Show Off
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"Show Off" is a comedic showstopper song from the Broadway musical *The Drowsy Chaperone*, in which the character Janet Van De Graaff humorously boasts about and then renounces her many talents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Show Off canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11761993 — 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: Show Off Context triple: [The Drowsy Chaperone, hasNotableSong, Show Off]
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A.
Show Me What You Got
"Show Me What You Got" is a 2006 hip hop single by Jay-Z, released as the lead track from his comeback album "Kingdom Come."
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B.
Show Yourself
"Show Yourself" is a pivotal power ballad from Disney's animated film Frozen II in which Elsa discovers the source of her magical powers and embraces her true identity.
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C.
Does It Show
"Does It Show" is a song by the American indie rock band The Dears from their album "Blame the Vain."
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D.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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E.
Foolin'
"Foolin'" is a 1983 hard rock power ballad by English band Def Leppard, released as a single from their breakthrough album "Pyromania."
- 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: Show Off Target entity description: "Show Off" is a comedic showstopper song from the Broadway musical *The Drowsy Chaperone*, in which the character Janet Van De Graaff humorously boasts about and then renounces her many talents.
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A.
Show Me What You Got
"Show Me What You Got" is a 2006 hip hop single by Jay-Z, released as the lead track from his comeback album "Kingdom Come."
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B.
Show Yourself
"Show Yourself" is a pivotal power ballad from Disney's animated film Frozen II in which Elsa discovers the source of her magical powers and embraces her true identity.
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C.
Does It Show
"Does It Show" is a song by the American indie rock band The Dears from their album "Blame the Vain."
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D.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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E.
Foolin'
"Foolin'" is a 1983 hard rock power ballad by English band Def Leppard, released as a single from their breakthrough album "Pyromania."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithProduction | The Drowsy Chaperone Original Broadway Cast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Greg Morrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lisa Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | introduces and satirizes Janet Van De Graaff’s star persona ⓘ |
| feature |
comic reversal where the singer claims she will no longer show off
ⓘ
progressively more elaborate stage tricks ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | The Drowsy Chaperone (original stage productions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fromMusical | The Drowsy Chaperone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy song
ⓘ
showstopper ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Greg Morrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lisa Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
character song
ⓘ
showstopper number ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Sutton Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | The Drowsy Chaperone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Janet Van De Graaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingInStory | engagement party for Janet Van De Graaff ⓘ |
| style |
comic musical theatre
ⓘ
up‑tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
renunciation of performing
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self‑parody of theatrical vanity ⓘ |
| usedFor | showcasing the performer’s vocal and physical talents ⓘ |
| workTitle | Show Off NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Show Off Description of subject: "Show Off" is a comedic showstopper song from the Broadway musical *The Drowsy Chaperone*, in which the character Janet Van De Graaff humorously boasts about and then renounces her many talents.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.