Talk:Mr. Bojangles (song)
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editThe list of recorded versions needs to be checked, because it seems to be based on peer to peer lists instead of actual discographies. In these lists song versions are frequently attributed to wrong artists. In this case the version of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band often is not recognised as theirs and attributed to people like Jim Croce, Dr Hook, BillY Joel and so on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.207.4.147 (talk) 13:36, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
I removed the following, since it was poorly written and not sourced: In 2006 on "I'd Do Anything" Sarah performed the song in the competition to play nancy in the west end production of Oliver judged by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.247.58.208 (talk) 07:38, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
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– Inbound links and page views suggest that most people searching for "Mr. Bojangles" are looking for the song. The only other element that has that exact name and an article is an obscure album released well after the song became popular, so I think it's safe to say the song is the primary topic. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 19:51, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose, the disamb page seems most accurate as it contains as primaries both the song and Bill Robinson. The person the song is written about was using Robinson's nickname, Bojangles, and then the song uses Robinson's other nickname, Mr. Bojangles. I don't think Wikipedia should take away anything else from Bill Robinson, who is just as much Mr. Bojangles as is the song. Randy Kryn (talk) 04:25, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support: if our article on Bill Robinson is correct, "Mr. Bojangles" was not his nickname and the song was not about him (although a biography used that title). PamD 07:22, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- No, the song was not about Bill Robinson but about someone who appropriated his nickname. The two, together in the disamb, should not be separated. Randy Kryn (talk) 10:22, 30 July 2024 (UTC)