Talk:Sway (song)

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[edit] Merge

There is no reason every version of a song needs it's own page. I was looking for a listing of film and TV that used the song and artists who have remade it. In conclusion, finding concise info was difficult.

  • Agreed. No specific information can be found on PCD's own single page. Lajbi Holla @ meWho's the boss? 22:25, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Support. Better to keep them all together, as the Pussycat Dolls article repeats quite a bit of info on other versions. DWaterson 17:17, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Don't Agree. I really think the PCD's version should have its own page since it's the most recognized version and the one with more information about its release. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.211.46.40 (talk • contribs) 2006-05-21 02:38:08 (UTC)
    • There's no need for a separate article whenever another artist releases a cover version of the same song. Uncle G 11:10, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Support, It should be merged (see I'll Be There, Bringin' on the Heartbreak, etc). Also, the PCD version was a flop, and most people are unaware that it was even released. It doesn't deserve it's own page. --Musicpvm 03:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Support merge. "Sway" -- and before that, "Quien Sera" -- has been around a lot longer than the PCD. The Dean Martin version was the most recognized for decades; should there be a separate entry under his name? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 169.237.141.63 (talk • contribs) 2006-05-28 21:38:12 (UTC)
  • Merge; we don't need seperate articles for every cover of every song. Jkelly 00:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge as per Jkelly. --Kristbg 14:03, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge but reduce the amount of overly detailed information about the PCD version and move it back to the PCD article. "Sway" is not exclusive to PCD, the focus of the article should be on the song, not one artist of many who covered it. Over half of the article is devoted entirely to the PCD version. And, no, the PCD version does not deserve its own article and it is not the most recognized cover. As the article correctly states, the best known version is Dean Martin's; I am personally more familiar with the Anita Kelsey version, and I'm sure we could all get in a big argument about which one is our personal favorite. It's all irrelevant: this article is supposed to be about the song, not about PCD. --12.22.250.4 19:36, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge There is way too much information on PCD here. Sway has a history back in the 50s and 60s we need more info on that. PCD's version is definitely not the most recognized version. If you wish to note other artists who covered the song, add it to the page with a short summary.
  • Partial merge. Certainly the comments about Dean Martin's being the best-known version are correct. But "Quien sera" probably should be listed separately; the melody is the same, but the words have nothing to do with each other. -- BRG 15:56, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Rewrite completely! With all due respect, the article is disappointing. I was looking for information about the song, and all I found was a promotional-like text about one particular fashionable release. This is a venerable old song, written before I was born (and I am not precisely "young"), which is an English version of the original Quién Será in Spanish, recorded in both languages by tens of reputable artists -- hence, both names should direct to the same article, and the article's title should have both names; both versions make part of the song's history. The article, as it is today, is way below the standard of Wikipedia. It should be rewritten, and the PDC's release that now appears as the only information about the song might be mentioned just as one more of the many that preceded it.Mirarki 19:44, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
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