s, best known for their soulful vocals and hit singles like "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing."
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A.
The Cripples
"The Cripples" is a 1949 painting by British artist L. S. Lowry depicting a crowded urban scene populated by disabled and marginalized figures, reflecting his characteristic social realism and interest in industrial life.
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B.
Cappadonna
Cappadonna is an American rapper best known as a longtime affiliate and later official member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
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C.
The Horrible Crowes
The Horrible Crowes is a side project formed by The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon and guitar tech Ian Perkins, known for its darker, more soulful rock sound.
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D.
Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf is a critically acclaimed 2002 rock album by Queens of the Stone Age, known for its heavy, desert rock sound and concept of a surreal drive through radio stations.
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E.
Eat Your Young
"Eat Your Young" is a 2023 song by Irish musician Hozier that blends soulful vocals with dark, socially charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear |
1985
ⓘ
1989 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BRIT Award for Best British Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| bassist | David Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
Good Thing reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
She Drives Me Crazy reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Raw & the Cooked reached number one on the US Billboard 200 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Fine Young Cannibals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
dance-rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ pop rock ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| guitarist | Andy Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
Fine Young Cannibals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Raw & the Cooked NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerMemberOf |
The Beat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The English Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tears for Fears touring band ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Andy Cox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Gift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | The Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Good Thing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Come Home NERFINISHED ⓘ She Drives Me Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ Suspicious Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
I.R.S. Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Records NERFINISHED ⓘ MCA Records ⓘ |
| reunitedInYear |
1996
ⓘ
2000 ⓘ |
| secondAlbum | The Raw & the Cooked NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| song |
Blue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Couldn't Care More NERFINISHED ⓘ Don't Look Back NERFINISHED ⓘ Ever Fallen in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Funny How Love Is NERFINISHED ⓘ Good Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm Not Satisfied NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm Not the Man I Used to Be NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Come Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Move to Work NERFINISHED ⓘ On a Promise NERFINISHED ⓘ She Drives Me Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ Suspicious Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell Me What ⓘ |
| vocalist | Roland Gift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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