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Maybe combine the the inspiration and lyric sentences into one? Seems repetitive to say "inspired by street lights" then "references street lights"
Comment: I don't think this is an issue, as the sentences are not consecutive plus it would disrupt the lead's order. --K. Peake20:46, 1 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Going along with the "lights" theme, it personally feels out of place to mention every song he's recorded with "light" in the title, since, save for "All of the Lights", most of them don't specifically relate to "Street Lights".
Bhasker is one of West's regular collaborators right? Maybe mention that?
Mention that West uses Auto-tune on the entire album here: "Like the rest of its parent album, Auto-Tune is heavily deployed..." (use an extra source if necessary)
"Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone commented that the song features "a haze of distortion" floating over "tolling keyboard chords and a hammering beat"." I would move this to composition, as it doesn't give an opinion on whether it's good or bad compared to other reviews
This being moved would be useless, as I have already mentioned the distortion and keyboards in comp. Also, terms like "haze" and "hammering" to add to reception imo. --K. Peake20:46, 1 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
The entire second para is from one reviewer; seems super excessive
This was a reviewer that heavily focused on the song though; there are no issues with overquoting so I don't think this should be a problem because otherwise it would be cherrypicking certain parts of the review. --K. Peake20:46, 1 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Both reviewers for Washington Post and IGN single out "Street Lights" as worthy of download, yet they're two paras apart. I would put a period after "digital shadow" then say something like: "Both Richards and Alfred H. Leonard, III of IGN listed the song among the ones on 808s & Heartbreak that are worthy of downloading." (flows easier and makes it seem less disjointed)
Not done I have organized the info by thematic element; IGN coming before PopMatters would not make sense due to the latter writing about the comp. --K. Peake20:46, 1 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Add "The song did receive some negative reviews." before the Slant one
Comment: Is this really needed when I use negative identification to begin that sentence and then write "dismissive" around the start of the following one? --K. Peake20:46, 1 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
For me it would add a little more flow, since these negative ones are mentioned in the same para as positive ones. – zmbro(talk)19:00, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Can that image be brightened? So dark you can barely see him
Comment: This is of the orchestra rather than West himself, also is there a way to brighten existing images or do you need to re-upload? --K. Peake07:00, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
It says the page does not exist, plus you can see the orchestra which is who the image focuses on so this is acceptable. --K. Peake20:33, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
"During his show for VH1 in February 2009, West delivered a performance of the song." → "West performed the song during a show for VH1 in February 2009."
"he performed the song as the eighth track of his set." again seems irrelevant; also kinda obvious since it is track 8 on the album
Not done It's not irrelevant when there is 12 tracks, plus I kept the placement so it's clear the album was performed in release order; see Talk: Welcome to Heartbreak/GA1
"This marked West's first performance of the song since November 2013;" ditch this here and move it prior to the 2015 shows
Not done This is giving background to how long it had been since West had performed it at the 2015 point. --K. Peake07:00, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Comment: This is not specified by the source, although it was used for season 5; should I just keep this unspecified because adding would be WP:OR or do you want me to remove it altogether? --K. Peake08:12, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Yeah I guess that would be OR, although that brings the question why the source wouldn't specify in the first place. I would keep it, as I imagine a Grey's fan showing up later on and thinking "iT WaS iN tHE sHoW". – zmbro(talk)19:09, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Done Yeah you are right actually, especially with VHR not appearing later on thus lowering the reason for abbrevation. --K. Peake20:33, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
"soundtrack, being set" → "soundtrack set"
" stripped-down acoustic rendition of the song." → " stripped-down acoustic rendition of "Street Lights"."
First and foremost, do any of these listed qualify for WP:SONGCOVER? None of these appear to have been released as singles, charted, or (based on the text) got much attention.
See the first criterion of the guideline to understand that the covers do qualify; the reliable sources clearly provide decent coverage. --K. Peake08:12, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Now that you point that out that makes sense. Since these are all covered by RSs they do warrant inclusion. Whole section looks good, just wanted to clear that up first. – zmbro(talk)22:00, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
It's a music publication that has been around since the early 2000s and has writers across North America, so I do believe it is fully reliable and shouldn't need to be questioned at the talk page. --K. Peake20:33, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
I don't think links to cover versions should be included in these sections. Do you mean by Kanye's official channel? – zmbro(talk)19:16, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Zmbro Thank you for opening this review; I am going to rest now since it's late here in the uk but I will go over the rest of your problems tomorrow. --K. Peake20:46, 1 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
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Overall: The article is approved, but I don't find the hooks interesting, as it is not unusual for an artist to include their own songs in their films or to perform accoustic versions of their song. I have proposed some alternate hooks below; let me know what you think.
ALT4ALT5: ... that the lyrics of "Street Lights" allude to the death of Kanye West's mother?
Z1720 I sympathise if you wish for me to change the hook; I will use the one about inspiration, which I have reworded above... how's that? --K. Peake20:35, 6 June 2021 (UTC)Reply
I have struck out my ALT5 proposal, and renamed my ALT 4 as ALT 5. All ALTs are approved, with a preference for Kyle Peake's ALT4. I'll let the preppers decide which is best. Z1720 (talk) 20:48, 6 June 2021 (UTC)Reply
@Kyle Peake: The green tick beside my last comment indicates that this ready for promotion to the hook set (but I changed the template anyways). Although I approve the hooks, the preppers decide which one is promoted to the hook set. I indicated my preference, so I hope the hook setters take that into consideration, but I like giving the preppers options so they can decide which one they think is best. Z1720 (talk) 14:54, 7 June 2021 (UTC)Reply