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Please do not remove this invisible timestamp. See WT:ERRORS and WP:SUBSCRIBE. - Dank (push to talk) 01:24, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

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Way Less Sad

I don’t understand how this song passed DYKINT. One song sampled another. How is this unusual? ꧁Zanahary꧂ 02:47, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Let's ask those who were involved in this: Koopastar (as nominator), Dharmadhyaksha (as reviewer), Hey man im josh (as promoter to prep), and Premeditated Chaos (as promoter to queue). Link to nom page. Schwede66 03:59, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

At WT:DYK#Way Less Sad, I wrote the alternative hook "... that AJR built "Way Less Sad" around a barely audible trumpet riff from Simon & Garfunkel's "My Little Town"?" as it highlights a more unique aspect of the sampling and is mentioned as such in multiple sources. This was supported by User:AirshipJungleman29 but opposed by User:Launchballer, who opted for a reworded version of ALT0 from the original nomination page. Neither of these went through though. Koopastar (talk) 04:28, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I objected to "barely audible" as factually inaccurate (it's the same riff twice at the end and it's playing at about 50% volume at the end of the first). How are the sources describing it?--Launchballer 05:01, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

In the currently sourced article for the DYK (1) and other interviews such as (2), they continuously emphasize that they had to turn up their volume to hear it and the riff being in the fade-out. I agree that it doesn't sound that quiet, but when combined with their phrasing in multiple places, it seems low enough to warrant the label. Koopastar (talk) 05:39, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

From the interview, you could try "... that AJR built "Way Less Sad" around the "last three seconds" of the fade-out of Simon & Garfunkel's "My Little Town"?". You will need to add that to the article, probably as a quote. (I don't expect Simon & Garfunkel to do a Skynyrd's Innyrds and release a non-fade version even though they should, but belt and braces and all that...)--Launchballer 07:08, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

• As a reviewer of the hook I found it to be passing the DYKINT criteria as majority of the songs are like completely independent. If the complainer has a List of songs that sample other songs to prove the contrary then we can discuss the un-interestingness of the hook. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 11:36, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

At the time of moving from the approved area to the prep area I just thought the hook was interesting. If others do not, I'll make note of that. I'm new to helping out at DYK so I'll adjust appropriately based on feedback. Hey man im josh (talk) 11:40, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

• Disappointed to see that the issues I raised at WT:DYK#Way Less Sad were left unaddressed. Sampling a song is extremely common: this website lists one million examples. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:23, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Next DYK

• ... that the Akinada Tobishima Kaido, an island-hopping road, was named after its resemblance to stepping stones in a garden?

@Jpatokal, Hybernator, AirshipJungleman29, and Premeditated Chaos: Hook is sourced to two travel websites with no editorial control? I wouldn't think those are reliable sources... theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 05:08, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Ah, I didn't realize they were user-generated. I think I misunderstood what Leek was saying was wrong, I should really not comment without coffee. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 12:57, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Huh? HPRC is the Hiroshima Prefecture Roads Public Corporation, the government-owned entity which operates the road and just about the most reliable source you could get. Jpatokal (talk) 09:08, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

One of them is a reliable government website. I'm not convinced that the second website has no editorial control with such a big corporation behind it. Also take a look at this journal article. There is other significant coverage as well. SL93 (talk) 09:24, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Jpatokal, it would help most readers if you could add translated titles |trans-title= to references and translate website names. TSventon (talk) 09:39, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

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