Give the Coloured Lad a Chance
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"Give the Coloured Lad a Chance" is an early country and gospel-influenced song by Australian Aboriginal singer Jimmy Little that reflects his pioneering role in bringing Indigenous voices into mainstream Australian music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Give the Coloured Lad a Chance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6892816 — 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: Give the Coloured Lad a Chance Context triple: [Jimmy Little, notableWork, Give the Coloured Lad a Chance]
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A.
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
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B.
Do the Right Thang
"Do the Right Thang" is a notable hip-hop track by the group Theater of the Mind, recognized for its socially conscious lyrics and classic boom-bap production.
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C.
On a Piece of Chalk
"On a Piece of Chalk" is a famous 19th-century lecture-essay by Thomas Henry Huxley that uses an ordinary piece of chalk to explain geological history and the principles of science.
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D.
Coward Chance
Coward Chance was a prominent British law firm that later became part of the global legal practice Clifford Chance.
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E.
The Colour and the Shape
The Colour and the Shape is the Foo Fighters’ acclaimed 1997 rock album featuring hits like "Everlong," "My Hero," and "Monkey Wrench."
- 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: Give the Coloured Lad a Chance Target entity description: "Give the Coloured Lad a Chance" is an early country and gospel-influenced song by Australian Aboriginal singer Jimmy Little that reflects his pioneering role in bringing Indigenous voices into mainstream Australian music.
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A.
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
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B.
Do the Right Thang
"Do the Right Thang" is a notable hip-hop track by the group Theater of the Mind, recognized for its socially conscious lyrics and classic boom-bap production.
-
C.
On a Piece of Chalk
"On a Piece of Chalk" is a famous 19th-century lecture-essay by Thomas Henry Huxley that uses an ordinary piece of chalk to explain geological history and the principles of science.
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D.
Coward Chance
Coward Chance was a prominent British law firm that later became part of the global legal practice Clifford Chance.
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E.
The Colour and the Shape
The Colour and the Shape is the Foo Fighters’ acclaimed 1997 rock album featuring hits like "Everlong," "My Hero," and "Monkey Wrench."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Jimmy Little NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aboriginal representation in Australian music
ⓘ
Indigenous Australian rights ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | early example of an Indigenous Australian voice in mainstream popular music ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | period of limited Indigenous representation in Australian popular music ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | advocacy for fair treatment of a “coloured lad” in society ⓘ |
| hasPioneerStatusInContext | one of the early commercially released songs by an Aboriginal Australian in a country-gospel style ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | raising awareness of Indigenous issues through popular song ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
country music traditions
ⓘ
gospel music traditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | mainstream Australian listeners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
appeal for opportunity for Aboriginal people
ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| medium | recorded music ⓘ |
| notableFor | reflecting Jimmy Little’s pioneering role as an Aboriginal artist in mainstream Australian music ⓘ |
| partOf | early career repertoire of Jimmy Little ⓘ |
| performedByEthnicity | Aboriginal Australian singer ⓘ |
| performer | Jimmy Little NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Give the Coloured Lad a Chance Description of subject: "Give the Coloured Lad a Chance" is an early country and gospel-influenced song by Australian Aboriginal singer Jimmy Little that reflects his pioneering role in bringing Indigenous voices into mainstream Australian music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.