Talk:The Ballroom Blitz
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| Didn't this song appear on some car commercial a few years back? I remember that there were people tossing stuff out of the back of two trucks at two cars to see if the drivers could dodge them, and I think this song was playing in the background. If anyone else knows any more about this, we could put that commercial on the list.
No cover by The Misfits
The line
The Misfits are commonly known to have recorded a cover of the song, but contrary to popular belief, they did not.
should surely read something like
The Misfits are commonly thought to have recorded a cover of the song, but contrary to popular belief, they did not.
If they didn't record it, they can't be known to have recorded it.
Pedrocelli 06:22, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Year of Song
Wiki entry for song reads that it reached No. 5 in USA in 1977; however, Wiki entry for the album "Desolation Boulevard" reads that "Blitz" reached No. 5 in USA in 1973. I remember hearing the song on the radio when I was in Germany, 1973-4. Can the year of the song be changed? —BubbleDine (talk) 16:12, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
Could we get a sample of the song.
It would be nice to have a sample of the song.
- Are you referring to the original, by the Sweet? Or either of the "rumoured" covers by the Misfits or the Blue Oyster Cult? I have heard an mp3 of Ballroom Blitz supposedly by the Blue Oyster Cult (I did not download it but someone I know did), and when I listened to it it was definitely the original version by The Sweet. So if that is the sole source of the rumour about the Blue Oyster Cult playing this song, then you can consider that rumour to be dead in the water. I can probably cut a sample from and and post it somewhere as proof - can I post it to Wiki somehow or would the copyright issue prevent that?
Pedrocelli 02:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
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The barrowlands, I think not!
The version I heard from my mum (and other friends of the right age) is that the song was written after them being bottled off stage at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock. Pretty much every person from Kilmarnock of a certain claims to have been to the gig and a quick google confirms this version of events. I've linked to the most encyclopædic and updated the page. OoberMick 23:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Chase Elaine?
An unsigned band called Chase Elaine is mentioned in this article. I think this mention is just self-promotion and should be removed.--Fantastic fred (talk) 19:03, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
- I agree. I ran the band (or singer's) name through a couple of search engines and nothing came up. According to Wikipedia rules, content "should be resolved through consensus-based discussion." Rules also clearly state that Wikipedia is not a place for self-promotion. As we both agree on the matter, the unheard of band/singer was removed. -Sweet Pinkette (talk) 11:24, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Re: Automobile advertisement
In fact, Mitsubishi Motors USA used an edit of this Song for a television advertisement, "Accident Avoidance Test: Mitsubishi Galant GTS V6 vs. Toyota Camry XLE V6," which was archived January 16 2007 on YouTube by surge151@youtube.com, under the URL: