Talk:Psycho Killer

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[edit] To delete or not to delete

I could go either way on this--keep the article and expand it, or fold it back into the Talking Heads 77 article. On the one hand, I do feel that Psycho Killer is a notable song--one of the key songs of the New Wave, and certainly one of a handful of songs that define the Talking Heads. On the other hand, there isn't much of an article for the album it comes from; we could put it there and make that page more worth reading. There's more to say about Psycho Killer but not a heck of a lot more. (On the third hand, maybe Psycho Killer is more notable than Talking Heads 77?)

Anyway, I don't think it's a question of whether the info here is worth saving--it's just a question of where to put it. (We could make Psycho Killer into a redirect to Talking Heads 77, if we move the info there.)

If anyone feels like Psycho Killer should definitely be an article, they should remove the delete tag--otherwise it'll automatically get deleted. Nareek 23:14, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

• I rather value this page as a unique page. A lot of songs less notable than this one have their own pages - and this is one of Talking Heads' biggest songs. (Kind of.) But seriously, we have a fair amount of info here already; I think it works well as it's own page. Where's the delete tag? I didn't see it... Folkor 09:01, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

It's been deleted. Nareek 12:14, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barbara Conway

Can anyone check whether or not this is a true story? It has something of the feel of an urban legend, but I suppose it could be true. It doesn't seem to be on Google anywhere that isn't derived from IMDB or WP, and that seems like kind of a bad sign. Nareek 12:25, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

So wait...did it get un-deleted? 'Cause it's still here. Oh and

[edit] Merge

There's not much point in adding a merge tag without proposing an argument for why there should be a merge. The discussion above, while not particularly in-depth, concluded that the song was important enough to merit its own article. If you feel differently, please explain why. Nareek 19:26, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Okay, the argument for merge is: this article is a collection of random facts, misuses the word "schizophrenic," is poorly written, and doesn't mention that The Fools doped the song in "Psycho Chicken." The song is notable because (1) it broke Talking Heads, (2) for a potential murder song it is disturbingly danceable, and (3) if you ask a random person to name a Talking Heads song, this would be it. It needs a song or single box, and decent writing explain the song's notability. --Fantailfan 20:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

You make a good argument for improving the article--but not for a merge. You could make an argument, actually, that "Psycho Killer" is more notable than Talking Heads 77. Really, which could more people identify? Nareek 20:33, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps to inspire someone to write the article properly. I'm not much of a writer myself, more of an research librarian. I would venture to do it myself except that I encountered the song in 1979 when I bought 77, More Songs and a bunch of other "New Wave" records all at once and don't consider myself properly qualified, I suppose. --Fantailfan 20:47, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Removed merge proposal. --Fantailfan 19:26, 1 July 2006 (UTC)