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January 21

What is the longest music that someone (or something [computers..]) finished playing atleast one time??

What is the longest music that was played at least one time??? So, no longplayer or as slow as possible since those musics where not finished at least one time.201.79.35.36 (talk) 01:37, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

For those trying to wrap your head around the grammar of this question, Longplayer and As Slow As Possible are songs. Neither of which have finished playing, nor will they within our lifetimes. Dismas|^(talk) 03:08, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Neither of these pieces are songs, since they are not sung. But the OP uses "music" in the header and "song" in the question, so whatever. As well as the pieces listed in the article linked below, there is also The Well Tuned Piano by La Monte Young, which clocks in at around six hours. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 13:13, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

You might want to look at Longest non-repetitive piano piece. Is it just me or is John Cage a bit of a pretentious idiot? I'm sure he's done worthy pieces of work but the only 2 pieces i know of by him are A) A piece that is pure silence and B) This as-slow-as-possible piece. I'll look through his article now - hopefully he's dedicated his (presumably considerable) talents to something less silly and more like music. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 10:22, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

In fairness to the man, Cage doesn't seem to be responsible for the as slow as possible project. He just wrote a piece of music with rather imprecise timing directions; it wasn't until after his death that the idea of a six-century performance was conceived. Algebraist 11:26, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, but you must admit, it DOES fit within his personality to have it done this way. I can only imagine he would be pleased at how it turned out... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 12:01, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Not sure if this counts, but I believe there are sequences of bell peals that have been played for 24 hours or so. DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:52, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

How can I find a list of all movies rated 5 stars by AMG?

I tend to agree with the opinions of allmovie. I would like to have a list of all movies they have ever rated 5 stars. The website has lists of "major films" by decade, genre, and year, and these are sorted by rating, but not all five-star films are represented on these lists. (For example, I cannot find Spirited Away on any of the Quick Browser major films categories. Perhaps these categories were last updated in 1999?) Can anyone think of a clever way to find all films of a given rating? Perhaps using a service that uses AMG data, like, I believe, Windows Media Player? --Me, but logged in (talk) 07:56, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Steve McQueen

I heard a rumour about Steve McQueen that he suppossed to have said that his favorite or one of his favorites bikes was something called a "Bonnie" which was out after he died. I'm not sure if the states a particular modal or if it's just in general. Has anyone else heard these ?

Scotius (talk) 12:52, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

He must have meant a Triumph Bonneville, probably a T120, but I don't know exactly which model. ---Sluzzelin talk 13:03, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Compilation albums from NZ named "Playlist" and "Playlist 2"

Hi I'm looking for reliable sources for the articles Playlist (compilation album) and Playlist 2, apparently compilation albums from New Zealand. Only the titles and track listings are given; no record label etc.. I tried a NZ-based record store and they had what appeared to be the correct "Playlist" album described as being published by "BMG NZ", but no "Playlist2". I know Playlist 2 exists because someone is trying to sell one [1]. Googling is problematic as I am not in NZ and apparently Google takes note of IP to guess your location and tailor your search (any tricks to override this?). Any help in finding references and establishing notability appreciated.

Thanks,

--Rogerb67 (talk) 14:58, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Have you tried http://www.allmusic.com ? They usually have lots of good music info. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 19:13, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your comment. I did look there: Neither seem to be listed. There are no albums called "Playlist 2" and the "Playlist"s they have listed don't look like this one. While they do have a lot of information on music originating outside of North America, they seem to report only North American charts, so my feeling is that the fact it is not listed is not necessarily indicative of the notability of a NZ release within NZ itself. Any further help from anyone? --Rogerb67 (talk) 00:25, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

My only other suggestion is to try the website of the record distrubutor who released the albums. They may have some additional information. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:16, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: "apparently Google takes note of IP to guess your location and tailor your search (any tricks to override this?)" Yes, go to http://www.google.co.nz/, and tick the box "pages from New Zealand". /Coffeeshivers (talk) 17:10, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band alter egos

Ringo Starr's alter ego was named Billy Shears. Did any of the other Beatles give their alter ego's names for this album? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 19:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

According to our article, the "concept" was abanodoned after recording the title track and With a Little Help From My Friends, and notes that Lennon was particularly against the idea from the start. So likely not... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 19:24, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, I interpretted that to mean that they abandoned the concept of having each song segue seamlessly into the next. In fact, I think that sentence is poorly worded and was thinking of changing it. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 19:41, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Marx Brothers

All right! It is about time I saw a Marx Brother's movie. Dear refdesk, where should I start? --Masamage ♫ 21:51, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

I enjoy Duck Soup. APL (talk) 22:07, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

A Night at the Opera is also a classic. The Marx Brothers Page has a full filmography.Livewireo (talk) 22:24, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

I'd recommend any of their movies from 1930 to 1938 inclusive. --Anonymous, 01:49 UTC, January 22, 2009.

Yeah you can't just watch one. Horse Feathers is also great. Adam Bishop (talk) 01:55, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, Adam, you're so full of whimsy. Deor (talk) 06:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm always that way after I eat radishes! Adam Bishop (talk) 08:05, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Hee hee. Okay; I'll start with the ones you named and move on from there! :D --Masamage ♫ 06:54, 22 January 2009 (UTC)