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March 25

Mobile Fighter G Gundam and The Matrix

Hey I was watching Mobile Fighter G Gundam and the The Matrix (franchise) and I saw some similarities to them. Should we put it in the Matrix Influences section on the Matrix article?-Boba fett 32 (talk) 01:55, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

This question would be better placed on the 'discussion' pages of the articles in question, but the answer is no, because your perception of these alleged similarities is no more than your own Original Research which is inappropriate in an encyclopedia and not allowed. Wikipedia only includes information if it has already been published in a reputable source that can be cited, such as an article by a recognised critic or a broadly supported concensus published in a recognised forum. In this specific case, without independent confirmation it may be that your personal impression is simply mistaken, or that any similarities' level is trivial, such as might be observed between many otherwise unconnected works in the broad genre of Science Fiction. Furthermore such similarities, even if present and generally agreed on, would not prove that any actual influence of one work on the other had taken place without other corroborating evidence, such as the testimony of a scriptwriter, director or someone similar involved in the production of The Matrix: it could also be the case that the similarities (if real) could be due to both works having been influenced by a third older one. 87.81.230.195 (talk) 09:14, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Identify song

What's the song that goes "no no no no no no no" a bunch of times, and was used as the jingle for "Know Your Current Events" on the Late Show With David Letterman? The Hero of This Nation (talk) 16:58, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Having never watched Letterman this is a stab in the dark, but from the lyrics quoted No Limit sounds likely. DuncanHill (talk) 17:21, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't watch Letterman anymore, but it may be Nobody but Me (The Human Beinz song). I sympathize with the difficulty of googling a song lyric that consists of "no" a bunch of times in a row; I remember it took me a long time to locate this one. Comet Tuttle (talk) 18:11, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

That is the one (I don't know what version the CBS Orchestra has in mind but I always thought it was the Isley Brothers original). Adam Bishop (talk) 00:13, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

I've added this information to List of David Letterman sketches. DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:20, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Are these the lyrics? Bus stop (talk) 17:23, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

The OP will have to say for sure, but I think that's it, just the "no no no" part. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:03, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Here's one of several youtubes of it:[1] The CBS orchestra embellishes a bit, bit it's fairly clear that that's the song they're alluding to. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:09, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

It's definitely "Nobody But Me" as performed by The Human Beinz or George Thorogood -- it's hard to believe it is the same song as the Isley Brothers original which sounds much different. The Hero of This Nation (talk) 19:48, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Isley version (1963)[2] and Human Beinz version (1968)[3]. The more familiar strain from the Beinz version kicks in around 1:35 into the Isley version. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:17, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

(ec) I'm listening on Rhapsody. The Isley Brothers' "Nobody But Me" begins

I got a song I sing, can't nobody sing but me
I got a song I sing, can't nobody sing but me
No, no, no
Nobody but me, yeah!

The Human Beinz' "Nobody But me" begins with "No, no, no no no" etc. and then goes

Nobody can do the shing-a-ling like I do
Nobody can do the skate like I do
Nobody can do the boogaloo like I do
Nobody can do the philly like I do

The melody and lyrics of the two songs sound completely different. The Letterman segment uses the latter. The Hero of This Nation (talk) 20:22, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Ah, you're right, I just had to listen to more than the first parts of the songs. The Hero of This Nation (talk)

What do the Soft Ones look like?

In 'The Gods Themselves', there are aliens in two types, the Hard Ones and Soft Ones. The Soft Ones have three subtypes. What do they look like, or do they have no form and change it constantly? Are they in any colour?--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 17:32, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

They live in another universe with different laws of physics. They may not "look" like anything at all that a denizen of this universe could understand; What does purple look like to a blind man? Buddy431 (talk) 15:48, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Indeed, and if not actually ineffable they are almost certainly the sort of things of which we should not wot. DuncanHill (talk) 15:56, 26 March 2010 (UTC)