Talk:Heaven Is a Place on Earth

Ambiguous information

The writers of the song were sued by Bon Jovi, who felt that the chorus of the song was plagiarised from their own hit "You Give Love A Bad Name"[1]. Jon Bon Jovi has gone on record with his dislike for the song, which he felt was overly "sweet and nagging"[2].

One reference says the song is similar to "You Give Love A Bad Name". The other says it's similar to "Livin' on a Prayer". --Bensin 07:19, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Definitely "Livin' on a Prayer". See here. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:42, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

That video doesn't prove anything. That kind of mashup could be done with any two songs in the same key and with similar tempos and/or structures. I'd say that "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" sounds equally similar to (or equally different from) both "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Living on a Prayer"--the two Bon Jovi tunes being pretty similar to each other in the first place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.43.60.239 (talk) 23:31, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Cyndi Lauper cover version

When did Cyndi Lauper record her cover version of this song, and how was it released? I can't find it in the track listing for any of Cyndi's albums, and it's not a B-side to any of the singles I looked at. --Shawn K. Quinn (talk) 03:59, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Meaning of "sampo"?

In the Music Video section, the word "sampo" is used as an article of clothing. I can't find that in dictionaries. — Wdfarmer (talk) 12:40, 29 April 2016 (UTC) — Wdfarmer (talk) 12:40, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

It was changed from "strapless dress" to "sampo" years ago by a single edit IP.[3] A year and a half later, another editor added a link to sampo.[4] That was probably an attempt to answer this same question, but the link seems unrelated.

I half watched the video. What she's wearing doesn't really seem relevant, but... whatever. I'm changing it back to "strapless dress". I guess "sampo" was either a test edit, vandalism or idiosyncratic. - SummerPhD^v2.0 14:20, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Children?

In describing the music video for this song, this article states: "It features children wearing black masks and capes..." The "children" actually appear to be young women wearing makeup (bright red lipstick for example) but yes dressed in odd clothing which perhaps leads to the conclusion that they are children - suspect in the context of the song children would be an odd choice in any case.

In Popular Culture

Hello...

I reverted blanking of this section and it was immediately reverted. The justification is WP:NOR but a reference is included in one of the removed items. I am not familiar enough with the content so was bringing attention to this removal. If it needs to be added again, can we get consensus.

Thx...

Rob110178 (talk) 21:55, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

I'm not speaking for the other editor (new edit summary "wikipedia is not a pop culture concordance"), but from my own opinion.

Yes, songs are used in films, TV shows, plays, ice shows, parades, etc. Usually, that doesn't tell us anything about the song, other than that it was in the film, TV show, etc. Sometimes, independent sources will tell us that, for example, an old song's use was so impactful that the song charted decades after its release as a reult of the film. Or maybe the song and the film became tightly connected in people's minds, etc.

Yeah, at the moment if I ask people about the song, those who watch the show will mention the show. Given the lack of discussion in sources, though, that isn't likely to be the case 20 years from now. Smash Mouth's "All Star", OTOH, is still all about Shrek.

Long story short, if sources discussing the show discuss it, it might merit inclusion in the article on the season. If sources discussing the song discuss it, it might belong here. Otherwise, it's a trivial WP:IPC use. - SummerPhD^v2.0 01:34, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Bon Jovi

Sounds like?? A lot 197.87.143.177 (talk) 08:46, 20 February 2024 (UTC)