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Tilt head

I notice that in a some tv series, movies and comedies a man tilts his head often whilst watching porn or an attractive woman. I gather this to mean he is aroused (if you get my drift) Why does he tlit his head and wha t is the origin of this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.110.110 (talk) 00:47, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

While the character is watching porn, it's likely supposed to be a joke based on porn actors getting into positions that people normally don't get into while having sex. It's also sometimes accompanied with lines like "Doesn't that hurt?" or "How far back can she get her leg?" just to add to the imagination of the viewer of the show. As far as simply seeing a pretty girl on the street, I've never understood the head tilt then. I normally just take in the view and try not to look like I'm staring. Dismas|^(talk) 01:36, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I try to look like I'm trying not to look like I'm staring. Bus stop (talk) 02:47, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

You see this same pantomime when characters are in an art museum. I've always read it as "I am intrigued by this." Although, I agree with Dismas, is can also mean "I am looking at something that is upside down, or otherwise at a weird angle." (Isn't that usually a more extreme head tilt, though?) APL (talk) 04:17, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I don't know that it is clear that we all have the same phenomena in mind. No picture has been provided of the body language (tilted head) that we are referring to. Is this what we have in mind? Bus stop (talk) 11:49, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I think this TV advert for BT broadband (at about 0:30) is the kind of thing the OP means. It is clear to me, the tilting of the head is used to suggest they are watching something that's 'not safe for TV'. Astronaut (talk) 07:39, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

On CSI: Miami, David Caruso's character, Horatio Caine, seems to tilt his head whenever saying something profound, which makes good fodder for parodies. So, overall, I'd say the head tilt is just a way to say "pay attention to what the character is doing, it's unusual", similar to how whispering (and, ironically, shouting) is sometimes used. StuRat (talk) 12:38, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Cold Mountain

In the film Cold Mountain, Renee Zellweger's father was a fiddle player. And he played a relatively important role throughout the film. I just watched the film, and I was left with this question. Was Renee Zellweger's father in the film the same character who played the fiddle in the army hospital, when Jude Law wanted to comfort the dying young man with music? Jude Law said to the fiddle player "play whatever music this man asks for"; then, the dying man asks for "music like if a girl was in love with me" (or something like that); and the fiddle player says "I don't know any music like that". Was that fiddle player the same character as the man who - later in the film - turned out to be Renee Zellweger's father? Or were they just two completely different characters, who both happened to play the fiddle? Thanks. (64.252.65.146 (talk) 01:27, 21 June 2010 (UTC))

Our article, Cold Mountain (film), mentions in its plot summary that Oakley (Lucas Black) dies in the hospital with Inman (Law) and Stobrod Thewes (Brendan Gleeson) beside him, and later refers to [Gleeson] as [Zellwegger's] "estranged father." So I guess the answer is yes. decltype (talk) 10:31, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

OK, great ... thanks! I missed that ... probably because the plot summary was so long. Thank you! (64.252.65.146 (talk) 18:53, 3 July 2010 (UTC))

Instrumental tune from the 70s/80s

I'm sure someone will be able to help me with this. I have a tune in my head, it's from the 70s or 80s. It's an instrumental piece of music, with a full orchestra, and some guitars/drums etc. I just can't think of the name of the track. The melody starts off like this: C A' E E D G' D C G' F F E and goes on from there (A' and G' are below middle C). It is a very popular piece of music (I have heard it many times) so hopefully someone will know it. Thanks everyone!! 121.44.69.156 (talk) 03:05, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

What time signature? Karenjc 15:54, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Suggest you try Musipedia.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 17:28, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

TV PSA classical music

There's a PSA on US TV now where kids use their books as tickets to board a train going to Hogwarts, Oz, etc. What is the piece of classical music which plays during this ad ? It sounds like "new classical" to me, meaning from within the last century or so. I'd also like to download it, if it's public domain music, so please provide a link. StuRat (talk) 14:24, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

What is a PSA? Astronaut (talk) 16:47, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

See Public service announcement.-- kainaw™ 16:51, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Not to be confused with Prostate Specific Antigen. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:28, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

I believe you are talking about the "Explore New Worlds. Read." campaign from the Library of Congress (main site: literacy.gov Youtube clips: [1], [2], [3]). There seems to be a number of different musical pieces for each of the different spots. Judging from the Youtube comments, there is much interest in knowing what the musical piece is, though not a lot of enlightenment. Best guess is that it was a commissioned work, though a letter to the LoC might produce a better answer. -- 174.24.195.56 (talk) 04:13, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Sounds like something Narada would have produced. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:36, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

I've also noticed a similarity with the music from two TV ads for some type of bathroom cleaner, which have been off the air for a few months now. One has a girl in a tub who becomes a mermaid in her mind as the music plays and another has a boy who becomes a knight on a horse in a field where magical flying devices pass overhead as the music plays. StuRat (talk) 10:44, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Song at the beginning at Bad Romance?

its the tune at the begining, in the music video its in the first 5 seconds before Gaga Presses the pause on the tape player? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.182.242.57 (talk) 14:52, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

You seem to be asking what the song is that is playing at the beginning of the music video for Lady Gaga's song, "Bad Romance". The article about the song specifically says that it is "a synthesized excerpt of the fugue in B minor from Book 1 of the Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach". Hope this helps, Dismas|^(talk) 02:24, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Ready for Love

The article Ready for Love is about a song by a German band that I do not recognize. I was looking for information about a song from All the Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople which was covered by a few bands in the 70's and 80's - one of them becoming more popular than the original Mott release. I seriously doubt that it was a German band. Is the article about the same song or a completely different song (which means we need a disambig page)? -- kainaw™ 15:12, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I finally remembered that the more popular version of the song is by Bad Company. Is this the same song as the Cascada version in our article? -- kainaw™ 15:17, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I got a bit confused. Are you saying that you think the song you're looking for is by Bad Company, that it is a cover of a song from the album "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople? What's the thing about Cascada? They seem to have only ever had hits with cover versions, so why would you think it's different with "Ready for Love"? --TammyMoet (talk) 15:47, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Mott the Hoople recorded Ready for Love. The band member who wrote it went on to be in Bad Company, who had a hit with Ready for Love. I went to the article Ready for Love and it mentions some German band named Cascada and absolutely nothing about Mott the Hoople or Bad Company. So, I am left wondering if the Cascada song is the same song or just a song with the same name. -- kainaw™ 15:54, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

(e/c) It seems pretty clear to me. He's wondering if the Cascada song is a cover of the song which was originally on All The Young Dudes and was later covered by Bad Company (the common link being that Mick Ralphs wrote the song and was in both bands). And the answer is... almost certainly not. Until someone starts an article about the Mick Ralphs song, though, I don't see that we need a disambig page. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 15:55, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I just looked at the Cacada lyrics. They are not remotely similar. I think the reason that the Mott the Hoople/Bad Company song doesn't have an article is that it was not released as a single. So, it didn't chart. However, it is regularly played on Classic Rock stations, so there may be some notable articles about it if I check. -- kainaw™ 16:17, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Books similar to Scott Pilgrim

I really liked the Scott Pilgrim books. Can anyone recommend similar, English-language books? Chase Skyrocket (talk) 21:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Kyu Sakamoto

Does anybody know if Kyu Sakamoto does the whistling in Sukiyaki (song)? (Can be heard here.) Bus stop (talk)

voice type of this singer?

This is Pakistani singer Reshma singing for an Indian movie. What voice type she has?--117.204.80.119 (talk) 22:47, 21 June 2010 (UTC)