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November 17

Wild Boys

In my memory, Wild Boys by Duran Duran, always came to a definite end, but whenever I hear it now (on CD or Grooveshark), it fades out. Was there a different version played on UK radio and TV in the 80s, or is my memory deceiving me? DuncanHill (talk) 01:42, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

All versions in my collection have a fade at the end. 10draftsdeep (talk) 14:16, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

A View to a Kill was the next single, and it comes to a definite end. Any chance you might be thinking of it instead? cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 20:07, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

No, definitely Wild Boys (it had a great impression on me, inspired me to read Burroughs). DuncanHill (talk) 20:26, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Under Pressure

On my 7" vinyl copy of Under Pressure, the lyrics at the end went "this is our last dance, this is our last chance, this is ourselves..." but on the CDs of Queen's Greatest Hits II and Bowie's Best of Bowie, they go "this is our last dance, this is ourselves...". I've never heard or read about there being two versions, anyone know anything about this? Thanks. DuncanHill (talk) 01:55, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

The song I know (and that's overplayed on radio) goes:

"And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves; this is our last dance, this is our last dance, this is ourselves --

under pressure."

So I assume you mean the second "this is our last dance" is removed on Greatest Hits II. The article mentions this exactly: "Was released in UK on Queen's Greatest Hits II (which would later be included in The Platinum Collection (2003)) removing the second time David Bowie sings, "This is our last dance." But of course it does not provide a reason. Xenon54 (talk) 02:19, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I didn't read that far, the article is laid out too messily! The second "last dance" is missing from the Bowie album I mentioned, and from Bowie's The Singles Collection (which both have "It's OK" at 53", despite what our article says). DuncanHill (talk) 02:34, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Sometimes, companies shorten the songs, even just by a little bit to either save space on the cds so all songs can fit, or for radio play. Other then that, i woulden't or coulden't be able to tell you why they would eliminate the second time that line is sung. N.I.M. (talk) 03:36, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Eighties song with possibly a mandolin

This is rather nebulous.... I'm trying to remember an eighties track with a mandolin or similar in it, was a hit in the UK, probably an English band, has been used in advertising and I seem to remember reading that it has been used on the Arabic-language news on Israeli television. Sorry I can't be of more help! DuncanHill (talk) 04:33, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Right! Worked it out, it obviously wasn't by Men Without Hats or Television, so it had to be Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling. DuncanHill (talk) 04:41, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Michael Jackson Replaced-Lisa Marie Presley Married Replacement

There is growing information out there that Michael Jackson was definitely replaced by someone else in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Before wikipedia or any other encyclopedia closes the files on the Michael Jackson/Lisa Marie Presley/Debbie Rowe marriages they should wait for information that proves these women married Michael Jackson. At this point because both Presley and Rowe married someone suspected not to be Michael Jackson they could have been part of the conspiracy to replace him. There is strong information that Michael Jackson never had vitiligo and never changed the color of his skin. There is also information that Michael Jackson's body is being held by law enforcement in Los Angeles, California pending a complete investigation of what happened to him. The man who allegedly died under Michael Jackson's name in 2009 is suspected of being a replacement and there is evidence there were several men living under the name at Neverland Ranch. The Onion News did a news report on the death of Michael Jackson. California law enforcement has not dismissed the story as scandalous because they do have the body. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.145.222.142 (talk) 06:28, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Yeah you seem to be under a misapprehension here. Wikipedia is not "closing the files" on anything. We already have well referenced articles on Michael Jackson and Death of Michael Jackson (the first is even a featured article, which means it's one of the best articles on Wikipedia) which are not going anywhere. If you or anyone else wants to add the assertions you make to the articles, it's up to you to find reliable, independent references (from books, newspapers etc) to back them up. Otherwise, such matters are mere speculation, which can't go in the articles. --Viennese Waltz 06:53, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

You do know that The Onion is a satire site that makes up all of their stories, right? Corvus cornix_talk 07:27, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

And you do know that this is a reference desk where each new topic starts off with a question, right, not a forum for people to come along and just assert stuff? What's your question? -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 10:13, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Americans - always good for a laugh. 92.28.250.11 (talk) 11:07, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Conspiracy theorists - also always good for a laugh. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 14:27, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank goodness that guns are illegal in the US. 92.15.30.64 (talk) 11:30, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Don't Let Me Down Beatles song

How many versions are there of this Beatles song? I have one version on the Let It Be CD, yet it's very different from the single which I used to always hear on the radio. That version contained John Lennon's line "Can you dig it". The CD song does not have this line in it. Does anyone happen to know why two songs were recorded and why they didn't put the single on the CD? Thank you.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 17:42, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

See Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles song). There are three officially released versions. -- kainaw™ 17:56, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Sex in my life song

I heard a hip-hop song today that said, "Sex in my life, sex in my life". The melody of those specific lyrics was quite similar to the melody to the song that goes "first day of sex, the first day of sex". I couldn't make out the gender of the snger. What song is this, and what are the real words? BarneyLuvsYou (talk) 22:42, 17 November 2010 (UTC)