You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish
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"You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish" is a 1978 rock album by REO Speedwagon known for its punning title and for helping establish the band’s mainstream popularity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10994119 — 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: You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish Context triple: [REO Speedwagon, notableWork, You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish]
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A.
Swordfishtrombones
Swordfishtrombones is a critically acclaimed 1983 album by Tom Waits that marked his shift toward a more experimental, avant-garde sound.
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B.
The Fish Can Sing
The Fish Can Sing is a celebrated coming-of-age novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, set in early 20th-century Reykjavík and known for its lyrical style and gentle satire.
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C.
The Most Happy Piano
The Most Happy Piano is a jazz album by pianist Erroll Garner showcasing his distinctive, exuberant swing style and inventive improvisations.
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D.
I Whistle a Happy Tune
"I Whistle a Happy Tune" is a cheerful show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I," known for its theme of using outward confidence to overcome fear.
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E.
Song to a Seagull
Song to a Seagull is the 1968 debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, showcasing her early folk sound and poetic lyricism.
- 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: You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish Target entity description: "You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish" is a 1978 rock album by REO Speedwagon known for its punning title and for helping establish the band’s mainstream popularity.
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A.
Swordfishtrombones
Swordfishtrombones is a critically acclaimed 1983 album by Tom Waits that marked his shift toward a more experimental, avant-garde sound.
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B.
The Fish Can Sing
The Fish Can Sing is a celebrated coming-of-age novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, set in early 20th-century Reykjavík and known for its lyrical style and gentle satire.
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C.
The Most Happy Piano
The Most Happy Piano is a jazz album by pianist Erroll Garner showcasing his distinctive, exuberant swing style and inventive improvisations.
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D.
I Whistle a Happy Tune
"I Whistle a Happy Tune" is a cheerful show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I," known for its theme of using outward confidence to overcome fear.
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E.
Song to a Seagull
Song to a Seagull is the 1968 debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, showcasing her early folk sound and poetic lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | REO Speedwagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Bruce Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInDiscography | seventh studio album by REO Speedwagon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDepicts | tuna fish on a piano bench ⓘ |
| drummer | Alan Gratzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nine Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | REO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Gary Richrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Blazin' Your Own Trail Again
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Do You Know Where Your Woman Is Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucky for You NERFINISHED ⓘ Roll with the Changes NERFINISHED ⓘ Runnin' Blind NERFINISHED ⓘ Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight NERFINISHED ⓘ Sing to Me NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot NERFINISHED ⓘ Time for Me to Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSingle |
Roll with the Changes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Time for Me to Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Neal Doughty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 34 minutes ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Alan Gratzer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Richrath NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Cronin NERFINISHED ⓘ Neal Doughty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
arena rock
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melodic rock ⓘ |
| nextWork | Nine Lives ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish REO Speedwagon's mainstream popularity
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pun-based title ⓘ |
| performer | REO Speedwagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | REO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Gratzer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Richrath NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Beamish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-03-16 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Kevin Cronin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish Description of subject: "You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish" is a 1978 rock album by REO Speedwagon known for its punning title and for helping establish the band’s mainstream popularity.
Referenced by (1)
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