Talk:The Streets

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The article mentions "Late Night with David Letterman." Should this be "The Late Show?"

Presumably the single slated for release at the end of 2004 has been released by now - perhaps this page should be updated to reflect that? sheridan 07:41, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)

Mike Skinner wrote a letter to KFC asking them to stop their cruel treatment of chickens. You can find a copy of the letter here

"He raps a lot about taking drugs, which makes him well hard." An anon added this sentence. I have no clue what it means, but because I know nothing about the subject I won't remove it. It should perhaps be clarified for the non-British, if it does make any sense to the British. Makemi 04:40, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

'hard' is a UK slang word for tough... roughly

i removed the disclaimer about incorrect information regarding his forthcoming album, as he has confirmed the title and this can be found on his website, so it is not speculation.. also it makes the comment regarding the Sun irrelevant, as its not just 'According to The Sun' anymore.

also there are many useless links such as '2001' 'teenager' etc etc. they are totally useless and unreltaed to the article, and this is something wikipedia as a whole suffers from and should be cleaned up. - feb 28th

also removed " but have in the main found popularity in the 'indie' scene. " as its not really accurate, the streets have found popularity accross various music 'scene's /genres

Contents 1 info about the beats please 2 Link to song file 3 Fit But You Know It/Busted link 4 Logo 5 Rachel Stevens 6 Alias 7 World's longest music video? 8 Accent

[edit] info about the beats please

[edit] Link to song file

Links to song files do not belong here. This is an encyclopedia, not a file sharing base : ) Any conflicting opinions?

Agreed. SaltyWater 21:04, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fit But You Know It/Busted link

The title appears to be a play on the lyric "you are so fit, and you know it", from Busted UK number one "You Said No" - the change from 'and' to 'but' implying that the self-assuredness of many beautiful women is a bad thing.

Nonsense. --Air 20:45, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. SaltyWater 21:04, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

i can't remember where, but i've definately heard this on TV.. posibly from skinner himself..

[edit] Logo

What is his logo supposed to be? Looks like a brand of chapstick. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 22:33, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm guessing it's a lighter, seeing as how it looks like a lighter. Skinmeister 23:14, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

It's a Clipper lighter, it features on all his album covers. Stu ^{’Bout ye!} 09:21, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rachel Stevens

She was named by skinner as the subject of 'fit but u know it'; but i dont think she had anything to do with the 'When You Wasn't Famous' thing; i've heard it said but i think its just people getting the two mixed up. Skinner also did retract the statement regarding fit but u know it, saying that he only told a reporter (questioning him in a nightclub) flippantly in order to get rid of them. weather that was a get-out clause or not is up to your interpretation. Anyway, as tweedy was named, RS should be removed unless u can find a citation.~Bungalowbill

[edit] Alias

Maybe someone could mention Mike Skinners side projects Grafiti (with the Single What is the problem?) and The Beats (with the Single The Cigarette Beat). --TH-Foreigner 00:32, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] World's longest music video?

Perhaps this "record" should be rephrased as "the world's longest music video according to MTV" Because, for example, Pink Floyd's The Wall is technically a music video and it's way longer than 25 minutes.--Lairor 12:45, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accent

Surely these two sentences from the article cannot both be right? Which one is?

• "Despite having been raised in Birmingham, an area with a distinctive regional accent, he speaks with a strong London "cockney" accent."
• "Because of his accent, Skinner is identified with Birmingham, but he doesn't identify with it much himself."