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RoseGarden Playback Feature

• I have moved this question and my answer to the Computing desk, where it will be more likely to get a good answer. Please follow this link. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 17:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Songs

There is a song with possibly the lyrics themselves " ... I'm writing this song ... " or just that the song is about "writing this song" by someone who sounds like kt tunstall. Who is the artist and the name of this song?

Another song is a rock song with the line usually repeating at the the end of the chorus and or verse: "I want to be with you" or "I only want to be with you". The singer is vocal male sounding. Who is the artist and the name of this song?96.53.149.117 (talk) 02:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't know about the first one, but the second sounds like Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and the Blowfish, possibly. Hermione1980 02:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm giving away my age here, and I don't know who K. T. Tunstall is, but the first thing your first description brought to mind is Elton John's Your Song, and the first thing your second description brought to mind is I Only Want to Be with You, first recorded by Dusty Springfield but covered by a number of artists, including males. Deor (talk) 02:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Yea the rock song i mention, youred right. Well K. T. Tunstall is the lady who wrote the theme to devil wears prada. It's a kind of like a ballad, like in the style of norah jones or a piano song.96.53.149.117 (talk) 03:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm fairly sure the first one is These Words by Natasha Bedingfield. A hateful song. Malcolm XIV (talk) 11:20, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Nope not but natasha (it doesn't sound like her voice; anyhow). and not that song for sure.96.53.149.117 (talk) 09:00, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I had an inkling the second could be To Be with You by Mr Big which was overplayed on the radio in the early nineties, and my god, look at their truly shocking hair on that single cover. Nanonic (talk) 13:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, Obviously I'm as in the dark as everyone else, but I keep thinking that the first one is something by Katie Melua, but I can't seem to think of which song. She seems to break the fourth wall with her songs a lot. As for the second, could be Volbeat version of Only Wanna Be With You quite a sureal rock-a-billy version. -- WORMMЯOW  08:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Another Song

It came out about five years ago. It featured a man rapping with a white soprano girl doing the chorus. The video started with a family talking about their son going to war (and maybe his kid missing him)? The song was about missing people when they go away and wanting them to come back and the video featured the soprano sitting in an empty house, singing to noone. It was a pretty big hit for a time. I know that's not a lot to go on, but I'd appreciate any help. Thanks 24.178.112.221 (talk) 03:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

This song wasn't five years ago, but maybe Where'd You Go by Fort Minor? --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 05:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Quantum of Solace

Is the James Bond theme ever heard in this film? 200.112.17.237 (talk) 13:02, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

According to James Bond Theme it appears twice.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 17:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Why is Depeche Mode so popular in Eastern Europe? (question moved from Humanities desk)

Although Depeche Mode is a British band, they seem to be considerably more popular in Eastern Europe (i.e. the former Soviet bloc countries) than they are in the UK itself. This isn't noted in the Depeche Mode article, but I'm sure I read it somewhere and through personal experience I have also found it to be true. Actually, relatively few people in the UK seem to be interested in Depeche Mode these days, but it's a different story in Eastern Europe... I gather there's a bar/nightclub in Estonia that plays nothing but Depeche Mode. So does anyone know the reason(s) for this phenomenon? I actually like the band; they're better than a lot of other UK bands from the same era, and since. More interesting than Joy Division for example who are extremely popular today in the UK amongst people who like that kind of music (although New Order are probably more interesting than Joy Division and have a sound which is probably closer to Depeche Mode, and of course New Order is just Joy Division minus Ian Curtis, but there's a fairly radical change of sound after the first New Order record which is quite like Closer by Joy Division (at least stylistically) if I remember rightly).

On an unrelated note, looking at the article, I see that Linkin Park was influenced by Depeche Mode. I'd never thought about it before but actually that makes a lot of sense when you think about it... the angsty electronic-backed melodies with expressive singing are definitely there in both bands.--'Cause It's No Good (talk) 11:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

You'd probably be better off asking this question at a Depeche Mode-related talkpage. Try www.depechemodeforum.com, for example. Malcolm XIV (talk) 11:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually I meant to put this to the Entertainment reference desk, can one of the mods move it there? Thanks very much.--'Cause It's No Good (talk) 11:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

You don't have to be an admin to move a question, anyone can do it (as I just proved). --Richardrj ^{talk email} 13:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

It's a good question, and it applies to a lot of British groups who find themselves more popular in Europe. In fact, it quite often happens that artists from any country are more popular in another part of the world than they are at home. To think of a couple more examples off the top of my head, Bush (band) are British, yet much more popular in America. American free jazz artists such as Albert Ayler have always been more popular in continental Europe than either the UK or USA. In general it's a matter of the type of music being more in tune with prevailing musical traditions elsewhere. In the case of Depeche Mode, their style of music is electropop, which has never really gained a huge following in Britain. However, there is a long and honourable tradition of European electronic/synth pop bands, most notably Kraftwerk. To take another example, Van der Graaf Generator are British, but their brand of operatic progressive rock finds most favour in countries like Italy which have strong operatic traditions. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 13:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

But wasn't Van Der Graaf Generator only popular there because they toured with the Italian prog band Premiata Forneria Marconi in the 70s?--'Cause It's No Good (talk) 17:55, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Also, I don't find the analogies with other artists to be satisfactory in truly explaining why Depeche Mode is phenomenally popular in Eastern Europe. Thanks for the help, but I don't think it truly answers my question.--'Cause It's No Good (talk) 17:57, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I know a thing or two about Van Der Graaf Generator, and AFAIK they never toured with PFM (although I stand to be corrected). They were phenomenally popular in Italy in the 70s off their own bat, due to constant touring and, as I have said, their musical style being reminiscent of the Italian operatic tradition. As for ver Mode, I found this via a google search (it seems to be from an earlier version of the wiki article): "While Depeche Mode remains quite popular in the US, Western Europe and Australia, its most loyal fan base and widest appeal seems to lie in Central Europe and Eastern Europe, fed by the timely confluence of several key events in this part of the world in the early 90's: the then world-wide popularity of Depeche Mode and synthesized dance music in general (which has since waned in the US), the collapse of communism, and the rise of the Internet with the instant access this brought to a region thirsting for western music and ideals." --Richardrj ^{talk email} 08:35, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

This also won't answer your question, but: the Depeche Mode bar in Tallinn not only plays nothing but Depeche Mode, it also shows nothing but Depeche Mode videos (muted) on its several televisions, and has a menu of drinks named after Depeche Mode songs. That being said, the bar is owned by the founder and president of the Estonian Depeche Mode fan club, and there are two photo albums on display jam packed with pictures of this guy posing with various members of the band. Apparently he's been obsessed with them since they were making gay-themed dance pop back in the dark ages. So the bar isn't really evidence of a general Estonian obsession with Depeche Mode, so much as of the fact that some people's fandom knows no bounds. Still, you're right (about Depeche Mode being big in Eastern Europe, not about Joy Division being uninteresting), and it'd be nice to know what the story is. There are tons of bands that gain a huge following in seemingly random places, and there's usually a reason for it, though it's typically mundane stuff like "heavy radio play," "frequent touring," "good PR," or "a really big concert." --Fullobeans (talk) 08:17, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Philadelphia Experiment Movies

Does anybody know how many Philadelphia Experiment movies were made ? Scotius (talk) 14:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

The was the The Philadelphia Experiment, which, as far as I know, is the only film to date about it. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

There was a sequel, BTW, which is mentioned in our article. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Also see The Triangle (2005), Unholy (2007) and 100 Million BC (2008). Pepso2 (talk) 20:22, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

There was a film I tried to tape off the TV years ago, but I only got the first few minutes of it which I'm not sure but I thought was called Philadelphia Experiment 3. The film starts with a group soldiers in Nazi uniforms in a bunker type place I think, than the next bit was with this family in modern day America and the father was complaining about his neighbour that is making noises in his garage again. The first few minutes continued to show the Nazi soldiers in their base then back to the family complaining about their neighbour. Is this of any help to anyone ? Scotius (talk) 11:39, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Music from Cold Mountain

Where would I be able to find music of a similar style to that in the movie Cold Mountain? And some information about the style too? Thankyou 80.35.203.22 (talk) 14:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

We have an article on the Cold Mountain (soundtrack), which further links to Appalachian folk music, which should give you a good start. --LarryMac | Talk 15:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Hijab gucci calvin klein

I began to notice that a lot of Muslim ladies are wearing hijab with brand names on it like Gucci, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, in variety of colours. Is there any other clothing brand whose name is on the hijabs? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.204.74.240 (talk) 16:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)