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Latest comment: 15 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

If someone knows how to make the correct lyrics appear alongside the incorrect one sung by REM, that would probably be much better. Thanks

--Cranky1KCranky1000 15:31, 13 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

opel version seen as better? any source for that? (i mean, it does seem to be a commonly held view, but still, there should be a citation) (and i think the opel version sucks, personally).--Progjunky 12:26, 17 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

What's up with ``lyrics which make a point about.....? Are personal intepretations of works appropriate for wikipedia? 67.55.21.177 (talk) 01:44, 6 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Gilmour's performance of Dark Globe edit

It was my understanding that David Gilmour only performed Dark Globe once during his tour - on the first show after Syd's death. Could anyone confirm this, or the assertion in the article that he performed it several times?

- albatross84

Songfacts.com should not be used as a source. edit

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I removed some nonsense about how this song is all about his former bandmates in Pink Floyd, which I think is a bad joke (Who's "pussy willow", then? Some say it's Roger Waters, but I'm betting on Nick Mason!) The source on this was songfacts.com, and I urge you to look at the article and see for yourself that this is NOT a worthy source of FACTS, and should not be used as a source in editing Wikipedia articles. (I feel the same about allmusic.com, but won't get into that here.)

Here's something from the SongFacts article (or, I should say, the Song"Facts" article):

Generally, the version of the song on Opel, a compilation of Barrett out-takes, is considered far superior. That version is known as "Wouldn't You Miss Me?"

Oh, really?!? I'd be curious as to just WHO "considers" this, since SongFacts doesn't have to cite their sources, but as a long-time Wikipedian, I know the using-weasel-words-to-present-your-opinion-as-fact trick when I see it! Hell, in my early days, I used it! (No, I didn't.) "Generally"; "is considered". *scoff* You know what that means? That means "I, personally, the writer of this article, like the version on Opel better, because it stirs my emotions more. I asked my best pal and my girlfriend, who had to listen to both versions first, since she had never heard Syd Barrett before, and anyway, they both agreed with me." That's EXACTLY what that means!

I, personally, feel the version on Opel is garbage, an outtake best left in the bin, and never listened to by anyone, ever again. But I'm honest enough not to dress my opinion up in "fact-like" terms. Whichever version is "superior" (The Madcap Laughs version, but never mind) is a matter of opinon, and yet is stated as a "fact" by SongFacts, which calls into question their entire reputation as a "source" for an encyclopaedic article.

The SongFacts article consists of three basic factual statements ("Barrett was a founding member of Pink Floyd, but mental illness ...", etc.) one questionable, but acceptable statement ("This song shows Syd's awareness of his psychological state."), one statement of RAW OPINION GARNISHED WITH WEASEL WORDS (see above), and 21 comments! And the article proper never does say this song is directed at his former bandmates ANYWAY, so that's something the Wikipedian either gleaned from the comments (which I barely glanced at; they seem to be arguing over whether The Wall is "annoying" or not -- you know, crucial scholarly matters of Floydian analysis like that), or just plain fucking made up!

--Ben Culture (talk) 05:06, 10 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

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