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February 13

People walking in front of cameras

Why do I so often see people walk in front of cameras during TV shows or movies? I used to think this was supposed to be a subtle attempt to transition between two different takes, but sometimes I see it multiple times during short scenes. Can't they just shoot the whole thing over again? Thanks!--el Aprel (^facta-_facienda) 02:49, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If it occurs in a film/scripted tv-show it is definitely going to be planned. It would have to be a case-by-case analysis to understand why. For instance if you're filming a couple talking in a busy-street it may add to the feeling of 'busyness' by having characters cut-off the viewers vision for a second. It's an interesting question as it depends on what the director/writers want the viewer to be...Sometimes the camera is simply there to 'see' what is going on, sometimes it is used to make you feel like you are 'there', sometimes it is used to make you feel like a voyeur (Rear Window does this brilliantly). 194.221.133.226 (talk) 09:48, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good answer. In some rare cases, this won't even be choreographed: the camera might be far away, using a long lens, and people walk by without being aware of the camera. This is one of a number of techniques, like hand-holding the camera or re-framing in mid-shot, that help give a cinéma vérité or direct cinema feel to the scene. —Kevin Myers 15:21, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rock Song?

There was a hit (possibly) a few years back, in canada anyhow (it had been played a lot), it sounds like it could be by a boy band, (the artist's voice is male sounding), with possibly the lyrics "What's it all about" or "What's going on" and then the second line has "baby" as the last word, I reckon. This chorus repeats a lot, compared with other songs. It has drums, and sounds kind of like a rock song. Who is the artist and what is the song name?96.53.149.117 (talk) 06:30, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly Hey God? --Rixxin (talk) 11:49, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Or "What's Going On" by A Perfect Circle --Rixxin (talk) 11:53, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately neither.96.53.149.117 (talk) 14:35, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

4 Non Blondes had a rock hit with What's Up, which had an oft-repeated "What's Going On?" in the chorus, though with a female singer: video. —Kevin Myers 15:35, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know if Kevin is correct but What's Up is a dynamite guess, esp considering the female singer's low voice. Wolfgangus (talk) 05:22, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Fenwicks

Sometime in the past three years I downloaded a song. I've forgotten where I got it (save for a vague notion of a libertarian website) and the obvious keywords don't find anything.

The filename is manfir and the artist is The Fenwicks. (No other metadata.) Some lyrics:

Nature is not my mother / and I am no one's son

This my world to create / This my canvas here to paint

Crawl back / to your dark days / Crawl back / to your stone age

Can you tell me anything about this? —Tamfang (talk) 17:06, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I found a website for a band called The Fenwicks at http://www.thefenwicks.com/. They may be what you're looking for, but I'm not sure since I can't currently get to a site that details the tracks on their CD because of my employer's firewall. Laenir (talk) 17:22, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a link to the album. The song is called Man First and there's a music sample that confirms your lyrics. Fribbler (talk) 18:05, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's it! Thanks. —Tamfang (talk) 04:20, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 14

Gasping for Airtime

Does anyone own this book by Jay Mohr? If so, could you please tell me on which page Mohr states Adam Sandler coined "the Glue" as Phil Hartman's nickname? Thanks. Gran² 10:45, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Page 164: "He held everything together. As long as Phil Hartman was on the show, every sketch had at least one person in it who would never let you down. Whether he was playing Sinatra or Charlton Heston or a schooteacher or a Bond villain or Frankenstein, he executed flawlessly. I never met anyone with Hartman's versatility." He mentions "the glue" again on page 292 while describing Hartman's last SNL appearance. Pepso2 (talk) 18:22, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Gran² 15:10, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Taylor Swift in the UK

Taylor Swift is currently in the UK - can someone tell me what tv appearances she will be doing and when they are? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.109.164.189 (talk) 15:13, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure? Her Myspace currently lists her doing two sessions in Nashville tomorrow. Incidentally her MySpace has about 6 autolaunching videos plus her song player so you get 7 audio tracks mishmashing on your PC! Exxolon (talk) 15:31, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sofia Coppola missing film?

Sofia Coppola directed and/or produced a film (love story: female lead meets European man in U.S., rejects him, then goes to Europe to find him) that was shown at the Napa Film Festival in July 2007, but apparently never released. Do you know name of film, or what happened to it?

Thank you.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Patriciaware (talk • contribs) 16:08, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed your email address - all answers will be posted here and as we are heavily spidered, putting your email address here is asking to be spammed to death. Exxolon (talk) 16:18, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is a description of Zoe Cassavetes' comedy-drama Broken English (2007) starring Parker Posey. It has a "very special thanks" to Sofia Coppola in the credits. It played numerous film festivals and had an August 2007 DVD release. Pepso2 (talk) 17:51, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor Who

Can anyone rank all 10 Doctor Who's by minutes on screen, rather than just length of their tenure? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.3.100 (talk) 23:35, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you want the minutes the characters were actually on the screen, or just the length the episodes during their tenure? The latter is relatively easy, the former would require finding somebody sad enough to have gone through timing it (I'm sure such a person exists, and google will find them with enough effort!). --Tango (talk) 23:40, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doctors by episodes (As Tango said, actual screen time would require a stopwatch and countless DVDs). The "No. episode" data come from the WP infoboxes; I'm assuming these are accurate. I don't think these include the the multi-doctor stories (this can be checked by counting up at List of Doctor Who episodes: my interest doesn't stretch that far). It doesn't make allowance for any regeneration appearances. I've noted the unusual lengths of some of Ten's; I didn't bother checking the others. Gwinva (talk) 06:17, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor	No. Episodes	Episode length (min)	Total episode time (min)
Fourth Doctor	172	25	4300
First Doctor	134	25	3350
Third Doctor	128	25	3200
Second Doctor	119	25	2975
Tenth Doctor	34	45
	13	3:30
	3	50
	3	60
	1	72
	1	65
	1	52
	1	8
	2	7
	1	14	2060
Fifth Doctor	69	25	1725
Seventh Doctor	42	25	1050
Sixth Doctor	18	25
	13	45	1035
Ninth Doctor	13	45	585
Eighth Doctor	1	89	89

I think creating such a list is hard and it would be even harder to have it be accurate because of the Doctor Who missing episodes. Especially with the first doctor, it's almost impossible to determine his exact screen time and as noted above, you'd need to know how to handle regenerations and multiple-doctor episodes. (Also, do Children in Need specials count?)- Mgm|^(talk) 09:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's worth noting that a number of Hartnell (and a few Troughton) episodes do not actually feature the Doctor (except possibly in the recap), since the actor was on holiday that week.

Also, judging by the episode lengths given above (I can't be bothered to count them up myself to check their accuracy), The Five Doctors (90 mins) has been omitted. Presumably that story, together with The Three Doctors, The Two Doctors, Time Crash and (dare I suggest it) Dimensions in Time should be added several times, to each of the relevant Doctors' tenure. Malcolm XIV (talk) 20:20, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've also realised that Colin Baker's episodes are credited as being 25 minutes apiece, when that is true of only 18 of them. The other 13 were 45 minutes in duration, bringing his total time to 1035 minutes. I've altered the table accordingly. Malcolm XIV (talk) 22:38, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 15

Smokey Robinson's Possible Tribute to Marvin Gaye

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles covered a song called Abraham Martin and John in l969. Marvin Gaye covered the same song in 1970. They both added an extra verse to this song with a dedication to 'Bobby' - Robert F Kennedy. However I have heard the same song with the word 'Marvin' instead of 'Bobby' in the final verse. I cannot trace this version of the song on the Internet though many people I know recognise it. I want to know who sang it please. My guess is that it was re-recorded by Smokey Robinson in 1984 or 1985 as a tribute to Marvin Gaye who was shot on 1st April 1984 - hence the word 'Marvin' is substituted.Geekiss (talk) 18:08, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Our article on Abraham, Martin & John has a basic outline of the song, but does not mention the specific version you speak of. You may want to search at Allmusic.com which should have the version you are looking for. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:45, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

immortal beloved end music

anyone know wut the piece of beethoven's music is called when the end credits r playing on immortal beloved? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwking (talk • contribs) 19:59, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The film's soundtrack listing at IMDB is here. I'm afraid I don't know which of the listed pieces is the one you are after, but the order in which the list is written suggests it may well be either Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130, or his oratorio Christus am Ölberg, Op. 85. Perhaps this will help you narrow it down? Ka renjc 22:07, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 16

ABBA Former Singer: How many languages does Frida Lyngstad speak?

Being the case that Abba recorded in several languages and Frida's pronunciation is REALLY good... I was just wondering if there is a way to find out how many languages she actually speaks. I have checked several biographies and, mostly, they don't mention that detail. Even though her father was German, I don't think she learned any from him because - according to the information I have read - he left even before she was born. I am a native Spanish-speaker and her Spanish in Chiquitita (the Spanish version) sounds incredibly natural. Could anybody help me find out about this? I recognize it is not a "life-or-death" matter... but I'm very intrigued! I'd appreciate your help. Thank You! Allav82 (talk) 03:38, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For whatever it's worth, I couldn't find any mention of her language ability on Norwegian or Swedish internet pages. I suppose she wouldn't be the first singer whose singing talents include the ability to produce near-perfect foreign accents. 16:36, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

movie identification

I saw a sci fi movie back about (maybe) 1992. A group of activists go into a corporation building at night to mess things up. It truns that one of them is the leading scientist for the company that has lured them into this so he can use them to test his new war machine robot on. Anyone have any ideas what it was? thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.234.165.74 (talk) 04:08, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There's a FAR outside shot that this is a misinterpretation of the plot of Sneakers (movie). In that one, a group of computer hackers run a business where they are hired by large corporations to test their secutity systems. The end up hacking into the building of a company run by a friend of one of the main dudes (Ben Kingsley is the friend, Robert Redford is the hacker). There's some convoluted plot twists in there as well. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 12:24, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

3D Films

Are there any that haven't used the "popping out of the screen" gimmick, or any future film that has been said to not do that? I just watched Coraline, and while quite nice looking overall, it was also painful and difficult to focus on at parts due to the virtual proximity of the image. 24.76.160.236 (talk) 06:16, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've been told by others that this may have been an issue with my theatre's projector. Not sure how they could screw it up that badly with only one projector, but to be sure it was lower quality than the DLP projectors at another nearby cinema. I'll have to compare them eventually. 24.76.160.236 (talk) 10:26, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't seen Coraline yet, but several reviews I have heard mentioned that the 3-D effects are well-done even they do not use the "'popping out of the screen' gimmick". --Thomprod (talk) 00:18, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, you can definitely tell when the scene was tailored towards it, but those were rare and it was handled well. The convergence was just screwy and painful. But from other's experiences, that was probably just the projector's fault. 24.76.160.236 (talk) 00:44, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When Arch Oboler made The Bubble (1966), he wanted an airplane to fly out of the screen and over the audience. However, he discovered that the effect did not work for some members of the audience. They psychologically suppresed the notion because they felt the wingspan was longer than the width of the film screen. So Oboler eliminated the scene. Pepso2 (talk) 10:16, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I also recently saw Coraline and I think your issue was with the projector as the only notable scene which "popped out" was in the beginning, with the needle. This is actually one of the only movies i know of that wasn't gimmicky - I saw Beowulf originally in 2D and could easily pick out the scenes where they were playing to the 3D effect. -ΖαππερΝαππερ ^Babel_Alexandria 05:04, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Turkish pop song

This is a huge shot on the dark, but I've tried this before here and amazingly the first reply was what I was looking for, so here we go again: I don't speak Turkish, but this guy I used to work with had some turkish music (he was lebonese, didn't understand a word of it) and basically the song is very upbeat sounding, has about three people (two males and one female) singing different parts, and throughout most of the song, each line for the chorus ends in -na [nA]. It's super vague, I know, but I'm not even sure where to start, so any help is greatly appreciated. --Anthonysenn (talk) 08:07, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Who was the first monster to be destroyed by the Rangers with the Power Blaster? 200.112.78.128 (talk) 14:27, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Amazingly, our article Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has some information. --Thomprod (talk) 00:15, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Link

Hi I have noticed that you have some links towards the end of the information article, how would I be able to put a link on there myself? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.14.199.190 (talk) 21:41, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The wp:help desk should have some "how to make a link" bits in it. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 22:18, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which article are you referring to? --Thomprod (talk) 00:14, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just in case you're thinking of adding a link to your company homepage, for example, chances are it's not going to stay there unless the article is about your company. Advertising is a no-no on Wikipedia. (Plenty of other kinds of links are perfectly acceptable, though!) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 07:26, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for a music video (needle in a haystack)

Hi, while we were out on the town in Oxford (UK) celebrating Valentine's Day on Saturday the night club we were in was playing a music video on the TV screens above the bar (it wasn't the same track as they were playing on the dance floor). In it, while the band was playing, there was a young man and a considerably older woman doing acrobatic tricks on a stage while a crowd of onlookers gasped in awe.

I would like to study the video closer because I can't believe a grey-haired older woman can pull off feats of athleticism such as that without doing herself a serious injury, however I have absolutely no idea who the band was, or what the song was that they were performing. If anyone has any idea from this brief description what I'm referring to, can you let me know and put me out of my misery please?

The young man was wearing very little, and the woman had an outfit with a black stripe down the middle. -- role^player 23:58, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Hardest Part (Coldplay song)? Nanonic (talk) 00:34, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes that's the one. Thank you ever so much. -- role^player 02:07, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 17

1940's film

I'm trying to remember the name of a film. It is set in Germany very shortly after the end of the war, and I think was actually filmed there at the time - huge piles of rubble, city half-destroyed. It is a British or possibly American, film. There is a small blond boy living in the rubble, somehow he gets "adopted" by an American, or possibly British, soldier. I think there was also a romance between the soldier and a German woman working for the Red Cross or the UN. Not a lot to go on I'm afraid! DuncanHill (talk) 02:57, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Found it - The Search. DuncanHill (talk) 03:14, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

StuRat (talk) 04:01, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nolan Ryan

What were Ryan's four pitches that he used? I seem to remember that he had a fastball, curveball, circle-change, slider. I want to confirm this and I've looked without success. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.225.133.60 (talk) 09:11, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The ultimate source for that information is ""The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers", which details what pitches every pitcher threw. I don't have access to a copy, but it should be easy to locate one via a public library. That said, I think it's an exaggeration to call Ryan a four-pitch pitcher. In his prime, he basically relied on two pitches: one of the best fastballs in baseball history, and a better-than-average curveball which was also his change-up. His fastball had such velocity and movement that he did not require a third pitch. He may have thrown a circle change from time to time, but it was never a key part of his arsenal. I don't recall ever reading about Ryan throwing a slider. --Xuxl (talk) 21:02, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Title Of A Sampled Piece.

Hi guys. I've been trying for years to find a particular piece of music. To me, it sounds like something from the 1930s and invokes images of skyscrapers and such being built. The only two places I've ever heard it are sampled in the techno song "Special Offer" by Oforia, and in the "Krusty Krab Training Video" episode of Spongebob Squarepants. (And no, it's not the Eye of the Tiger-esque music from that episode.) I've been unable to find any sources on Google regarding the sampling in either works, so any information at all would be greatly appreciated. Side note: Since Spongebob Squarepants frequently uses the Associated Production Music library, it's very possible that it's a piece that Oforia licensed and sampled with permission, but I am unable to verify this without going through hundreds of samples on the APM website, and the collection is not available to purchase for personal use. Anyway, does anybody have any thoughts? Thanks! - Caleb Osment (talk) 11:49, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is just a wild guess, since I'm unfamiliar with the two instances of the music's use that you cite, but could it be Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse," which was frequently used in Warner Brothers cartoons of the 1940s to back scenes of industrial activities? You can hear it here. Deor (talk) 13:28, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nice guess, but I'm very familiar and a fan of Raymond Scott, and it is most certainly not Powerhouse. I actually asked this same question on Last.fm, and someone guessed exactly the same song! Powerhouse is more conveyer belts in my opinion. I'm almost convinced that the piece of music I'm looking for is from the Associated Production Music library. Thanks for guessing though! - Caleb Osment (talk) 08:42, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Django's rhythm gutarist?

Who was Django Reinhart's rhythm gutarist on the album Djangology?--GreenSpigot (talk) 17:24, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you're referring to the album consisting of recordings made in Rome in 1949, there apparently was no guitarist other than Reinhardt. Aside from him and Stephane Grappelli, the only musicians were Gianni Safred (piano), Carlo Pecori (bass), and Aurelio de Carolis (drums). See here. Deor (talk) 20:05, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It should also be noted that many of Django's work was done live, and without overdubs. He was quite capable of creating what sounded like two guitars playing at once, that is he could intersperse a melody line into a rhythm sequence, quite adeptly. And don't forget that he could do that with a partially paralyzed fretting hand. Seriously, the dude did stuff that should have been physically impossible for a guitarist with full use of his hands...--Jayron32.talk.contribs 04:04, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One time on Market Street, San Francisco, I heard some good blues guitar played by someone with two fingers. —Tamfang (talk) 06:07, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright issues in producing a TV show

How can I show clips of recent music videos produced as a news item without infringing on copyright. Many shows routinely do that. Is there a limit? Sometimes they seem to play the entire video. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.103.138.213 (talk) 19:46, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure, and the Ref Desk doesn't give legal advice, but I think it might be that the large corporations (like News Corporation, or Fox) would make a deal with the artist/producer to be able to air it. Thanks, Genius 101^Guestbook 21:38, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at Fair use. 152.16.253.109 (talk) 21:53, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I know that if you are showing a clip of something for the purpose of critique or analysis, and you put the name of the show and it's production company up with the clip, then you aren't infringing copyright. Maybe this is what the shows you're thinking of are doing. I know Charlie Brooker does this on his Screenwipe programme.91.111.91.7 (talk) 21:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Melody identification

Hello, I've got this melody in my head, and was hoping someone could put a name to it – it's so well-known I'm sure someone can!

Cheers. Cycle~ (talk) 22:41, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note – the line before the first crotchet is the cursor, not a bar line – hooray for Cubase score editor! Cycle~ (talk) 22:42, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's The British Grenadiers.Ka renjc 00:44, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aha! Thank you very much – I knew it had to be pretty "British"; there's a variation on it in the score to The Italian Job! Cycle~ (talk) 01:05, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And of course an excerpt is played at the start before a segue to the normal theme in the fourth series of Blackadder. Britmax (talk) 09:46, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 18

What's the name of that movie?

Sounds like a game show...anyway, a physics teacher of mine told me about a mafia movie she had seen "10-15 years" ago.

It was a B-movie, and included a scene where the good guys, presumably policemen or the like, synced a "sound gun" to the mafia men's resonance frequency, while the mafia hitmen were sitting in a restaurant. As some drinking glasses do when rubbed across the top at the right resonance frequency, the men vibrated. The policemen then increased the amplitude of the frequency and proceeded to explode the hitmen, just as an opera singer is sometimes shown comically to break a drinking glass.

I know this isn't possible, but does anyone know what movie I am talking about? My teacher does not know the title. She said that it was old when she watched it, and said it was probably released about "20-25 years" ago.

Thanks. Should this go on the science desk? The Reader who Writes (talk) 03:11, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know the movie, but this desk is the right place for your question. 152.16.253.109 (talk) 04:39, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that this is the right Desk. You would ask at the Science Desk if you wanted to know why this wouldn't work. (Because, unlike crystals, people have soft parts which convert vibrations into heat, "using up" the vibrational energy.) StuRat (talk) 14:57, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I thought this was the right desk, I just wasn't sure. Good thing I had low expectations asking this question. Next week, to the miscellaneous desk! The Reader who Writes (talk) 03:16, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lyrical Clichés

Hi, I'm working on a writing project and I'm looking for examples of lyrical clichés, usually rhyming couplets that have been used so often in different songs that they instill a sense of deja vu in a listener, even if they haven't heard a song before. Examples, to my mind, include:

"Wave your hands in the air like you just don't care"
"She's my baby and I don't mean maybe"
Rhyming "baby" with "crazy"
Rhyming "sky", "fly" and "high"

etc

Can anyone think of any more?

Thanks!

Phileas (talk) 13:38, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rhyming moon and June'. DuncanHill (talk) 13:50, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, "love from above", "dove", and "glove", "sitting in the sun you are the only one", "the blue skies and your beautiful eyes", geez, I am making myself sick here. :) cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 14:42, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Beatles are often criticised for their use of chiches in their early songs - just listen to Please Please Me and you'll hear them all (that doesn't make it a bad album - it's one of the best albums ever made). Dendodge Talk^Contribs 14:49, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of Hip-Hop and Reggae artists will re-use phrases from other songs. Over time some have become cliched. See this discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.111.91.7 (talk) 22:37, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys, there's a few things here for me to think about. Let me know if anyone thinks of any more! Cheers! Phileas (talk) 13:30, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You've got me on my knees, I'm begging, darling please. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 21:05, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good example and even better song (Layla). Clapton, however, writes good lyrics; just listen to 'Hello Old Friend'. Kurtelacić (talk) 01:04, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

tonight / until the morning light. The Go-Go's played with this one by omitting light until the last refrain. —Tamfang (talk) 02:33, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube

How can I take an image from a YouTube video? --200.112.95.164 (talk) 15:16, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The "Print Screen" button? Be careful what you do with it, though, it will most likely be copyrighted. --Tango (talk) 15:31, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(EC) Pause it at the moment you wish to capture and use print screen and paste in an appropriate program (there's always good old Paintbrush) or command-shift-3 should deposit it to your Apple desktop or command-shift-4 to take a specific area of the screen. Lanfear's Bane | t 15:39, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Lanfear's Bane, that's excellent! Julia Rossi (talk) 09:12, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Was track 4 of Debut (album) by Bjork actually recorded in a toilet?

I don't understand. That doesn't really make sense.--Crimean Hake (talk) 23:50, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Translation for Americans: "toilet" = "bathroom". StuRat (talk) 14:51, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes toilet refers to the room and not the commode itself; and there is a history of songs recorded in bathrooms. See My Bologna or Ellen's Bathroom Concert Series or these viral video stars. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 05:33, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weird. Next they'll probably start recording drum tracks in tall stairwells. -- kainaw ™ 16:27, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There have been some albums recorded in pretty strange places. Machine Head by Deep Purple was recorded in a hotel, with each band member setting up shop in different rooms and hallways. It was recorded "live" with no overdubs, and each musician being fed a live mix through headphone monitors. The Band album by The Band was recorded in Sammy Davis, Jr.'s hollywood house, and likewise, various rooms were used at various times for their specific accoustic properties. I have no idea if they used a bathroom or a stairwell in either of these albums, but there are two classic examples of famous recordings done outside of a traditional studio setting... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 03:15, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't Ben Folds Five record one of their CDs at home? Also expanding on the 'interesting place' theme, Aimee Mann recorded a song on her i'm with stupid album (Frankenstein) where much of the musical instruments used were fashioned from things such as boxes/garbage cans stuff like that. Presumably there's a name for that type of home-made instrument style? 194.221.133.226 (talk) 09:51, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In the famous Orson Welles Martian invasion, a microphone wire was strung to a bathroom, and the Martian cylinder opening was actually a jar being unscrewed in the toilet bowl. Previously, Welles had put actors in the bathroom to get the effect of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO dungeon and the flushing toilet to create crashing waves. Pepso2 (talk) 18:32, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 19

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus

When will Disney stop producing new episodes of Hannah Montana? How old does Miley Cyrus have to be before that happens?

When will Miley Cyrus release her second non-Hannah Montana album? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.166.196 (talk) 00:04, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Disney owns her until she turns 18. After that, see what happened to the last two precocious Disney female properties once they bought their freedom... </facetiousness> --Jayron32.talk.contribs 05:27, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed your links, though I imagine they redirected anyway. --Anon, 06:51 UTC, Feb. 19, 2009.

</silly_html_tags> :-P Ilikefood (talk) 22:49, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What about Hilary Duff? Brickfield 07:47, 19 February 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brickfield (talk • contribs)

I am the Computer Man

When I was younger, around 6 or 7(so this was around 1995/6) my parents played a cassette for me and my brothers. On it, there was one song in particular I can remember, with the main lyric being sung by a robotic-sounding man saying, "I am the computer man, I can do anything you can". I'm pretty sure it was an album made for kids judging by the amount of kids talking and singing on it. I was wondering if anybody knew who did this song, and perhaps, a place where I could find a recording of it. Thank you.76.179.230.138 (talk) 05:05, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That line is not in it, but similar lines are in the song Particle Man by They Might Be Giants... Justa stab in the dark... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 05:25, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

About a minute googling for "computer man" suggests it might be a song called Computer Man by Canadian recording artist Bob Schneider (and the Rainbow Kids), who specialises in kid's music. You can buy it from Amazon[1] or listen to a clip for free, although the clip doesn't feature the lyrics you mention. I'm fairly sure it's not Particle Man at least. --Maltelauridsbrigge (talk) 13:04, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, you can listen to the whole song here and it does feature the lyrics. It says: Artist: Bob Schneider and the Rainbow Kids, Album title: When You Dream A Dream, Release date: 1990-01-01, track 1: Computer Man. --Maltelauridsbrigge (talk) 13:08, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

regarding Enzo, and Happy

By any chance, are Enzo the dog and Happy the Dog in "talks" to write their memoirs, like Enzo's father Moose (dog actor)? Where can I find any plush toys in Happy's likeness?72.229.135.200 (talk) 07:15, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BIG NIGHT SOUNDTRACK DATES

I have looked absolutely everywhere and I just can't seem to find the recording dates of the following tracks included on 1996's great Big Night soundtrack: Claudio Villa's "La Strada Del Busco" and "Tic Ti, Tic Ta", and Matteo Salvatore's "Mo Ve'la Bella Mia Da La Montagna". Thanks much.65.110.174.71 (talk) 19:31, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

www.idolonfox.com

This website has been replaced by the eponymous www.AmericanIdol.com - was it previously being used by a cybersquatter? When did Fox get the rights to the name? Did they pay a ransom for it?

I don't know the details of this case, but generally either companies buy the domain or, if that doesn't work, they may go to court to obtain them. DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:14, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The site is registered with Go Daddy. You can read more here. --Eustress (talk) 11:02, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 20

Olympic Singer

At 2000 Sydney Olympics Closing (or, less likely, Opening) Ceremony there was a bald dude singing some fairly simple lyrics (like 'Who are you' or similar) and imitating wolf's howling. Does anybody have the smallest clue what song/artist is it? Kurtelacić (talk) 01:10, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm guessing it was Midnight Oil, the singer was Peter Garrett. - Akamad (talk) 03:02, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verily. He's now our Minister for the Environment. -- JackofOz (talk) 05:18, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent. Its good to know that America is not the only country where being a good musician/actor/professional wrestler/commedian apparently automatically qualifies one to be good at governing. Why have expertise and effectiveness where fame apparently is just as important! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 06:16, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mind you, he's had his critics, many of whom believe that his record (no pun) since changing career is poor, and that he wasn't qualified to be in government in the first place. (I assume you meant "disqualified"). -- JackofOz (talk) 08:05, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See wikt:facetiousness and wikt:sarcasm for more information. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 12:42, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also Ronald Reagan, Jessie Ventura, Arnold_Schwarzenegger if the joke is still obscure to people not from USA. APL (talk) 19:45, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I well and truly asked for that. My irony meter seems to be a little dysfunctional at the moment. But let me make a comment while we're on the subject. I'd certainly agree with the critics that Garrett's parliamentary performance to date has been poor, and maybe that shows he's in the wrong job. Maybe not. Time will tell. However, if your subtext is that being a celebrity of the type you mention automatically makes a person somehow less qualified to be a lawmaker than a lawyer or some other "appropriate" background, then I'd have to disagree. I'm not arguing cases here, just the general principle. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think Jayron was saying being a celebrity doesn't automatically mean you are qualified to be a politician, not that it means you are worse than anyone else would be. --Tango (talk) 23:10, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, no-one here (or anywhere else AFAIK) is suggesting otherwise. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 18:53, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It really is the bald guy I was looking for. Is there any link of the same performance (not Midnight Oil)? Kurtelacić (talk) 22:30, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Godspeed

Hey I just got The Red JUmpsuit Apparatus' nem CD Lonely Road and the last song Godspeed intrigued me. I would really appreciate it if someone could explain to me more of what it is about. Please and thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.58.107.84 (talk) 02:44, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just speculation, but start with the only concrete information offered in the lyric- the date. Then consider the band's evident social conscience and read more about the end of the Nigerian-Biafran War. Just a potential starting point. Wolfgangus (talk) 05:13, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 21

what length of surfboard for a newbie

What length of surfboard should i buy. i'm a pretty athletic 21 year old guy. i have never surfed. i'm pretty sure i don't need anything in the range of 12 feet or 10 feet, but i don't wanna go too short and then be really challenged to learning. it took me just 10 minutes to learn to ski and to snowboard too. so about what would you recommend? any surfers here? any surf sites to recommend where i could ask this also?Troyster87 (talk) 06:15, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, if it was me, I'd ask the people in the store I was buying the surfboard from. They're likely to know what they're talking about. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 08:44, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sporadic The Office episodes

Does anyone know why episodes of The Office are so sporatic? They air episodes for a few consecutive weeks and then there will be nothing for a month. I can speculate intervening special shows and NBC plots to introduce viewers to new shows when they think they're going to watch The Office, but I was wondering if anyone has come across anything authoritative from NBC on the matter? —Eustress ^talk 06:36, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can't think of any recent month-plus break in The Office except for the usual midseason pause. As for that and the occasional weekly break, it's standard behavior for virtually all such network shows -- networks want to debut new episodes whenever everybody else does (lest they lose viewers), run their best episodes around sweeps week (lest they lose viewers), and run out of episodes when everybody else does (lest they lose viewers). Similarly, they don't want to waste episodes when the audience is otherwise preoccupied, as this effectively loses them viewers. The body of evidence overwhelmingly attests that networks have decided the occasional weekly break is the option that costs them the fewest number of viewers.

To take this season's Office episode, I see a break for Thanksgiving (the no one is watching anyway case), the midseason break that virtually all such shows took, a three-day delay to run an episode after the Super Bowl, and the current two-week break to (presumably) stretch the season. — Lomn 15:01, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for breaking it down! —Eustress ^talk 17:05, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They used to show reruns to fill the gaps, but lately networks seem to have decided that no one watches reruns, so now they show something else instead. Adam Bishop (talk) 14:19, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Taken Trailer Song

What is the song that plays during the trailer of taken? The song was composed mainly of a piano. 216.164.152.182 (talk) 07:41, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Composed by Nathaniel Mechaly, simply called "Opening." Wolfgangus (talk) 08:01, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can hear it here.Wolfgangus (talk) 08:05, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can you identify this piano tune?

Here it is (MP3). Thanks! — Kieff | Talk 21:05, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chopin Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1 [2] meltBanana 21:46, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I had a feeling it was Chopin. — Kieff | Talk 22:11, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 22

A song called Rush

All i know is the song is really techno sounding and it has the word rush in the song itself. I don't know the title, nor do i know the artist. Can anyone help? Buffered Input Output 01:05, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is the vocalist male or female? Being techno, does it sound "90s"? For some reason, I had Crush by Jennifer Paige come to mind – but I don't think that's what you're after :) Cycle~ (talk) 03:37, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"As the rush comes" by Motorcycle? "Take Control" by BKS? 152.16.59.190 (talk) 10:41, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rush by Big Audio Dynamite, the post-Clash Mick Jones vehicle??. Our article notes that there was a New York House remix of the song, so it may very well be that one. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 14:24, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There's also Rush by Kleshay, which is sort of house/R&B sounding (in my opinion) with the hook "I get a rush"[3]. And Loni Clark's Rushing: the main lyrics are variations on "I won't slow down / I can't slow down", but it does go "rush and rush and rush and rush..."[4]

Need the lyrics to Julius & Cissy Wechter's song 'Moon Child'.

In 1964 the Ventures released a beautiful song called 'Moon Child', written by Julius & Cissy Wechter. It's on their '(The) Ventures In Space' album. The song is an instrumental (of course) but as you listen to it you feel that it must originally have had lyrics written for it. The song is virtually unknown so there's no use searching the various online lyrics databases for it. Can anyone here dig up the lyrics for this song (or at least show me where I can find them)? --Moodie-1 (talk) 02:16, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Composer Richard Rodger's 1939 Ballet "Ghost Town"

I have a recording of the above and would like Wikipedia to please give out detailed information on the plot and characters. And I very much like Wikipedia. You are an excellent source of information.

Thank You! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.98.172.231 (talk • contribs) 02:36, Feb 22, 2009 (UTC)

You can find the names of the characters and a summary of the plot here. Deor (talk) 13:57, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

reference to "Groundhog Day"

A few weeks ago, I was watching an episode of ER. In that particular episode, Neela Rasgotra has these three dream sequences. They start out the same, but end differently. (Elizabeth Corday appears in one of the sequences.) By any chance, was that particular episode inspired by Groundhog Day (film)?72.229.135.200 (talk) 08:36, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd guess that showing different possibly outcomes for each day is a much older concept than Groundhog Day, although that movie might have been the direct inspiration for the ER episode. StuRat (talk) 12:55, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

More likely, the movie Clue (film) was an inspiration, as it also featured multiple endings. Or perhaps the Who shot J.R.? sequence from Dallas, which also featured a dream sequence which changed the plot of the show. Or the final episode of Newhart, where it turns out the entire TV series was a dream of the main character from the earlier Bob Newhart Show. Or Wayne's World (film). See also List of fiction with multiple endings and Dream sequence. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 14:18, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

movie

which movie industry is the biggest in the world213.55.75.109 (talk) 10:20, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In terms of money spent, it would have to be Hollywood. Bollywood and others might possibly produce movies seen by more people or employ more people, though. StuRat (talk) 12:52, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]