Talk:Lean on Me (song)

Misc

An infobox for the 1987 Club Nouveau version of "Lean on Me" was requested at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Missing_encyclopedic_articles/List_of_notable_songs/8.

It's possibly notable that this has been covered many, many times. Also, that there's another possibly notable song by the same name mentioned in the first paragraph ofRed Box (band). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.84.53.6 (talk) 18:30, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Lean on Me by Kirk Franklin

The articles about Kirk Franklin and U2 states that their song is an interpolation of the Bill Withers song. Has anyone ever heard the two songs? IMO they have nothing in common, neither lyrics nor melody. I suggest that we split this article into one about the Bill Withers song and one about the Kirk Franklin song. --Luen (talk) 07:15, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Limp Bizkit

Yeah I heard their "Lean On Me" once, and I'm pretty sure it's a different song, sharing only the name... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.136.39 (talk) 02:42, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Nitpick

The language is ambiguous here, so it's not clear whether he lived in a poor section of his hometown or of LA: "...after he had moved to Los Angeles and found himself missing the strong community ethic of his hometown. He lived in a decrepit house in the poor section of town." Rosekelleher (talk) 18:05, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Other covers of Lean on Me

One version of Lean on Me that was not mentioned was the a Capella group, The Persuasions'. I know their version was very popular, but I don't know if it rose to number one on the charts. They are not mentioned at all in the article on the song.Sariks (talk) 12:44, 11 March 2014 (UTC)sariks

So Hyang

You have missed So Hyangs version of this song. It is the ultimate version. Rmir2 (talk) 21:30, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Do you have a reference to support either sentence? Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:55, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Yes. Proof on both points:

Video on YouTube Judge for yourself. Michael Bolton used the word "spectacular" to describe this performance.

"Michael Bolton amazed by Korean singer" The Korean Times (2014-10-19 17:45) - and this. Rmir2 (talk) 20:56, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

The fact that she performed it is proof, but it's not the ultimate version. Don't like to the copyrighted video as a reference in the article as that's a WP:COPYVIO. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:28, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Please note, I have only used the link to YouTube in this discussion to make my point. You may not agree that it is the ultimate version, but with more than 1,2 million wiews during just one month (which could be compared to wiews of Boltons version - 2,5 million during 5 years), I think that I have made my point. Best regards Rmir2 (talk) 08:29, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

My opinion is immaterial. The "ultimate" would need supported by multiple reliable sources, not one paid response. Page views is simply a comment on popularity. That popularity could be the singer's not even the singer's rendition of the song. It could also represent several other things. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:06, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

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