Talk:Galaxy Song

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You cannot just copy the full lyrics of copyrighted songs onto wikipedia. Justinc 12:59, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

I would have also liked to know a little more of the sketch, for example in what context Eric Idle pops into the sketch and sings the song. Anyone know? --Mithcoriel

[edit] "A sun that is the source of all our power"

• The light from the other stars form a tiny proportion of the energy available to us on Earth.
• Some of wind power stems from the rotation of the Earth. Did that energy come from the sun?

I'm no scientist. Any thoughts? --Billpg 21:18, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

See the article on Wind - the first paragraph states that it does. Mike Peel 21:34, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Wind power comes from the sun, as it's mostly driven by convection, but geothermal power and tidal power don't come from the sun (geothermal comes from radioactive decay within the earth's core, and tidal comes from the rotation of the earth relative to both the earth-moon and earth-sun systems). Nuclear power produced on earth also doesn't come from the sun. The vast majority of power produced (hydroelectric and fossil fuel based) comes from the sun, though. --Christopher Thomas 15:41, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

"Light from other stars" is certainly not "a source of our power", so it's irrelevant here. Tidal power derives partially from the Sun. Rewrote the sentence in parentheses accordingly.
—Herbee 22:01, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

It may be a minute and insignificant source, but starlight falls onto plants and perform photosynthesis with the energy, so it remain a power source. --Billpg 23:42, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

"As They Might Be Giants did" is not only irrelevant (although understandable that people interested in Python-related songs would share interest in this band and desire to create a connection in the entry) but factually hazy. The song alluded to was a cover of a song written in 1959 by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret.

[edit] Song Lyrics

I agree that the lyrics probabaly shouldn't be put on wikipedia, as a link would probabaly suffice, but besides that, it shouldn't come after the external links.--Artega 19:00, 7 August 2006 (UTC)