Driving in My Car
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"Driving in My Car" is a 1982 ska/pop single by the British band Madness, known for its catchy melody and humorous storytelling about everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Driving in My Car canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8122673 — 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: Driving in My Car Context triple: [Madness, notableWork, Driving in My Car]
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A.
Drive My Car
"Drive My Car" is a 1965 rock song by the Beatles, notable for its playful lyrics, prominent bassline, and opening position on the album Rubber Soul.
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B.
The Driver
The Driver is the laconic, unnamed street racer portrayed by James Taylor in the 1971 cult road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop."
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C.
Don’t Tell the Driver
Don’t Tell the Driver is a solo studio album by Australian guitarist and Dirty Three member Mick Turner, showcasing his atmospheric, instrumental rock compositions.
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D.
Another Round
Another Round is a 2020 Danish black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, following a group of middle-aged teachers who test a theory about maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood to improve their lives.
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E.
Get Out of Your Own Way
"Get Out of Your Own Way" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its anthemic sound and politically charged lyrics.
- 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: Driving in My Car Target entity description: "Driving in My Car" is a 1982 ska/pop single by the British band Madness, known for its catchy melody and humorous storytelling about everyday life.
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A.
Drive My Car
"Drive My Car" is a 1965 rock song by the Beatles, notable for its playful lyrics, prominent bassline, and opening position on the album Rubber Soul.
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B.
The Driver
The Driver is the laconic, unnamed street racer portrayed by James Taylor in the 1971 cult road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop."
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C.
Don’t Tell the Driver
Don’t Tell the Driver is a solo studio album by Australian guitarist and Dirty Three member Mick Turner, showcasing his atmospheric, instrumental rock compositions.
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D.
Another Round
Another Round is a 2020 Danish black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, following a group of middle-aged teachers who test a theory about maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood to improve their lives.
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E.
Get Out of Your Own Way
"Get Out of Your Own Way" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its anthemic sound and politically charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBandMember |
Chas Smash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Foreman NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Woodgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Barson NERFINISHED ⓘ Suggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Animal Farm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riding on My Bike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 4 ⓘ |
| composer | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Our House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
ska ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Driving in My Car single cover ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass section
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedOnCompilation |
Complete Madness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divine Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNonAlbumSingle | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:17 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeatures | band performing with car imagery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy melody
ⓘ
humorous lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Madness discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Suggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cardiac Arrest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Winstanley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clive Langer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stiff Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-07-24 ⓘ |
| style | 2-tone influenced ska-pop ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
driving a car
ⓘ
working-class British life ⓘ |
| theme |
everyday life
ⓘ
humorous storytelling ⓘ |
| vocalist | Suggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1982 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Driving in My Car Description of subject: "Driving in My Car" is a 1982 ska/pop single by the British band Madness, known for its catchy melody and humorous storytelling about everyday life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.