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July 22

Illinois tollway film

Late 1950's early 1960's film. probably b&w. I'm looking for someone familiar with the subject from Chicago also familiar with the tollways at the time. I'm referencing the "oasis" on the tollway. The protagonist seemed to be trying to evade the bad guys during the film. I saw it during the 1960's probably during a movie on a Sunday afternoon in Peoria Illinois. Any help? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chief41074 (talk • contribs) 04:27, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm only finding two films with scenes filmed at an illinois tollway oasis and those are Thief and Blues Brothers, neither of which fits your time frame.129.176.151.11 (talk) 08:01, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is probably Robert Altman's Nightmare in Chicago (1964), which still had some tv play during the 1970s before it vanished. Aka Once Upon a Savage Night (when it was an episode of Kraft Suspense Theatre). Much is from the killer's POV in night scenes shot around Chicago in existing light. This is one of Altman's greatest films, now faded into total obscurity. Pepso2 (talk) 10:27, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll look into that Altman film.

beethovens 9th symphony

my local music shop has 2 versions of this symphony, one is 72 minutes long and broken into 5 parts (on the cover0, the other is only 64 minutes long broken into 4 parts. which one should i get? I can't listen to them before I buy. which is more authentic? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.202.43.54 (talk) 07:56, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The difference in timing is probably due to the conductors using different tempi for the music (I recently heard a performance conducted by Roger Norrington that took it all quite fast - even the slow (third) movement was much faster than I'm used to). To a large extent, what the "right" tempo is is subjective, so it's not possible to say which recording is "best" from that point of view. It's also possible that the shorter version omits some of the repeats that Beethoven specifies: e.g. omitting the repeat of the exposition of the first movement could cut (at a guess) five minutes or more from the running time. The symphony has four movements, so I'd expect recordings to have four tracks, but it's possible the producers have split the last movement into two parts, perhaps starting a new track where the choral part begins. If you can give us more information about the recordings (label, conductor, orchestra, etc) someone might be able to help further, though that's getting into the realm of opinion, which the refdesk isn't intended for. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 08:13, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The reference desk is not for our opinions, but we could of course inform the OP about how the different performances were received by music critics (once we know about conductor, orchestra etc.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by David Šenek (talk • contribs) 10:22, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are Carlito and Primo Still Brothers or...

Are Carlito and Primo still or did Carlito say the he no longer considers Primo and himself brothers just like Matt and Jeff Hardy no longer considered themselves brothers? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 14:01, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read our article on kayfabe? Livewireo (talk) 17:41, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

United World Chart

I was wondering why there is no page for the United World Chart? I would help someone put all the info onto a page if they start it up.Rd6019 (talk) 19:16, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, articles of that name (United World Chart) appear to have been deleted no fewer than 7 times in 3 years. The original deletion discussion is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/United World Chart where consensus appeared to be that the subject did not meet Wikipedia policies, including our policy on verifiability. Subsequent deletions appear to have been under the recreation of deleted material criteria. There was also a deletion review (here) in October 2008 which endorsed the original deletion. If you have reliable, independent sources on which to base an article, you are free to start one, of course! I would recommend writing it on a subpage of your user space such as User:Rd6019/United World Chart so that you can work on it before moving it to the main encyclopedia. I will leave a welcome note on your talk page with some links which might be useful. --Kateshort forbob 15:27, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone here tab a song by ear?

I've been looking for a guitar tab for a few years now to no avail. The song is called "The Coming Night" by the band Anabret. It is most popularly known by its appearance in episode 5 of John Doe (TV series) a few years back. Google brings up nothing. I even emailed the band for a tab but apparently they replied to say the guitarist that composed the song had left the band by that time. Anyone out there who can help? It would be much appreciated. Thanks. Zunaid 21:00, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

July 23

Identification of a movie from a still.

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/good-neutral-evil-20090322-200631.jpg

Can someone tell me who character is from the bottom middle picture, labeled with Neutral Evil?

Many thanks. 216.186.157.134 (talk) 04:04, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See No Country for Old Men. He's the killer played by Javier Bardem. And by "see", I don't just mean that we have an article for you to read but the film is excellent and should be watched. Dismas|^(talk) 04:16, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To directly answer your question, the character is Anton Chigurh. --Zerozal (talk) 15:49, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Followup Q: Would anyone mind identifying all the other characters as well? decltype (talk) 21:31, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lawful Good is John Locke.
Lawful Neutral is Indiana Jones.
Lawful Evil is Darth Vader.
Chaotic Good is Rorschach.

I don't know the others. —Tamfang (talk) 01:33, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Movie info for Shirley

I am looking for information on a movie. The information I have is that the title is "Shirley" and it is at least 30 years old (probably older). It is a British film about a middle-aged woman who breaks out of her boring life and goes off on one or more youthful adventures. IMDB has a possibility with Shirley in 1972 but has absolutely no plot info. -- kainaw ™ 14:30, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shirley Valentine. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 14:44, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That looks promising. -- kainaw ™ 14:56, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

From the description you give i'm 99% certain the film you want is the film of that play. 194.221.133.226 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:04, 23 July 2009 (UTC).[reply]

glenda slagg in private eye

I'm sure this is perfectly obvious, but I can't work out who the lady is whose photo has replaced that of Glenda Slagg in the current (issue 1240) issue of Private Eye. Can anyone help me out? Deadhorseflogger (talk) 14:49, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The current issue is 1241. I'll try to find where I left 1240.... Vimescarrot (talk) 21:33, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Janet Street-Porter, I think. Only obvious if you know the answer. Vimescarrot (talk) 21:34, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Star Wars

Why all the Star Wars films doesn't have opening credits? David Pro (talk) 15:40, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cold open -- Finlay McWalter Talk 15:41, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See also opening credits, which contains this note: "Many major American motion pictures have done away with opening credits ... George Lucas is credited with popularizing this with his Star Wars films which display only the film's title at the start. His decision to omit opening credits ... led him to resign from the Directors Guild of America after paying a fine that the Guild imposed on him." - In other words, it was a style choice by Lucas. Likely he thought that the actors names would detract from the film - if you recall, Star Wars opens up with the iconic scroll, and quickly launches into action. Overlaying text could interfere with immersion into the fictional world, by breaking the fourth wall. -- 128.104.112.87 (talk) 22:09, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Any tall female singers?

Apparantly Amy Winehouse is 5 feet 2 inches tall, although I wouldnt have guessed it from her media image. Kylie Minogue is said to be tiny as well. Are there any tall female singers? 89.240.217.9 (talk) 21:44, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Macy Gray, 6 ft. 75.41.110.200 (talk) 22:10, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This says Macy Gray also, and adds Carly Simon and Beth Orton. 87.114.144.52 (talk) 22:12, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Taylor Swift is five eleven. Vimescarrot (talk) 23:40, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Go to this website and do a search (ctrl + F) for "singer". Vimescarrot (talk) 23:42, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Grace Jones is 5'10" according to the article. Adam Bishop (talk) 00:26, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dusty Springfield

no sorry she was only 5' 3"

Sandie Shaw is 6 ft

July 24

Bond in Russia

Were James Bond films banned in the Soviet Union? Are Bond films popular in present day Russia? Bond films describe Russians/Soviets negatively. I cannot find any information on this. --Ghjol (talk) 11:48, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Google gives some information including results that suggest that every movie up to Goldeneye was officially banned in the USSR and some blog posts that suggest the same. On the flip side, there is also a small story in the St Petersburg Times from 1975 that gives a positive review of The Man with the Golden Gun. From title searches in Russian online stores, it seems both the books and films are now readily available to purchase. Further info (in English at least) is sketchy as you've already found. Nanonic (talk) 14:25, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That story is about Russia, but the paper is the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, in case anyone was confused! Adam Bishop (talk) 01:07, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I used to teach Russian students, and they said films from the west were shown in Russia just like anywhere else, including James Bond. They were familar with the same Hollywood films as someone from any european country would be. 78.147.128.100 (talk) 22:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Very few of the films have the USSR/KGB as antagonists (I can only think of From Russia with Love; most of the time the villain is a Dr. Evil type. The Spy Who Loved Me has the KGB as allies. The series seems rather ahead of the curve wrt detente, something it continued with Sino-Bondo relations in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies. -- Finlay McWalter Talk 23:17, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In Flemming's early books, and in a few movies (Dr. No and From Russia with Love mention SMERSH which was basically the KGB in disguise. However, besides Dr No and FRWL, the USSR does not play heavily in the films at all. Instead, SPECTRE is usually the main organization of bad guys, and they were INTENTIONALLY non-national. Indeed, even in FRWL, SMERSH is not a major player; it's only EX-SMERSH agents like Rosa Klebb who now work for SPECTRE that move the action along. There was almost nothing expressly anti-USSR in any of the films, and as noted, there were even some where the Russians are clearly cooperating with MI6. In fact, I can't think of a single instance where actual, active USSR agents were James's opponents. Except for Klebb, who the movie makes clear pains to show is NOT still working for the UUSR, there aren't many Russians at ALL who appear as villains. --Jayron32 03:57, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Octopussy has a Soviet general as a villain, but again, he's acting as a renegade, not an agent of the Soviet state. Dr. No is a SPECTRE agent in the film, btw. Algebraist 15:33, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do pop singers commonly mime in concerts?

How often do pop singers mime when giving concerts at some large venue? Never? Sometimes? Always? One reason to think that they commonly mime would be that it would be difficult to get the same vocal quality as you would get for a heavily processed voice signal in a recording studio, similarly with the music played. Another reason to imagine that they do this is that if they do concerts repetively, they could damage their voices. 78.147.128.100 (talk) 23:05, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See Lip-synching in music#complex performance. 152.16.59.190 (talk) 23:39, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes, but not always. For example, when Queen performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" live, they played the "rock" portions live, but for the "opera" portions ("I see a little silouetto of a man... Scaramouche..." the bit from the music video was played on video screens behind the band and the stage went dark. That;s because that part would have been impossible to play live; all of the vocal parts were done by Mercury himself doing his own harmonies via overdubbing an insane number of times (like 20 or 30 times). The band could not recreate this on stage to even a reasonable approximation, so they didn't even try. --Jayron32 03:47, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that they didn't perform the opera portion live, but when I saw them in 1978 they used this portion to break into a medley of their hits - Killer Queen, Now I'm Here... before going back to the rock part. They just used the bit they couldn't perform to springboard to other things they could perform. --TammyMoet (talk) 08:17, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They probably mixed it up a bit. I have seen the video of the "Live at Wembley 86" concert, and they do it with the dark stage and video bit on that show. --Jayron32 05:54, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marcel Marceau does it every time he performs the '60s hit "The Sounds of Silence". Clarityfiend (talk) 04:52, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lip syncing or singing live to prerecorded music is routinely used on some TV shows to ensure that a performance conforms to a tight schedule. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 13:04, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As I recall, some pop singer was embarrassed by having their recording continue on while they obviously weren't singing on Saturday Night Live about 3-4 years ago. Can't recall who it was but I think they were a female singer. Dismas|^(talk) 16:35, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ashlee Simpson on SNL, I presume. decltype (talk) 16:48, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, that's it. Dismas|^(talk) 16:59, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was traveling through the Czech republic in 2002/3 and saw MANOWAR signs everywhere. The people I was staying with said that they were doing a second tour there to rebuild their reputation after it was discovered they were using playback during their shows in that country, they said that they were booed off of the stage at one venue. I can understand why performers do it, but also why it's frowned upon. 142.132.4.26 (talk) 23:56, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

July 25

Animated movie

moved from Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Miscellaneous#Animated movie

There was an animated movie a number of years ago, I never saw it but wanted to it was set in the future in space, all I remember is the trailer, and a guy sitting in the cargo hold of a spaceship looking out at supernovas. any idea, I know this is vague but any help would be appreciated. The animation was more Disney/Pixar than Animae, or more western than eastern, if that helps. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.172.58.82 (talk) 09:21, 25 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.100.250.79 (talk) [reply]

Wild guess: Titan A.E.. 195.35.160.133 (talk) 12:44, 25 July 2009 (UTC) Martin.[reply]

Thats it!!! Thanks man!!! (or woman)

That looks interesting, I'm adding it to my DVD queue! AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 21:11, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Was the movie Drag me to Hell meant to be funny?

I know it was meant to be a horror, but was it meant to be funny as well? Did the director intentionally make the film over the top to make it funny or was it meant to be a serious horror flick. I haven't seen the movie, but friends tell me they were laughing throughout the whole movie. 124.171.172.59 (talk) 13:41, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Think so - according to Drag_Me_to_Hell#Critical_reception.83.100.250.79 (talk) 18:48, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've not seen this one, but remember this is Sam Raimi, who aside from doing that Kevin Costner baseball movie and the Spider Man trilogy, made his mark doing goofy horror-comedy movies like Evil Dead and Army of Darkness. This is clearly a return to form for him. --Jayron32 05:52, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For Sam Raimi's horror films, think The Texas Chain Saw Massacre meets The Three Stooges. —Kevin Myers 23:37, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone know this song?

In the mid-90s I bought a pink vinyl single record by a girl band (at least, they certainly had a female vocalist) - I think they were probably a riot grrrl band, but I couldn't swear to it. One of the songs (I cannot remember whether it was the 'a' side or the 'b' side) contained the lyrics "I'll be Tarzan, you be Jane" (or very similar) and also mentioned "De Niro". I've tried Googling for hours with no success - does anyone happen to know the song I'm talking about and/or the name of the group? I know it's not a lot to go on but it's all I can remember. Thanks. Pantscat (talk) 15:19, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be a Bananarama song - "Robert de Niro's Waiting" maybe?--TammyMoet (talk) 15:49, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Martika had a song that had something like "If you're Tarzan then I'm Jane". It mentioned other couples in history, but I doubt it mentioned De Niro. -- kainaw ™ 00:50, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like it's probably "Darling, Self Destruct" by Tampasm, unless there is more than one riotgrll-ish song with Deniro and Tarzan in the lyrics. lyrics video Recury (talk) 00:59, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Music for Goths

What music or groups do Goths like? Is there any Goth music? I am referring to the modern goth style rather than historical Goths. 89.243.185.143 (talk) 21:07, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See our article on Goth subculture. Exploding Boy (talk) 21:12, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Book published in the 80s or 90s about how much money different pop groups have earnt

Anyone know anything about it, such as the title or author? 89.243.185.143 (talk) 21:09, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

July 26

1988 olympic swimmer —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.223.221.47 (talk) 01:01, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:42, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

rapper

Anyone know any rappers who have good lyrics but are unpopular? I want to know because I'm making some rap songs and it's kind of hard coming up with lyrics, so this way I can just copy some unpopular rapper's lyrics and no one will know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.223.225.52 (talk) 05:17, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright infringement. --Nricardo (talk) 05:32, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry I'm not copying entire songs word for word. I'm only going to take a few lines from each song, so then it will be so little it can't be considered copyright. And I'm not planning to sell my music either. I just make rap songs for fun. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.223.225.52 (talk) 08:32, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You might be better off using poetry...that would seem to me to be a little more original at least. Or you could try rapping the lyrics of non-rap songs. I think that even in your situation there are better ways to come up with material than outright reproduction of existing raps. -Elmer Clark (talk) 10:05, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Terminator Salvation

Where can see a photo of Helena Bonham Carter as Serena Kogan from Terminator Salvation? David Pro (talk) 14:48, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I went to Google Images, input "Bonham Carter Terminator Salvation" and came up with numerous sites containing one image of HBC in the film, including this one. Ka renjc 16:10, 26 July 2009 (UTC) (added) But it appears this is an artist's impression rather than a photo - perhaps one is not yet available. Ka renjc 16:13, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What is the name of the humourous picture with a black frame around it and a humourous title and description at the bottom?

They look something like the one at http://supersmashbros.ign.com/images/29909/Wii/Super-Smash-Bros-Brawl/3D/ . And sorry about the long title. 86.148.43.18 (talk) 18:57, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Motivational poster. The leftorium 19:01, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The humourous ones are actually "demotivational posters" though. And sometimes they aren't motivational or demotivational - there is a series of Star Trek-themed ones that are just goofy. Adam Bishop (talk) 02:09, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The most popular site (WP:OR) that I know of for the demotivational ones is Despair.com. Why do we get this same question every year? Dismas|^(talk) 05:17, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

More often than that - there were three last year, and one already in May of this year! Adam Bishop (talk) 05:59, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And to think, I was going to say "every six months" instead of "every year". I would have still underestimated!! Dismas|^(talk) 06:44, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What year was the novelty song Shaving Cream released? What year was The Hustlers' version of the novelty song Shaving Cream released?

~~What year was the novelty song Shaving Cream released? We don't seem to have an article on this song.~~ What year was The Hustlers' version of the novelty song Shaving Cream released? Here's a Youtube video of it.[1]. I remember it hearing it when I was a kid which dates the song to at least the 1970s. This web page says it was on a 1976 album called Looney Tunes[2] but it's a compilation album so I don't know if the song pre-dates this album. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 19:45, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I googled "shaving cream song" and the first link said it's 1975. Tempshill (talk) 22:54, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Of course we have an article for the song: Shaving Cream (song), which says that it was written in 1946. Unfortunately, the article does not specify when it was first performed, nor does it cite any sources - so even the 1946 date may be incorrect. Abecedare (talk) 23:08, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The 1946 date is right. It was written by Ben Samberg (Benny Bell) and sung by Phil Winston (Paul Wynn). See [3], [4], [5]. Abecedare (talk) 23:29, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, my bad. I wasn't aware multiple artists may have recorded this song. Let me rephrase the question slightly. What year was The Hustlers' version of the novelty song Shaving Cream released? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 02:30, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Song on "Pimp My Ride"

What Xzibit song is always played on the MTV show Pimp My Ride? They play a small clip of the music video. From what I remember it features cars on hydraulics. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tim Mckee (talk • contribs) 02:00, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

July 27

Digging games?

Are there any online digging flash games (excluding MotherLoad)? 86.148.43.18 (talk) 12:04, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A famous song from the UK

Although God Save The Queen is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, this famous British song is being used more often in the media to represent the country. I'm not sure what it's called but it's often played in about 10 notes. In the a show called Tricky TV, the song was played when the host performed a trick of making Big Ben disappear. 124.106.203.179 (talk) 14:03, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rule Britannia? Youtube:[6]. Fribbler (talk) 14:09, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Or Land of Hope and Glory? --Richardrj ^talk ^email 14:17, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After checking that link to YouTube, Fribbler's example is the one. That song may not be the national anthem but pretty hard to believe why it's more famous. 124.106.203.179 (talk) 14:33, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In anything intended to reach American ears, God Save the Queen would be avoided, as it shares the medoldy with My Country, 'Tis of Thee. --Nricardo (talk) 16:45, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And the tune of the chorus of Land of Hope and Glory is universally known as the "graduation song" in the US. Since a number of British patriotic songs have sort of been appropriated, Rule Britannia is probably the most famous "British-only" song - as the OP kind of suggested, it's usually used as the British version of the "Oriental Riff" in the US. AlexiusHoratius 17:08, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why can't you write some songs of your own, instead of appropriating ours? Malcolm XIV (talk) 18:02, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You do realize that our two nations (and a number of others) have a shared culture starting a few hundred years ago, right? You cannot colonize half the world and then complain that other nations have some of the same culture as you! ("God Save the Queen" was published in the 1700s.) APL (talk) 13:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I find that the American national anthem composed on a banjo is quite fetching to the earChromagnum (talk) 07:09, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We appropriated that song from the English, too, by the way. — Lomn 14:01, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Song identification

I am usually trying to answer questions on this desk, but today I looking for an answer. I heard a song this morning on WXPN that was somewhat tribal but modern, mid tempo with a great syncopation with the percussion and synths. Almost hypnotic. The male vocals sounded very much like peter gabriel but I don't think it was him. The lyrics (I already tried googling with no luck) were something like "I play with shapes, to stay in this place..." and then something about being an "animal". I am a big music lover and have an extensive music collection...99% of the time when I hear a song I can find it, but this one is hiding form me. Anyone have any ideas? It sounded like it may be a newer release. thanks and cheers! 10draftsdeep (talk) 15:10, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you checked the various songs titled "Animal"? Algebraist 15:14, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I dug deep into the depths of google and the best match I get is a Swedish band called "Miika Snow". I don't see any band website or albums on Amazon to confirm their existence, but I think I may have found my answer. cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 15:22, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of radio stations have their full playlist listed on their website. I can't access it from work, but is that something that WXPN has? Livewireo (talk) 18:01, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The rhythm and your comments lead me to Kasabian, who have a new album out. The track I was thinking of was Processed Beats off their first album, but I don't think those lyrics you quoted are from that track. However, the metre is. --TammyMoet (talk) 18:41, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the band 1odraftsdeep mentioned, but misspelled - Miike Snow (sometimes Mike Snow) is correct. A Google or hypem search for that name and song title should provide a link to some media to have a listen. 131.191.87.100 (talk) 19:09, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks 131.191, it is indeed Miike Snow. I found the album on Amazon....although I'm not so sure it sounds as good now as it did earlier this morning :-) cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 20:37, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone identify this young lady for me?

[7]

The URL says Alizee, though it clearly is not her. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

99.250.7.109 (talk) 20:52, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

July 28

left handed musicians

can a left handed cellist, violinist etc play any music written for right handed people? if so, how do you stop banging elbows in an orchestra? is there special seating arrangements? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Payneham (talk • contribs) 04:17, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unlike, say, guitar or electric bass, orchestral string instruments are never played left-handed for the exact reasons you describe. Left-handed violinists are trained to play right-handed, which is difficult, but not impossible to do. See this discussion on teaching a left-handed student to play right-handed, and the special problems that leads to. For things like "fiddle"-style violin, where someone plays mostly solo or with a small ensemble band, it is probably possible to play left handed, but it would be difficult to find a mass-produced left-handed violin; it would likely have to be modified by hand, or specially built as a left-handed violin. here is a page describing a luthier who does make them. Assuming you got you hands on one; you would play it analogous to a right handed player. You would use the same fingerings as a righty would (using the index the same way s/he would, etc), except your play would be mirror-image. In that way, it would be no different than a left-handed guitar, and there have been some very successful left-handed guitar players out there. So yes, it is quite possible to make and play any stringed instrument left-handed, but if your goal is to play in an orchestra you can probably forget about it and learn to play with your off hand instead. --Jayron32 05:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Australian "Heidi" adaption

Hi, I'm looking for an Australian adaption of the German "Heidi" story, probably from the 90's or so. I have once seen this movie and cannot remember the title, nor did Google or IMDB help me much. It's about a young girl who is forced to move from the outback to a city, because her parents lost a lot of money due to a falling wool price and cannot keep their sheep/farm. She's very unhappy in the city. Does anyone know this movie? --Regenspaziergang ^!? 05:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

English TV drama set in wartime

Possibly from the '80s. I think it revolved mainly around one family. One of the characters might have been called Kitty, and in one episode a young man was given a white feather in an envelope (the implication being he was a coward because he wasn't away at war). Exploding Boy (talk) 06:11, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like an adaptation of The Four Feathers, except there doesn't appear to be an 80s TV drama in the list there (maybe the 1977 movie?). Adam Bishop (talk) 06:16, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fairly certain it was a serialized drama and not a movie, and I think it was set in WWII. Exploding Boy (talk) 06:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like The Cazalets, based on the books by Elizabeth Jane Howard, but a search shows it was produced in 2001. Gwinva (talk) 07:06, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

UK game show

Does anyone know the name of the game show, which used to be broadcast in the UK on the BBC, and Mr. Blobby was in it? I think one of the challenge- type things was where a conveyor full of stuff rolled past and contestants had to memorise them. Another thing I can remember is that there often used to be those wooden artist's figures that could be moved into certain poses displayed during the show quite often. I know that's not many clues but I can't remember much about it! Please help! Chevymontecarlo (talk) 06:35, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Our article on Mr. Blobby lists a number of possibilities, the most likely of which is Noel's House Party. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 07:28, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are confusing several different shows. The conveyor belt was a feature of The Generation Game.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 07:59, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

American movie re-writing of British military history

I see from the article The Four Feathers that the latest version of the film shows the British losing a battle they in fact won. I recall another Hollywood movie about Americans taking a copy of the Enigma code machione from a german submarinme - when in reality this was done by the British Royal navy. Are there any other examples of American films that re-write history to give Americans the credit for what the British achieved? 78.147.249.185 (talk) 09:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The U-boat film is U-571. Astronaut (talk) 12:44, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

MTV cartoon

Can you name the MTV cartoon from 90's? There were two men talking to each other (they were using many swearwords), drinking and when they listened to the music they dance in a funny way (I think they were shaking heads)?

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 :The U-boat film is [[U-571 (film)|U-571]].  [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 12:44, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
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+Can you name the MTV cartoon from 90's? There were two men talking to each other (they were using many swearwords), drinking and when they listened to the music they dance in a funny way (I think they were shaking heads)?