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George Harrison's guitar

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Some sources, namely Ian MacDonald and beatlesebooks (which appears to rely too heavily on Geoff Emerick's memoirs and both that book and website contain many factual errors and dubious claims), state that Paul plays the lead guitar solo while in the article, it says that George plays the lead guitar solo, as does John Winn's book "Way Beyond Compare".

I very much doubt that Paul would've done his occasional guitar work at this stage, since he didn't begin to do so in earnest until the sessions for "Help!". I've listened to the song and the guitar solo is very much reminiscent of George's early 1960's style, because it resembles his guitar tone on "Act Naturally".

61.69.217.3 (talk) 11:04, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 15:06, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • ... that "She's a Woman" is the first song by the Beatles to include a reference to drugs? Source: Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514105-4. p. 266

Improved to Good Article status by Tkbrett (talk). Self-nominated at 19:12, 19 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

When is an Official UK Singles Chart Top 20 not a notable hit

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Tkbrett doesn't think a Singles Chart Top 20 hit not a notable hit?...even when it was a UK Top 20 hit on the Official Singles Chart (https://www.officialcharts.com), it was featured on BBC One's chart rundown programme Top of the Pops, it was recorded by a band who have had Top 20 hits in the UK and the USA and was Shabba Ranks first Top 40 hit in the UK (and it was never a hit in the UK for the Beatles) If you look at the information from other articles then you see that Joe Brown's version of With a Little Help from My Friends only got to number 32 (with 4 weeks on the chart), whilst Kick Axe's version only got to number 79...and not in the American Billboard Hot 100 charts but in the Canandian charts. A few articles mention acts who appeared on Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father, but only Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg got to number one (and that was because it was a double-A side for Childline. And if you go to the OCC site entry for Sting you will see that Demolition Man only got to number 21 (another record that was in the charts for 4 weeks) and is not now listed as an EP, therefore making Sting's version of A Day in the Life even less noteworthy than Scritti and Shabba's version of She's a Woman.[1]

References

  1. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19711/sting/

The following is documentary evidence to prove a point...

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Scritti Politti version

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"Green Gartside teamed up with Shabba Ranks[1] in 1991 for Scritti Politti's[2] cover of "She's a Woman",[3] which became Gartside's final UK Top 40 single,[4][5] peaking at No. 20.[6][7][8] "She's a Woman" came from the same B.E.F. recording sessions as Gartside's version of "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" and "I Don't Know Why I Love You" (from the album Music of Quality and Distinction, Volume 2).[9] The record is also notable for giving Shabba Ranks his first Top 20 hit in the UK."

With a Little Help from My Friends - Other covers

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"Also in 1967, Joe Brown released his own version which charted during the same charts as The Young Idea version but with much lesser success. Joe Brown's version peaked at number 32 in the UK Singles Chart and stayed 4 weeks in the Top 75 in the UK.[10] It was released on A Pye Records.

The Canadian band Kick Axe reached number 79 in Canada with their version, January 18, 1986.[11]

In 2018, the track returned as a charity released by the NHS Voices with all benefits going to the UK National Health Service (NHS). The charity version reached only number 89 and stayed just 1 week on the UK charts.[10]"

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Flaming Lips version

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"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Single by The Flaming Lips featuring Miley Cyrus and Moby
from the album With a Little Help from My Fwends
Released18 May 2014
Length5:47
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Lennon-McCartney
The Flaming Lips singles chronology
"Love the World You Find"
(2007) 		"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
(2014) 		"We a Famly"
(2017)
Miley Cyrus singles chronology
"Adore You"
(2013) 		"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
(2014) 		"Come Get It Bae"
(2014)
Moby singles chronology
"A Case for Shame"
(2013) 		"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
(2014) 		"Rio"
(2014)

"A cover version by the Flaming Lips was included on their album With a Little Help from My Fwends, released on Warner Bros.[12] The song, featuring vocals from Miley Cyrus and Moby, was released as official single on 18 May 2014.[13] All proceeds from record sales go to the Bella Foundation, an organisation in Oklahoma City that helps provide veterinary care to needy pet owners.[14]"

Within You Without You - Cover versions

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"Big Jim Sullivan, a British session guitarist who became proficient on the sitar,[15] included "Within You Without You" on his album of Indian music-style recordings,[16] titled Sitar Beat and first released in 1967.[17] In the same year, the Soulful Strings recorded the song for their album Groovin' with the Soulful Strings,[18] a version that also appeared on the B-side of their most successful single, "Burning Spear".[19]

A 1988 cover version by Sonic Youth (pictured performing in 2005) transformed "Within You Without You" into a rock song, complete with guitar feedback.[20]

In 1988, Sonic Youth recorded "Within You Without You" for the NME's multi-artist tribute Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father.[20] Fricke highlights this recording as an example of how, regardless of its Indian origins, the composition can be interpreted on electric guitar effectively and "with transportive force".[21] In 2007, the staff of the New York pop culture website Vulture placed Sonic Youth's version at number 2 in their list titled "Our Ten Favorite Beatles Covers of All Time".[22]

Big Daddy covered the song on their 1992 Sgt. Pepper tribute album, a release that Moore recognises as "the most audacious" of the many interpretations of the Beatles' 1967 LP. Moore says that "Within You Without You" serves as the album's "cleverest pastiche", performed in a free jazz style reminiscent of Ornette Coleman or Don Cherry.[23] Other acts who have covered the song for Sgt. Pepper tributes include Oasis, on a BBC Radio 2 project celebrating the album's 40th anniversary (2007);[24] Easy Star All-Stars (featuring Matisyahu), on Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009);[25] Cheap Trick, on their Sgt. Pepper Live DVD (2009);[26] and the Flaming Lips, with featured guests Birdflower and Morgan Delt, on With a Little Help from My Fwends (2014).[27] A recording by Big Head Todd and the Monsters appeared on the 2003 Harrison tribute Songs from the Material World.[28]

Guitarist Rainer Ptacek opened his 1994 album Nocturnes with what AllMusic critic Bob Gottlieb describes as a "stunning instrumental" reading of the song,[29] recorded live in a chapel in Tucson, Arizona.[30] Writing for the same website, Brian Downing considers a 1997 version by Ptacek, released on his posthumous album Live at the Performance Center, to be "perhaps one of the best unheralded Beatles covers of all time".[31] Patti Smith included it on her 2007 covers album Twelve,[32] a version that, according to BBC music critic Chris Jones, "sounds like [the song] could have been written for her".[33] Other artists who have recorded "Within You Without You" include Peter Knight and his Orchestra, Firefall, Glenn Mercer of the Feelies,[34] Angels of Venice[35] and Thievery Corporation.[36]"

A Day in the Life - Cover versions

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"The song has been recorded by many other artists, notably by Jeff Beck on the 1998 George Martin album In My Life, which was used in the film Across the Universe, and on Beck's 2008 album Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club,[37] which won Beck the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.[38]

English group The Fall recorded a version for the NME compilation Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father.

Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery released a smooth jazz version of the song, in his recognisable octave style with stringed accompaniment, on his 1967 album A Day in the Life.[39] The album also included the guitarist's version of the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby". The recording is one of Montgomery's popular song adaptations, made after his shift from the hardbop and postbop Riverside Records sound to smooth jazz, A&M period records that were targeted at popular audiences.[40] The album reached number 13, Montgomery's highest showing on the Billboard 200 album chart.[41]

The London Symphony Orchestra released an orchestral cover of the song in 1978 on Classic Rock: The Second Movement.[42] It was also covered by the Bee Gees for the 1978 film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and was included on the soundtrack of the same name, produced by Martin.[43] Credited to Barry Gibb, this version was released as a single, backed by "Nowhere Man", which he also recorded for the film.

David Bowie used the lyric "I heard the news today oh boy!" in his 1975 song "Young Americans". Lennon appeared twice on Bowie's album Young Americans, providing guitar and backing vocals.[44] Bob Dylan included the same line in his tribute song to Lennon, "Roll on John", on the 2012 album Tempest.[45]

Phish has covered the song more than 65 times since debuting it on 10 June 1995, often as an encore selection. Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio have split vocal duties for the Lennon/McCartney sections respectively.[citation needed]

A live version by Sting can be found on the EP Demolition Man.[46]"

References

  1. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27025/shabba-ranks/
  2. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19363/scritti-politti/
  3. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 853. ISBN 978-1-84195-017-4
  4. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/she%27s-a-woman-ft-shabba-ranks/
  5. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19363/scritti-politti/
  6. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000x8pb
  7. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000xh7c
  8. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 486. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
  9. ^ Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-85112-072-0.
  10. ^ a b Official Charts: With a Little Help from Friends
  11. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 18, 1986" (PDF).
  12. ^ "The Flaming Lips Announce Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Tribute Album Release Date". Pitchfork. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Flaming Lips' 'Sgt. Peppers' Tribute Album Out this Fall". Rolling Stone. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  14. ^ "First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'". NPR.org. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  15. ^ Swanson, Dave (2 October 2012). "Guitarist 'Big Jim' Sullivan Dead at 71". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  16. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Jim Sullivan Sitar Beat". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  17. ^ Brend 2005, p. 152.
  18. ^ Goble, Ryan Randall. "Soulful Strings Groovin' with the Soulful Strings". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  19. ^ Grogan, Larry (8 October 2014). "Richard Evans 1932–2014". Funky16Corners. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  20. ^ a b Mills, Ted. "Various Artists Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  21. ^ The Editors of Rolling Stone 2002, p. 200.
  22. ^ Vulture staff (14 September 2007). "Our Ten Favorite Beatles Covers of All Time". Vulture. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  23. ^ Moore 1997, p. 67.
  24. ^ Womack 2014, p. 1011.
  25. ^ Carr, Michael (2009). "Easy Star All Stars Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  26. ^ Roy, Paul (3 October 2009). "Music DVD Review: Cheap Trick – Sgt. Pepper Live". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  27. ^ Lynch, Joe (22 October 2014). "Flaming Lips, 'With a Little Help From My Fwends': Track-By-Track Review". billboard.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  28. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Various Artists Songs From The Material World: A Tribute To George Harrison". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  29. ^ Gottlieb, Bob. "Rainer Ptacek Nocturnes". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  30. ^ "While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Your guide to this month's free CD ...". Uncut. August 2008. p. 48.
  31. ^ Downing, Brian. "Rainer Ptacek Live at the Performance Center". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  32. ^ Spencer, Neil (19 March 2007). "Patti Smith, Twelve". The Observer/theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  33. ^ Jones, Chris (2007). "Patti Smith Twelve Review". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  34. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fontenot/About was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  35. ^ Verna, Paul (reviews ed.) (7 August 1999). "Reviews & Previews: Albums" > "New Age". Billboard. p. 19. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  36. ^ Jeffires, David. "Thievery Corporation The Outernational Sound". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  37. ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Review of Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club". AllMusic.
  38. ^ "52nd Annual Grammy Awards: Nominees". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  39. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Wes Montgomery: A Day in the Life – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  40. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Wes Montgomery: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  41. ^ "Chart History: Wes Montgomery – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  42. ^ "Classic Rock, the Second Movement - London Symphony Orchestra". AllMusic.
  43. ^ Cohen, Howard (5 September 2017). "This movie is considered the worst. Here's why you should watch it on Blu-ray". Miami Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  44. ^ Gavilá, Ana. "David Bowie, Young Americans". Enchanting David Bowie.
  45. ^ Womack 2014, p. 217.
  46. ^ Browne, David (1993-10-29). "Demolition Man". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
At WP:COVERSONG it says that only covers that "have gained attention in their own right" should be added. Specifically, they should have been "discussed by a reliable source, showing that it is noteworthy in its own right". It continues, "Merely appearing in an album track listing, a discography, etc., is not sufficient to show that a cover version is noteworthy". The criteria outlined at WP:NSONGS states that the song appearing on a national chart "indicates only that a song may be notable, not that it is notable". So far, nothing has been shown to indicate notability beyond being included in an album track listing and that it appeared on a chart.
I'd recommend reviewing the rules as WP:COVERSONG and WP:NSONGS, as well as WP:EDITWAR, before attempting to add it back. Tkbrett (✉) 16:44, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Therefore you are wrong, as She's A Woman doesn't appear on an official Scritti Polliti album, as there was an 11 year wait between Provision and Anomie & Bonhomie - and it was a single that came out of the blue, it was not expected, I mean Green Gartside and Shabba Ranks together. With hindsight after Anomie & Bonhomie and Boom Boom Bap you could put say it was expected but in 1991, eight years before Tinseltown to the Boogiedown, I don't think so. Anyway I see you are not challenging for example...the fact that Phish recorded A Day in the Life 65 times (especially when a citation is needed in that respect)...and Phish might mean something to you, wherever you are in North America (somewhere in Ontario, Canada I guess?) but doesn't mean that much to people in the UK (apart from an ice-cream flavour) as unlike Phixx[1][2][3] they've had no chart action here what so ever, not even in the national album chart - so that fact obviously has to go, as reading WP:COVERSONG that's not noteworthy that's irrelevant...that argument is the same kind of argument.
Again, by WP:COVERSONG and WP:NSONGS, we need something beyond the fact that an artist covered it and it appeared on a chart. Besides those two things, the cover does not seem to have generated any additional discussion in reliable sources, whether books or articles. Tkbrett (✉) 17:34, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Well obviously its from 1991, so a lot of the articles about the single are in magazines that have been pulped or on pages uploaded to blogs/wordpress.com sites that you cannot use in wiki as a reference but there is something in David Roberts' Guinness Rockopedia and Martin C. Strong's The Great Rock Discography (which would only deal with important acts anyway) as that's where the information on the main article has come from in the first place. If you do a google search you get the video on YouTube and a load of shopping sites which cannot be used as references in wiki (though Lost on You by Lewis Capaldi - not one of his big hits, a record which got to number 50 in Scotland does use YouTube as a reference).
It's not enough to assume that discussion regarding the cover has taken place, you need to provide reliable sources that indicate that. To reiterate, the fact that an artist covered a song and it charted is not enough to warrant its inclusion on a song page. If it were notable, there would be discussion of the song in something other than reference books, but based on the above searches there is nothing to indicate that this discussion has happened. Tkbrett (✉) 18:57, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So why haven't you gone round changing all the other cover version information on other pages where there is nothing more than a link to the charts?
from the wiki article about Beggin' (i.e. the Four Seasons/Måneskin song)...
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Beggin' - Other cover versions

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"The Four Seasons' original version did not chart in the United Kingdom. Instead, psychedelic pop band Timebox had a minor hit with the song, peaking at number 38 in 1968.[4] In 1967 Italian singer Riki Maiocchi performed his cover, "Prega". In the same year, a Spanish version was released under the title "Ruega" by the band "Duo Inter". French singer and composer Claude François sung the French version "Reste" (lit. meaning "Stay") in 1968. In 1974, Dutch band Shocking Blue included a cover version of the song on their album Good Times. In 2008, British girl band the Saturdays, inspired by both Pilooski and Madcon, recorded their own version as a B-side for their single "Issues" and performed a live acoustic version on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge as well as on their The Work Tour in 2009. In June 2009, Dutch singer/songwwriter Bertolf recorded a semi-acoustic version on YouTube live for the Dutch radio station 3FM. Since then, Bertolf's version has been released commercially on iTunes, played regularly on said radio station and during live concerts.

Turkish türkü singer Ferhat Güzel also covered a parody of the song, dubbed "Begüm (Suçu Kendine At)" - literally "Begüm (Blame Yourself)", for Okan Bayülgen's TV show Disko Kralı.[5] It was sung by Michael Sarver, Megan Joy, Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai and Matt Giraud at the end of the first half of the American Idol Tour. Turkish band Dolapdere Big Gang recorded a cover of the song on their 2010 album Art-ist. French singer-guitarist Aymeric Savignat (aka "Tidusko") covered the song on the compilation album La Musique de Paris Dernière Vol.7 (2009). In 2012, vocal harmony group District3 performed the song as part of a mash-up with Chris Brown's "Turn Up the Music" on The X Factor UK.

Uses in the media

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In 2009, many remixes similar to the Pilooski remix of the original "Beggin'" were used in adidas' "House Party" commercial featuring many celebrities past and present who were sponsored by the company, which was promoting 60 years of "outfitting the world in three stripes." Celebrities who make an appearance in the commercial include David Beckham, Missy Elliott, Katy Perry, The Ting Tings, Kevin Garnett, Young Jeezy, Russell Simmons, Estelle, Redman and Method Man, among others. One of these remixes was made by aKido and can be found on his soundcloud page.

The song was also used as part of the BBC's coverage of the 2009/2010 Formula One Championship, primarily during course run-through. Also in 2009, the Madcon cover of "Beggin'" was used by HBO as a theme for its summer programming. "Beggin'" was also on the NBA Live 2009 video game soundtrack.[6] The song is also used in: a scene in the film Just Go With It; in part of the Bad Teacher trailer; as the song for the 24th Street part in the Tilt Mode Army skateboarding video; in the film Step Up 3D; and in the film Macaframa. The Madcon version of "Beggin" was sung by the winning contestant from American Idol (season 11), Phillip Phillips in the final three performance night. Logic also used it as a sample in his Young Sinatra mixtape. Matthew Fisher has stated that he got the idea for the chord sequence for his composition "Repent Walpurgis" on Procol Harum's first album from the Four Season's "Beggin". The song saw a popular resurgence on the app TikTok when it was uploaded as a sound by user tvdposts. Its rise in popularity was particularly boosted through its usage by user charlidamelio. The original version was used in the episode "Dangling Man" in season 3 of the Netflix series The Crown."

References

  1. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/9806/phixx/
  2. ^ https://www.benjerry.com/flavors/phish-food-ice-cream
  3. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/p/
  4. ^ The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles; July 24, 1968.
  5. ^ Video on YouTube[dead link]
  6. ^ NBA Live 2009 soundtrack
See the only reference for the Timebox version here is the Guinness box of hit singles and if you do a google search the first results are...
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ_QW3m_YO8
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoLESlooTw
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54On0uLtdJc
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8IPjU5Gjy0
5. https://recordstoreday.co.uk/releases/rsd-2021-drop-1/timebox/
6. https://www.discogs.com/Timebox-Beggin/release/421582
7. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x77283
8. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/3505/versions
9. https://www.whosampled.com/Timebox/Beggin%27/
10. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beggin-Sound-Londons-Club-Scene/dp/B0018RWDM2
11. https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=timebox%20beggin&sortord=dprice
12. https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/beggin-bw-girl-dont-make-me-wait
13. https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/66275055
14. https://open.spotify.com/album/0ilWDlDiRRVdnTQfy9q5iH
15. https://soulbrother.com/shop/beggin-girl-dont-make-me-wait/
16. https://genius.com/Timebox-beggin-lyrics
17. https://www.spindizzyrecords.com/product/timebox-beggin-girl-dont-make-me-wait-7-vinyl-rsd2021-jun12/
I would say, like the results She's A Woman by Green and Shabba (which were referenced in more books linked to wiki than the links for Timebox in Beggin's article), these links would not be allowed by the 'jobsworth' powers that be (if only That's Life was still going) as most are shopping sites or ones on the blacklist (and anyway isn't it starting to become more like Original Research at this point if you are researching the facts online?) So why haven't you deleted this section from the Beggin' article...you need to, because if you don't that would make you a bit of a hypocrite. You can't just have one rule here for a few lines of text and ignore all the other articles that don't conform to your standards. And if you haven't amended Beggin' because you are a massive Beatles fan then look below...
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Strawberry Fields Forever - Candy Flip

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"
"Strawberry Fields Forever"
Single by Candy Flip
from the album Madstock...
B-side"Can You Feel the Love"
Released1990
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length4:09
LabelDebut Edge
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)Dizzie Dee, Ric Peet
Candy Flip singles chronology
"Love Is Life"
(1989) 		"Strawberry Fields Forever"
(1990) 		"This Can Be Real"
(1990)
Music video
"Strawberry Fields Forever" on YouTube

"Strawberry Fields Forever" returned to the charts in 1990 when the duo Candy Flip, one of the British acts associated with the Madchester revival of 1960s psychedelia and fashion,[2] released an electronic version of the track.[3] It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in March that year,[4] and number 7 in Ireland.[5] The recording was also popular on college and indie radio in the US,[3] where it peaked at number 11 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[6]

Bill Coleman from Billboard commented that the remake was "a stroke of genius", adding: "It's one of those records that make you say to yourself 'how come I didn't think of that' ... An esoteric reading and tasteful production carried by a lazy hip-hop beat. If picked up stateside this could (and deserves to) be massive!"[7] In her contemporary review for The Network Forty, Diane Tameecha described the single as "what happens when Liverpool meets Manchester". She said that the track was an "instantly likable cover" on which "Relatively sparse accompaniment, in the form of Pet Shop Boys' keyboard sounds mixed with that now 'classic' house drum sound, lends a cool flavor to the old Fab Four workhorse."[8] In his review of Candy Flip's debut album, Madstock..., Tim DiGravina of AllMusic describes "Strawberry Fields Forever" as an "extremely successful" reworking of the Beatles' original, and admires it as one of the tracks that convey "the joys of perfect, happy places that simply can't exist".[1]"

Strawberry Fields Forever - Other artists

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"Strawberry Fields Forever" has been recorded by many other artists. Tomorrow, a band that, along with Pink Floyd and Soft Machine, spearheaded the British psychedelic scene,[9] drew heavily from the Beatles' work in their February 1968 release Tomorrow and included a cover of the song on that album.[10] The self-titled debut album by American rock band Vanilla Fudge, released in August 1967, contained a brief homage to "Strawberry Fields Forever" at the end of their cover of "Eleanor Rigby". (The homage is entitled "ELDS" on CD versions of the album, and CD versions of the album in fact additionally spell out an acrostic of the song as an homage, with portions of preceding tracks entitled "STRA", "WBER" and "RYFI".)[11] In August 1969, Richie Havens performed "Strawberry Fields Forever" as part of his set to open the Woodstock Festival.[12] In 1976, a version by Todd Rundgren was released on his album Faithful, and Peter Gabriel covered the track in the musical documentary All This and World War II. Highlighting the line "Living is easy with eyes closed", Gabriel's recording accompanies newsreel footage of British prime minister Neville Chamberlain's "Peace for our time" declaration after his meeting with Adolf Hitler in Munich in 1938.[13] A recording by Ben Harper was used in the 2001 film I Am Sam,[14] and Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson covered the track for the 2007 film Across the Universe. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs recorded a ska version of the song[15] featuring Debbie Harry for their 1995 album Rey Azúcar, which was a hit in Latin America.[16]"

The song has also been covered by the Bee Gees, the Bobs, Eugene Chadbourne, Sandy Farina, Laurence Juber, David Lanz, Cyndi Lauper, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mother's Finest, Odetta, Andy Partridge, the Shadows, the Ventures and Cassandra Wilson.[17] The vocal melody for "Strawberry Fields Forever" provided the piano score of experimental classical composer Alvin Lucier's 1990 composition "Nothing Is Real".[18] Siblings Eric and Gwen Stefani recorded a cover of the song for the former's 2001 album Let's Go Ride Horses.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b DiGravina, Tim. "Candy Flip Madstock ...". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ Savage, Jon (8 July 1990). "Flaring Up: The Stone Roses at Spike Island". The Observer. Available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
  3. ^ a b Sutton, Michael. "Candy Flip". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Strawberry Fields Forever". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CandyFlipIRE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBModernRock was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Coleman, Bill (28 April 1990). "Dance Trax: U.S.-U.K. Buzz On Candy Flip, K Collective" (PDF). Billboard. p. 28. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. ^ Tameecha, Diane (3 August 1990). "Crossover: Alternative" (PDF). The Network Forty. p. 60. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  9. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Tomorrow". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  10. ^ DeRogatis 2003, pp. 159–60.
  11. ^ "Vanilla Fudge Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  12. ^ "Line Up" > "Day One: Friday, August 15". woodstock.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  13. ^ Rodriguez 2010, pp. 306–07.
  14. ^ "Original Soundtrack: I Am Sam". AllMusic. 20 July 2017.
  15. ^ Cobo, Leila (7–21 January 2012). "Beatles, Latin Style". Billboard. p. 15. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  16. ^ Fernández Bitar, Marcelo (25 November 1995). "Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Riding High in Argentina". Billboard. pp. 64, 67. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fontenot/About2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Sanderson, Blair. "Mattias Kaul Nothing Is Real ...: Music by Alvin Lucier". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  19. ^ Let's Go Ride Horses (CD liner notes). Eric Stefani. EMS Productions. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
So Candy Flip get an infobox and a glowing review because Billboard have all their back issues online and therefore can be cross-referenced. Let me tell you mate, that in the UK Candy Flip were seen as a bit of a joke, a novely cash-in, a bit rubbish, total bobbins[1]. So because this Radio X review "The 90s spawned this genuinely terrible cover version" exists and is not a shopping site, I think that means I can edit that section to say something like (but not in the actual words) "these Americans don't know what they are talking about...as in the United Kingdom, Candy Flip were seen to be a bit shite"[2] (and that is not my opinion because I am one of the few people in the United Kingdom to still own a copy of Madstock... The Continuing Adventures Of Bubblecar Fish...but mostly for "Redhills Road"). I think that a 'trenchtown jolly-up' of The Beatles’ She’s A Woman (as referred to in Record Collector Magazine)[3] is a more positive review in one line than some of the things said about Candy Flip in their day.
If you look further on the large "Strawberry Fields Forever" covers section you see that lots of acts have just been added because they are cross referenced with AllMusic (well here's some links for you[4][5]), whilst Eric Stefani's cover has been allowed because someone has linked it to the CD liner notes of his album Let's Go Ride Horses, an album not even mentioned on his own page (see below) and on a random, I would guess non-major record label called EMS Productions in 2001...a name now taken by Elliot, an online Doctor Who fan.[6][7][8]
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Eric Stefani - wiki bio

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"Eric Matthew Stefani (born June 17, 1967) is an American musician, composer, writer, and animator best known as the founder and former member of the ska punk band No Doubt. He is the older brother of former bandmate Gwen Stefani, and is also a former animator on the television series The Simpsons[9] and The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Stefani is the son of Dennis and Patti Stefani (née Flynn). He attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California. He worked at a Dairy Queen with his sister Gwen and John Spence.[10] He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts in 1991.[11]

Stefani, Gwen, and John Spence formed the band No Doubt in 1986.[10] The group added several members and performed live shows at venues like Fenders Ballroom in Long Beach. The group started writing original material, much of which Eric Stefani contributed. He left after the band's breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom was recorded. Eric and Gwen were nominated as a songwriting team at the 1998 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year for "Don't Speak".[12]

Stefani left the group before their breakthrough to work in animation full time,[13] previously splitting his time with the band and working for The Simpsons.[14] The episode "Homerpalooza" contains a quick scene, drawn by Stefani, in which the members of No Doubt appear, although they are not otherwise featured.[15]

In an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers on October 26, 2020, Gwen revealed that Eric recorded some instrumentation on one of the tracks for her upcoming album.[16]"

References

  1. ^ https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/baggy-terrible-cover-version-candy-flip-beatles/
  2. ^ http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/07/what-were-candy-flip-thinking/
  3. ^ https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/absolute
  4. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/scritti-politti-mn0000838875/discography/singles
  5. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/shes-a-woman-mw0000932180
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/ems_productions?lang=en
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLdnj-E49g7lCaXmxkgJbxg
  8. ^ https://www.instagram.com/ems_productions_/?hl=en
  9. ^ "CA.Stefani.#1.GF. ERIC STEFANI, formerly of rock group No Doubt, and is now an animator, looks at one". Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Vineyard, Jennifer. "Tunes and 'Toons" Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, OCWeekly.com, February 26, 1998; retrieved August 24, 2007.
  11. ^ Brian Boonex. "Musicians who left huge bands right before they got big (9 Photos)". The Chive. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "List of Grammy award nominations", cnn.com, January 6, 1998; retrieved January 11, 2007.
  13. ^ "No Doubt's 1996 'Tragic Kingdom' Cover Story: Get Happy!". October 10, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "25 Years Ago: No Doubt Go Against the Trends on Their Debut". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  15. ^ Archer, Wes (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Homerpalooza" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  16. ^ https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/late-night-on-nbc/late-night-gwen-stefani-didnt-know-blake-shelton-before-the-voice/2454752/

further discussions (also in regards "She's A Woman" as well as Freshacconci and PolitiFactUSA's comments about I Am The Walrus)

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...in regards to "She's A Woman" I do believe I have provided links/references (e.g. Official Charts Company, Record Collector[1][2] etc) that are reliable sources and are from a neutral point of view, with no original research. The fact that "She's A Woman" was a Top 20 hit in the UK and not for the Beatles, is a fact...and I cannot see why it wouldn't be a fact (look if Candy Flip's rubbish version of Strawberry Fields Forever is allowed in that article then surely Scritti should be mentioned under She's A Woman, Suggs under I'm Only Sleeping and Oasis' cover of I am The Walrus too. Oasis should be mentioned in the I Am The Walrus article too, because they are mentioned under I'm Only Sleeping and thats only because someone found a YouTube clip of Stereophonics with Oasis over at Glide Magazine. However, when it comes to Beatles tunes Oasis are probably better known for their version of I am The Walrus[3] seeing that Oasis are one of the most important bands in the last 30 years (in the United Kingdom anyway)...much more than Candy Flip ever were, who might just get a mention in some quarters of the press these days thanks to Robbie's Rudebox)...could be infobox worthy)
Please note: you can read about Record Collector here on wiki, you can read about the Official Charts Company here on wiki, you can read about AllMusic here on wiki, you can read about The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles here on wiki but Glide Magazine (which began as a simple website with no expectations and little fanfare but has evolved into a comprehensive, award winning online collective that continues to evolve)...not important enough to have its own article, a website I have never heard of before today, something that's probably local and just one step up from a blog, but because its not wordpress seen as a go-to place for knowledge.

References

  1. ^ https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/scritti-politti
  2. ^ https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/absolute
  3. ^ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/oasis-i-am-the-walrus-terrible-classic-rock-covers/

Nothing above addresses the issues I've raised; namely, that there has been no significant discussion of this cover outside of the fact (1) it happened and (2) it charted. That is what this discussion is about. I am quite flummoxed by the divergences into the artistic merits of Candy Flip and Oasis.

One of your statements stuck out to me: "... isn't it starting to become more like Original Research at this point if you are researching the facts online?" Quite the opposite. Searching for reliable sources online and citing them to write an article is one of many ways that editors expand articles. WP:OR has more regarding this. Tkbrett (✉) 21:48, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

but that is a bit different to
1) Putting on BBC Four on a Friday night
2) Watching Top of the Pops Anthea Turner with at 8.30pm
3) Watching "Bow Down Mister", "Let There Be Love", "This Is Your Life"*, "It's Too Late"*, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)", "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"*, "She's A Woman" etc
4) Thinking I remember all those records on TOTP, oh look its Boy George wasn't he calling himself Angela Dust at that time? Oh look it's Definition of Sound, doesn't that record have a Jonathan King sample, Oh look Scritti Politti, isn't Green doing a Beatles cover which was produced by Heaven 17?
5) Thinking...wait a minute isn't there an online encyclopedia that has become like the 'font of all knowledge', the first point of call when you google something...a website that should give me all the answers I need.
6) Think oh yes Wikipedia! The largest and most-read reference work in history, one which is consistently one of the 15 most popular websites as ranked by Alexa.
7) Going to wiki to find the information required.
8) realising the information is not there so Wikipedia must be a bit shit and useless and totally overrated...i.e. its not as good as all the reference books and magazines you used to get in the in the 1990s
9) noticing there is some info about the questions pondered on other sites regardless if they are blogs
10) thinking that other people watching TOTP (eg people commenting on DigitalSpy) might ponder the same things
11) thinking "wait a minute, Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit if they see a bit of information is missing (for example chart hits that have just been on the telly)
12) update Wikipedia with the missing information (and remember it was only a few lines not glowing piece of praise and came with many links both online and in books)
but it is not just about She's A Woman...it's about all the Beatles articles contained on Wikipedia that include missing chart hits or have information that would fail your test of notability. Its supposed to be an encyclopedia (and obviously one that has become so omnipresent that its the first point of reference on the net) not hagiography of the Beatles...(I suppose all those books you have about the Beatles in your collection will do that for you).
Anyway this discussion was posted on the talk pages of "Within You Without You" ‎"With a Little Help from My Friends" ‎and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" as well ‎(though it should include "I Am The Walrus" etc) but JG66 said that discussions "should be centralised not spread across several pages" even if the issue raised concerns all Beatles song articles where there is missing chart hits or unsourced information (I see there are loads but you are not bother with amending them as its easy for you just the hit the undo button isn't it when it doesn't suit you)
By the way you remember that part about Candy Flip? Well if you are correct and that is notable (and infobox worthy) because there has been significant discussion online (or at least the articles from the 1990s have been uploaded to the internet as those publications are still in business) then you will have no problems in changing the bit about Candy Flip to the following...
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"Strawberry Fields Forever" returned to the charts in 1990 when the Stoke-on-Trent duo Candy Flip,[1] (a British dance duo jumping on the baggy Madchester bandwagon)[2][3] released an electronic version of the track.[4] It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in March that year,[5] and number 7 in Ireland.[6][nb 1] The recording was also popular on college and indie radio in the US,[4] where it peaked at number 11 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[8]
Bill Coleman from Billboard commented that the remake was "a stroke of genius", adding: "It's one of those records that make you say to yourself 'how come I didn't think of that' ... An esoteric reading and tasteful production carried by a lazy hip-hop beat. If picked up stateside this could (and deserves to) be massive!"[9] In her contemporary review for The Network Forty, Diane Tameecha described the single as "what happens when Liverpool meets Manchester". She said that the track was an "instantly likable cover" on which "Relatively sparse accompaniment, in the form of Pet Shop Boys' keyboard sounds mixed with that now 'classic' house drum sound, lends a cool flavor to the old Fab Four workhorse."[10] In his review of Candy Flip's debut album, Madstock..., Tim DiGravina of AllMusic describes "Strawberry Fields Forever" as an "extremely successful" reworking of the Beatles' original, and admires it as one of the tracks that convey "the joys of perfect, happy places that simply can't exist".[11] ''
However where American critics generally praised the duo's shuffle-beat indie-dance cover, in the United Kingdom critics were not as kind, with their version of "Strawberry Fields Forever" being remembered as a kind of novelty baggy-era hit (Paul Lester in The Guardian 7th Feb 2012)[12] and a "genuinely terrible cover version"[13][14]. However the most bile directed at the record came from The Fall's Mark E Smith in Stuart Maconie's record review section in the Christmas issue of the NME in December 1990 (Juke Box Jury) with Smith commenting that the record was "Fucking rubbish" before adding that "It's atrocious. Just a way of fooling kids under 20 who've never heard the original" (Stuart Maconie's "Juke Box Jury" with Peter Hooton, Paul Heaton and Mark E. Smith in the New Musical Express, Issue dated 22/29 December 1990, pp. 26-29)"

References

  1. ^ http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/07/what-were-candy-flip-thinking/
  2. ^ https://www.furious.com/perfect/manchesterbaggy.html
  3. ^ Savage, Jon (8 July 1990). "Flaring Up: The Stone Roses at Spike Island". The Observer. Available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
  4. ^ a b Sutton, Michael. "Candy Flip". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Strawberry Fields Forever". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference CandyFlipIRE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Badman 2001, p. 449.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBModernRock was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Coleman, Bill (28 April 1990). "Dance Trax: U.S.-U.K. Buzz On Candy Flip, K Collective" (PDF). Billboard. p. 28. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  10. ^ Tameecha, Diane (3 August 1990). "Crossover: Alternative" (PDF). The Network Forty. p. 60. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference DiGravin/AM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/07/new-band-towns
  13. ^ https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/baggy-terrible-cover-version-candy-flip-beatles/
  14. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/may/19/the-beatles-covers-best-worst-miley-cyrus-flaming-lips-cover-billboard-awards
  • Please note: these articles marked with an asterisk are about various singles which you need to look at as it proves my point (but you probably won't because it likely that you are an obsessive Beatles fan who is not into 90s music, so cannot be bothered) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.238.125 (talk • contribs)

The arguments from this Salford-based IP editor are exceedingly difficult to follow, as they wander all over the map, using the scattergun approach. But this one source from OCC is enough to merit inclusion of the Scritti Politti version featuring Shabba Ranks. WP:SONGCOVER says the cover version should be "important enough to have gained attention in their own right" which is satisfied perfectly by the version appearing on a major national chart. The cover version must be mentioned. Binksternet (talk) 15:09, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. WP:SONGCOVER states that the rendition should be included if it has been discussed in a reliable source, or "the rendition itself meets the notability requirement at WP:NSONGS". WP:NSONG states that the cover should have been discussed by multiple published works, and that a song may be notable if it "[h]as been ranked on national or significant music or sales charts". It adds the corollary that "this indicates only that a song may be notable, not that it is notable". The only article posted above to discuss the song is a review in Record Collector of the compilation album Absolute calling it "a trenchtown jolly-up" cover. Quoting again from WP:SONGCOVER WP:NSONG: "Coverage of a song in the context of an album review does not establish notability". Again, this goes back to my main point that this cover fails to meet the notability requirement because there are no reliable sources discussing it outside of the fact that it happened and that it charted. Tkbrett (✉) 15:25, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Just to clarify: Tkbrett's last quote is from NSONGS; using album reviews or "self-interested parties" that discuss the song is not prohibited under SONGCOVER, thus making it easier to meet than establishing formal WP notability. —Ojorojo (talk) 15:50, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Tkbrett, you are setting the bar higher than SONGCOVER. If a song charts, it is noteworthy in its own right. The chart attainment shows its popularity and thus its importance. The guideline was put in place to prevent trivial mentions of forgettable song covers, but anything that charts is not trivial. The whole point is that a cover version should be well-known to be listed. Binksternet (talk) 16:22, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I am not convinced that WP:SONGCOVER indicates that a cover charting is enough to warrant its inclusion in article, but Ojorojo's comment made me realize that the discussion in least one reliable source (Record Collector) does. I have added it back to the article. Thanks Ojorojo and Binksternet for your constructive comments. Tkbrett (✉) 16:56, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Author's opinion is not sufficient to support article's statements. 99.42.89.21 (talk) 03:34, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

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There is no reference supporting this these statements other than that of the articles author. Without a reliable reference this section should be dropped as it is merely the authors opinion and that is anathema for a Wiki article..

"The lyrics include the first reference to drugs in a Beatles song, with the line "turn(s) me on" referring to marijuana. McCartney's prominent bass was to that point the loudest heard on a Beatles recording, anticipating his high profile bass lines in later songs." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.42.89.21 (talk) 03:34, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The reason these sentences do not appear with citations is because they are in the lead section. The manual of style's guide on leads explain that, because a lead section is a summary of the main body of the text, you do not need to include redundant citations there. If you scroll down into the body of the article, you'll find that these statements actually are in-fact backed up by several reliable sources. Other editors have previously been confused by the drug line, which prompted me to quote the reliable sources verbatim within the citation. Tkbrett (✉) 10:45, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"High-profile" has a hyphen, admit that much, at least. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:39, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"These edits make readability worse"

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Tkbrett, thank you for that insight. I feel the same about your recent restoration of a massive dump of wholly extra words. As someone who prefers Blue Oyster Cult, I can see no reason to put up a fight. But if you'd like to elaborate on the value of your readded noise, that'd be cool. If not, please try to use rationale in edit summaries, not nebulous complaints and useless expressions of faith. Not just when undoing my work, but anybody's. Of course, feel free to go the third route, too, and keep doing whatever you want! InedibleHulk (talk) 01:34, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Composition date

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How could Paul McCartney "began composing the lyrics and melody to "She's a Woman" on 8 October 1964" if they played the song in full on Hollywood Bowl? That recording was made August 30, 1964. 46.146.172.202 (talk) 14:23, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Hollywood Bowl show was 1965. Tkbrett (✉) 14:58, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]


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