Talk:HIStory (song)

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Buidhe in topic Requested move 27 October 2020
Former good articleHIStory (song) was one of the Music good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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March 2, 2009Good article nomineeListed
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Current status: Delisted good article

Ghosts Lyrics

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In the song Ghosts, at the point where he says "Don't understand it" after the second verse there is some backup vocals chanting something. But I can never distinguish what it is. All I can guess is the line is something like "Gotta ghost walkin' down the halls. Gotta ghoul..." Can somebody help clarify? Sarujo (talk) 16:07, 12 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Ghosts audio

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Since the remix of HIStory has an audio file added, is it also appropriate to add a sample for the Ghosts remix? TehRandomPersontalk 03:59, 8 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

No, the remix of HIStory was what was actually released here. We also include the original version of HIStory to show the changes for the reader. A Ghosts remix is not needed. — Realist2 17:15, 8 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
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HIStory (1995)

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HIStory (1997)

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Ghosts

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Realist, why do you keep changing the genre edits I should make?

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'Ghosts' is clearly more New jack swing; then it is HOUSE music. I don't know what sources you're using but they're wrong... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.154.201.152 (talk) 19:31, 19 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Split?

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Simply they are two separate songs and HIStory has been featured on its own more than once. Simply south (talk) 15:54, 7 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

only 16 KB long, this not need to be splited. TbhotchTalk C. 01:54, 21 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

HIStory composed in 1996?

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The article claims HIStory was "composed by Michael Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis in 1996". But HIStory (album) was released in june 1995, making it pretty obvious HIStory was not composed in 1996. 88.166.19.90 (talk) 17:45, 25 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

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Proposed split (2017)

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It's common practice for Wikipedia song articles to be about songs, not single releases. (one prominent example: Something (Beatles song) and Come Together.) Both songs on this single release appear to be notable in their own right, and each have fairly lengthy, detailed sections about them in the article. I see no reason why this should not be split into HIStory (Michael Jackson song) and Ghosts (Michael Jackson song). I'd carry out the split myself, but since this has been listed as a good article since 2009, I'd like to get opinions from other editors. I'll notify a few projects about this. Chase (talk | contributions) 23:39, 13 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Should this article be split into HIStory (Michael Jackson song) and Ghosts (Michael Jackson song)? George Ho (talk) 04:25, 9 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

I could put the tag up to the top, Eman235, but the OP isn't neutral. Therefore, per procedure, I have to use the bot to transclude the more neutral one below the tag. George Ho (talk) 02:50, 12 June 2017 (UTC)Reply
Oh, okay. Carry on then! Eman235/talk 22:35, 12 June 2017 (UTC
How about it, Simply south? May I start the GAR now? --George Ho (talk) 20:40, 25 June 2017 (UTC)Reply
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Move discussion in progress

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There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 13:59, 11 July 2017 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 27 October 2020

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Ultimately, I read this as a weak consensus to move, per WP:SMALLDETAILS. Hatnote will be put in for navigation aid. (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 15:27, 9 December 2020 (UTC)Reply



HIStory (Michael Jackson song)HIStory (song) – Because WP articles are case-sensitive, it is incredibly unlikely that someone would spell "history (song)" as "HIStory (song)" when looking for other songs named "history". JJP...MASTER! (0-3-5)'[talk about or to] JJP... master? (0-3-6-5) 16:36, 27 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

This is a contested technical request (permalink). —Nnadigoodluck 18:45, 27 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
No, HIStory is the actual name of the song, not a stylization of the word history. See this. JJP...MASTER!...MASTER!!! master of puppets, i'm pulling your strings (0-3-5)'[talk about or to] JJP... master? master? where's the dreams that i've been after (0-3-6-5) 11:57, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
It's a stylism In ictu oculi (talk) 23:41, 3 December 2020 (UTC)Reply
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