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December 13

Portuguese lyrics to Music Is My Hot Hot Sex

Can someone translate the Portuguese lyrics to Media:Music Is My Hot Hot Sex - Portuguese part.ogg? —Keenan Pepper 00:27, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

There's a post on this page that claims to have translated it, but regardless there is the Portuguese lyrics typed out for those with more than a basic understanding of Portuguese (like me)--droptone (talk) 12:40, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

john frusciante

I noticed that it dose not say in john frusciant's bio weather he reads music or not, just wondering if someone might know.71.205.196.121 (talk) 04:41, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

John Frusciante. I think it's pretty safe to say that a professional songwriter and guitarist must read music to some extent. The article does say he took guitar lessons, and how else could he write songs?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:56, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Lots of rock musicians can't read music, including - famously - Paul McCartney. To write a song all you need is a series of chords, for which you don't need to know music notation. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 11:27, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

OK, I guess he could "dictate" the songs. Anyway, the ability to read music, like reading anything else, is a matter of degree, so the question is rather vague. Perhaps the questioner means "sight read", which is rather more of a skill than simply understanding musical notation. It is certainly hard to imagine a pop guitarist with a music stand in front of them!--Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:52, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I saw Steely Dan play in Lucca this summer. The band consisted of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen with an assembly of session jazz musicians. The concert was ... not so good, but the funniest part was that all the band had sheet music in front of them which they were clearly following. SaundersW (talk) 19:27, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

World War II "destroyer" movie

I'm trying to identify a particular World War II movie detailing a battle between an American destroyer and an enemy submarine. In particular, there is a scene where a crewmember on the destroyer has his hand mutilated by a depth charge; it's a poignant scene because he was going to be a watchmaker after the war. This movie may have been the 1957 film The Enemy Below, but I'm trying to confirm that; can anyone help me?

Atlant (talk) 13:37, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

All I can think of is Down Periscope ?

Beekone (talk) 16:34, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, but no; I don't watch Kelsey Grammer movies. And this movie was much older than 1996.

Atlant (talk) 17:46, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm thinking Das Boot. --Mdwyer (talk) 04:45, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

(One of my favourites, but not the one I was thinking of -- thanks! Atlant (talk) 16:55, 14 December 2007 (UTC))

I've seen it - but can't remember what it is called. Das Boot it ain't, I think it's probably a '50s film. DuncanHill (talk) 09:56, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Amazon shows that Enemy Below has a chapter titled "The Watchmaker". [1]. I'm sure I've seen this, probably thiry years ago. --— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 12:15, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

And a copy of its subtitles confirms Atlant's crushed-fingers-vs-watchmaking recollection. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 12:18, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks all! The Enemy Below it must be! Onto my Christmas wish list it goes!

Atlant (talk) 16:55, 14 December 2007 (UTC)