Johnny and the Self-Abusers
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Johnny and the Self-Abusers was the early punk/new wave band from Glasgow that evolved into the internationally successful rock group Simple Minds.
All labels observed (1)
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| Johnny and the Self-Abusers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Johnny and the Self-Abusers Context triple: [Simple Minds, associatedAct, Johnny and the Self-Abusers]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Johnny and the Self-Abusers Target entity description: Johnny and the Self-Abusers was the early punk/new wave band from Glasgow that evolved into the internationally successful rock group Simple Minds.
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A.
That Yellow Bastard
That Yellow Bastard is a neo-noir crime thriller segment of Frank Miller’s Sin City, centered on an aging cop’s final battle to save a young woman from a grotesquely deformed serial predator.
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B.
The Book of Mean People
The Book of Mean People is a children's picture book, written by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison (with her son Slade Morrison), that helps young readers explore and cope with unkind behavior and difficult emotions.
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C.
The Man Child
The Man Child is a short story by James Baldwin that explores themes of racism, violence, and inheritance in the American South.
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D.
Junky
Junky is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that candidly chronicles heroin addiction and the American drug underworld in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film written and directed by Gary Oldman that portrays a brutal, unflinching look at domestic violence and addiction in South London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
new wave band
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punk rock band ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
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punk rock ⓘ |
| hasNotableGenrePeriod | early punk/new wave era ⓘ |
| hasOriginCity | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the precursor to Simple Minds ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
early new wave
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punk-influenced rock ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Allan McNeill
NERFINISHED
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Brian McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Burchill NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMusicScene | Glasgow punk scene ⓘ |
| sharesMembersWith | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Johnny and the Self-Abusers Description of subject: Johnny and the Self-Abusers was the early punk/new wave band from Glasgow that evolved into the internationally successful rock group Simple Minds.
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