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March 23

Hope for My Future

Is it common for bands to have reunion tours after they break up? You know, a little ways down the road? If so, can I see some examples?

(I ask this because my most favorite band from the 80s are breaking up this year, after 25 years of touring and stuff. I want to see them so bad! but, this year, I cannot. :-( Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 02:05, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

I guess you'd have to define "common". By my definition, I wouldn't say it is. The Police did it. So did The Cult. But I can't really think of any more. Dismas|^(talk) 02:59, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Okay. After giving this more thought... The Doors toured sans Jim Morrison of course. Phish have gotten back together, though they weren't apart for that long. And various incarnations of The Grateful Dead have toured. Dismas|^(talk) 03:05, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Hm, okay, that's cool. But i need the lead singer to stay in "a-ha!" haha Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 03:23, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Professional bands are out to make money. So they'll have a farewell tour, then a reunion tour, then another farewell tour, then another reunion tour, and on it goes, worse even than Jay Leno. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:25, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

It's possible that the members of the band will have a solo career after the break up of the band. Speaking of my favorite band, both Roger Waters and David Gilmour have both gone on solo tours where they've each performed material from the band's catalog. And they're 10-15 years older than the members of a-ha. So, you may have many years to catch them at some point, solo or as a group. Dismas|^(talk) 03:29, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Oh very true, ugh, it sucks about the whole "stereo types" of the music biz. The Beatles quit touring, and kept recording, weren't they professional? Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 03:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you by the way, I shall see a-ha in a few years then! I hope. hee hee. Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 03:42, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

They're next farewell tour will be called "This Is It." Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 03:44, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

It's very common. Yes have split and reformed several times. Pink Floyd, as has been referred to above, split very acrimoniously in the early 80s, but famously reformed - if only for one gig - in 2008, over 25 years later. Bad Company are touring currently. Jethro Tull toured last year, having ended and reformed several times over the years. The Strawbs recently did their 40th Anniversary tour - but their demise had been announced by their leader in the 90s. And then of course there are the various 60's, 70's and 80's tours doing the circuits here in the UK. As long as there are people wanting to see their favourites, there will be reunion tours. --TammyMoet (talk) 09:51, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

The reason why I didn't mention the PF gig in '08 is because of the vague definition of when a band is no longer the same band due to lineup changes. In my opinion, and I realize that this is a contentious point amongst fans, PF didn't split in the 80s. There was a falling out, which went to the courts, between Waters and the rest of the band. The other three members went on as PF (yes, yes, Wright didn't officially rejoin until after Momentary Lapse of Reason). So, the band didn't stop performing as PF, they just stopped being a four member band. So, in a way, there was no "reunion" of the band. There was a rejoining of one member for one night. Dismas|^(talk) 10:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

I think you could still see it as a reunion, because it saw the four members of the classic line-up play together again. BTW it was in 2005, not 2008. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 11:19, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Being picky here, Richard Wright had been sacked by Waters during the recording of the Wall, so when the legal battle started it was Waters vs Gilmour and Mason. Wright completed the tour of the Wall as an employee. During the court case, the band couldn't record or perform as "Pink Floyd" and so it was legally defunct during that case. (legal nicety I know) So when MLOR came out, the band consisted of Gilmour and Mason, with Wright (again) as an employee. If you read the article on Yes I linked to, you could say Yes never really ended as a band... and you could also have the same opinion of Black Sabbath, since the only original member who never left the band is Tony Iommi... and as for Dr Feelgood, there are no original members left but they're still touring... When is a band not a band? --TammyMoet (talk) 13:01, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

If you wanted to be really picky, you'd point out that the Pink Floyd gig was in 2005, not 2008. 195.60.13.52 (talk) 16:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

When there are two of them! According to Rolling Stone, groups such as The Guess Who, War, Jefferson Airplane, the Temptations, The Beach Boys, Asia and L.A. Guns have had two different versions of the band touring at the same time. I guess duplicate bands are a step above having bands the Platters, the Drifters and the Coasters tour without any original members. When there are no original members, you face the George Washington's Axe paradox. —Kevin Myers 15:27, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

music of spongebob squarepants

is there a website where I can hear all the sailor music from spongebob squarepants? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.54.19 (talk) 01:42, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

This youtube[1] is a foot in the door to several videos. To find other music sources, I recommend you google [spongebob music] and see what comes up. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:13, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Hm, there seems to be a playlist on Youtube for "SpongeBob's Greatest Hits" which contains his music. If that helps at all. But of course the titles HAVE TO BE in German. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efhBV71j6jg&feature=PlayList&p=6DA734E8E652D166&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1 Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 02:18, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Movie name

Resolved

Trying to find out the name of a movie not sure who starred in it, but the character was completely bald and was extremely white, also he had some kind of power concerning electricity, think he brought an animal back to life with a touch. Thanks, Mo ainm~Talk 12:28, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Powder? Staecker (talk) 12:40, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Thats the one thanks that has being doing my head in. Mo ainm~Talk 12:45, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

recognize a piece of music

What is the name of the musical creation here, beginning at 1:20? thanks, 109.186.225.134 (talk) 17:47, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Radetzky March. The Hero of This Nation (talk) 18:11, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

And that performance is taken from the annual New Year's Day concert at the Musikverein in Vienna, where they have this tradition of playing that piece and having the audience clap along to it. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 18:32, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

See Vienna New Year's Concert. Oda Mari (talk) 19:00, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Here's a full rendition of the Radetzky, from the 1991 Vienna concert.[2] Note that conductor Claudio Abbado discreetly shushes the audience when they start with the clapping a little sooner than expected. Note also that even though it's a march, Strauss manages to slip a waltz-like tune into the middle of it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:36, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

In honour of Joseph Radetzky von Radetz; a hero in Austria but a villain in Italy. Also the Regimental March of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards in the British Army - apparently Franz Joseph I of Austria was once their honorary Colonel-in-Chief.Alansplodge (talk) 13:04, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Radetzky liegt in seinem bett

Mit seiner Frau Elizabeth

Sie liegen ruhig

Bauch am bauch

Und spielen mit den Gummischlauch!

Radetzky liegt in seinem bett

Mit seiner Frau Elizabeth

Sie liegen ruhig

Arsch am Arsch

Und pfeffen den Radetzky Marsch!

(Radetzky's lying in his bed

With beloved wife Elizabeth,

They lie so calmly

Nose to nose

And play with little rubber hose!

(Radetzky's lying in his bed

With beloved wife Elizabeth,

They lie so calmly

Ass to ass

And whistle the Radetzky March!)[3] — Kpalion^(talk) 15:18, 25 March 2010 (UTC)