Talk:He's the Greatest Dancer

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Boscaswell in topic So what was on the 12”?

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C class:
  •  Y All the start class criteria
  •  Y A reasonably complete infobox, including cover art
  •  Y At least one other section of prose (in addition to the lead section)
  •  Y A track listing containing track lengths and authors for all songs
  •  Y A "personnel" section listing performers, including guest musicians.
  •  Y Independent in-line references supporting major/controversial claims

B class:

  •  Y All the C class criteria
  •  Y A completed infobox, including cover art and most technical details
  •  N A full list of personnel, including technical personnel and guest musicians
  •  N No obvious issues with sourcing, including the use of blatantly improper sources. (e.g. Sister Sledge version does not have chart peaks cited, similar for Will Smith sampling & charting.)
  •  Y No significant issues exist to hamper readability, although it may not rigorously follow WP:MOS;Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 08:26, 17 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

Last edited at 08:26, 17 September 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 20:00, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Is this song supposed to be about a specific man/male character? edit

It has been thought that this song is based on Tony Manero (played by John Travolta) from the movie Saturday Night Fever.Cbsteffen (talk) 02:32, 6 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

Brands in songs edit

From the article: Nile Rodgers has speculated that this may have been the first occurrence of the later-widespread phenomenon of brands being mentioned in songs.

Not exactly. Paul Simon's Kodachrome from 1973 is titled after a brand name. Also, there is "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" from 1908 which contains “buy me some peanuts and some Cracker Jack”. There's also the 1907 song Budweiser’s a Friend of Mine. -Rolypolyman (talk) 16:36, 23 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

So what was on the 12”? edit

The article states “ its 12″ version was shared by the "We Are Family" and "Lost in Music" tracks”. Eh? 3 tracks on 1 12”? I think not but can’t find a citation. But it isn’t too hard to find something online listing a 12” with Greatest Dancer and We Are Family. Anyone…..? Boscaswell talk 02:45, 25 November 2021 (UTC)Reply