Talk:Perfect Day

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[edit] Sheet music

Does anybody know where is piano music sheet of this song on the internet? I've managed to get only first page.

[edit] "Sequels"?

Um, just wondering... sure these projects by BBC might have been inspired by the success of the 'Perfect Day' charity single but what do they actually have to do with the song? Was Lou Reed even involved with these other projects?--Lairor 00:27, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Gotta agree. These should be on their own page - with links going both ways, of course. — Catherine\talk 05:15, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Romance?

The main article says: "The song's lyrics suggest nothing more than conventional romantic devotion." Yeah. Right. It's about smack. Most of Reed's songs are about smack. Except the ones about kinky sex.

]Comment: 'Most of Reed's songs are about smack'. Really? A few are, most obviously aren't. ]

'You just keep me hangin' on' - you reckon that he's just waiting for his girlfriend? 'You're gonna reap just what you sow' - strangely unromantic thing to say to a girlfriend :) [Comment: surely an even odder thing to say to a drug?] I once approached Cale after a concert and asked him if Perfect Day was about heroin or about a day in the park but he just gave me a withering look and walked off without a word. Takes all sorts. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.112.17.12 (talk) 23:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC). It's Heroin,Junk,Boy,Horse,Dope,diesel no way it is a women that is what makes it such a damn good song not that I would ever think of use my own opinion on Wikipedia. I ask what is Venus Furs about furs come on "You just keep me hanging on" "you made me think I was some one else someone good" it's about addiction maybe we all can agree on that a woman a man or more likely juunk. I know I used dope and would listen to it as I well...OK just wanted to add my $0.2 And the fact I used sign my comment F!@# that sorry my IP is the best you will get —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.66.116.58 (talk) 20:13, August 24, 2007 (UTC) Until I read this article I had listened to PD many times, but it never occurred to me that it was anything to do with heroin. Not being a smackhead myself, I don't know whether the song accurately reflects the experience of a smackhead, but I don't think 'drinking Sangria in the park', 'feeding animals in the zoo', or 'maybe watching a movie too' make up the typical daily life of a smackhead. Lou's own song 'I'm Waiting for the Man' would be a more convincing portrayal.92.8.78.214 (talk) 18:31, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Merge Perfect Day and Perfect Day (Duran Duran song)

I don't know the Duran Duran song at all so the main focus of the entry, I think, should be the original artists song.

I agree that the Duran Duran article should be merged into the Lou Reed article. If the Children in Need version belongs there, so does Duran Duran - or neither. --Chapwithwings 19:52, 7 September 2006

I've seen enough persuasive arguments that in general all covers of the song belong on the same page; I'm just not sure how well it will work in this case, where the cover was a reasonably successful single in its own right, and there's more to say than "it was covered by this band in this year on this album". Would this article end up with multiple infoboxes, like Blue Monday (New Order song), or Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)? Anyone have other examples of multiple-cover-version song articles that handle this dilemma well?
The Perfect Day (Duran Duran song) article is relatively long, and is formatted in parallel with the other Duran Duran singles articles (see any of the others on the {{Duran Duran}} template) -- it's just one part of the long DD singles chronology. On the one hand, I wouldn't want the Duran info to take up a disproportionate share of this article, as relatively speaking their version's not very important to the history of the song, but I'd also hate to lose the info that's already there for those who are interested in DD. What's a good solution? — Catherine\talk 18:23, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Opinion

Support. See also talk at White Lines. –Unint 03:13, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Neutral - see above. — Catherine\talk 18:23, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
Oppose. These are both pretty sizable articles. Leave 'em be.--Hraefen Talk 16:07, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Oppose. The articles seem very different in tone and style. I'll agree with that "leave 'em be."
Oppose. As was said in the other discussion, I don't think they should be merged. Especially in this case, the DD section is much larger, so it would make Lou Reed's page either very cluttered, or DD's entry would have to be parsed down, which isn't very fair as it's deserving of its own discussion too. I think the small blurb about the cover on Reed's page is fine. KhanadaRhodes 04:15, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge reopen

Articles are about songs, not singles. I can link many, many articles here which have multiple versions within the same article. The fact that a song was released as a single is secondary, a good description of both (or all) versions of a song and their respective histories, etc. enhances the article. I'm supporting a merge and I'm happy to give good examples if anyone wants 'em. - eo 21:21, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hoku

Why is Hoku not mentioned anywhere in the article? 72.45.118.163 (talk) 18:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC)