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"and you've been here way too long"

I can't find a song anywhere with those exact lyrics anywhere on the internet. I heard a song on the radio, remembered some of the lyrics and can't find it anywhere, please help.

"and you've been here way too long"

Audio Bullys' Way Too Long? Julia Rossi (talk) 10:52, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

That's not it but it's one I keep coming up with. I can't find a search engine that searches lyrics instead of titles and artists.

Tried lyrics.com? Oddly it sounds like something Nickelback would write... Julia Rossi (talk) 00:46, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

i can't remember the exact weblink, but go to my personal links page www.gazhiley.co.uk/links.htm and there's a link there for a song lyrics site... no idea if they'll find it... as per julia rossi it does sound nickelback-esque - ironically I've got them on my Ipod right now! It does sound like something they'd sing, but i don't recognise it myself... Gazhiley (talk) 15:15, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Melody Identification!

Pull out your guitars, pianos or What-Have-Yous:

e e e q. e e e e e e q do do la sol do do la sol fa sol mi

HELP! This earworm is making me crazy!24.147.171.20 (talk) 08:23, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Did you mean this:

e	e	e	q.		e	e	e	e	e	e	q
do	do	la	sol		do	do	la	sol	fa	sol	mi

I'm not sure what q refers to. -- JackofOz (talk) 20:14, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

I think "e" stands for eighth note, and "q" stands for quarter note. It isn't clear to me at which octave the "do" is positioned in relationship to the other notes. In any event, I couldn't identify a melody with this exact pattern, though the sequence sounds obvious enough. ---Sluzzelin talk 21:07, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

If the dos are positioned above, then the sequence reminded me of part of "Buffalo Soldier"'s chorus, with the first part chopped off. In other words, it reminded me of: "woy yoy-yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy yoy yoy-yoy yoy" But the notes would be:

do do la sol / do do la sol fa mi re do, and the rhythm isn't right either. So I'm probably wrong, unless your earworm mutated in your head, as earworms sometimes do. ---Sluzzelin talk 14:14, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Oooh, the article points out the similarity to the older Banana Splits' "The Tra-La-La Song". I didn't know this song, and hoped this might be what you're looking for, but the segments are so similar; the Tra-La-La's notes follow my pattern, not the one you gave. Probably not it either. ---Sluzzelin talk 14:23, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

How many #1 hits did Johnny Cash, Elvis, and Moe Bandy have?

On all the charts if possible. I was hoping one of you guys had one of those Billboard or Cashbox books lying around. I could never afford one. I would really appreciate the Elvis one, especially.I have a mislabel RCA thats worth a lot of money.Sunburned Baby (talk) 03:10, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Books? We don't need no stinkin' books. See Johnny Cash discography for chart positions of his music. See Elvis Presley discography for chart positions of his music. See Moe Bandy#Discography for chart positions of his music. Also note, Billboard is online at http://www.billboard.com (they have historic charts of hit singles). -- kainaw™ 15:39, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Doc Martin, TV Series

Question: Is Doc Martin series 2 & 3 going to be released in the United States as was the case with series 1. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.208.178 (talk) 17:10, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Identifying child stage actor

Who starred as the Artful Dodger alongside Gwion Jones and Jodie Prenger in Children in Need 2008? - Mgm|^(talk) 19:35, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

This link seems to suggest it was Robert Madge (a Google search of "Robert Madge" Oliver brings up a load of stuff). I was browsing the Reference Desk roughly ten minutes ago and saw this question, but couldn't answer it. I went onto the other (linked) site and suddenly saw the post! Booglamay (talk) - 20:13, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks! Mgm|^(talk) 09:49, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Stunt kids

I'm not sure if it's even legal. Occasionally, kids perform their own stunts when they appear in a tv show or a feature film, but are there any kids employed as professional stunt performers anywhere in the world? And if so, who is the youngest one? - Mgm|^(talk) 19:35, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

This link says that there's an 11-year-old in Australia who does stunt work. This claims that there was a 3-year-old stunt performer in the 40s and 50s in the US named Thom Bresh. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 21:51, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks! If anyone has any other names, please let me know. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:50, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

That doesn't say he was a child stunt performer, only that he performed stunts sometime between the ages of 3 and 17...probably towards the later end. Adam Bishop (talk) 00:07, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

At age three was billed as Hollywood's youngest stunt man. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 01:57, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, the book itself says that? I thought you meant the article. Adam Bishop (talk) 08:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

• There's an American... something (the first thing it says on its website is that it is "not an agency") called StuntKids. The kids basically do body double work like bungee jumping, falling off of bicycles, and jumping into air bags on behalf of child actors. Obviously they don't do car stunts and that sort of thing. The youngest person listed on the site at the moment is ten. Postlebury (talk) 00:33, 18 November 2008 (UTC)