Talk:Summer '68

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[edit] Weird adjectives!

1. What is "revenge-style" trumpet playing? As a poet, I like it -- but it doesn't make a lick of sense to me.

2. "Cod Classical"?

you know what.....the trumpets are amazing!!!!! revenge! if that does not make sense to a poet. you have not heard this song, or you are a very slow person.....this is pink floyd's greatest song.........you erase this..and you are a dick. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.42.211.4 (talk) 21:51, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
The above comment is completely inappropriate, uncalled-for, unnecessarily hostile, etc. You should apologize.
Furthermore, you fail to understand something very basic about Wikipedia. It's an encyclopedia. It's not the place for unique, creative, or poetic descriptions. It doesn't matter if "revenge-style" is a brilliant description or not (and I do quite like it.) Like it or not, an encyclopedia needs to be understood by as many people as possible, and that means using proper and accurate terms. The fact that you don't already realize this means you have got NO business questioning anybody's intelligence. Go write your own lyrics or poetry somewhere else. Keep it off Wikipedia. --63.25.117.29 (talk) 11:34, 25 January 2008 (UTC) Updated. --63.25.3.92 (talk) 09:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


"Cod" classical would refer to ersatz or faux classical instrumentation, which is so common in pop music today that the word "symphonic" is surely enough to convey the tone. "Revenge-style" is a good description for the bombastic horns, but is not clear to those who've never heard the song.
Then it's inappropriate for Wikipedia, and I'm removing it. Wikipedia is not the place for poetic descriptions. --63.25.117.29 (talk) 11:34, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
The link leads to incorrect lyrics, unfortunately.
Actually, the lyrics are almost exactly correct. See below. --63.25.117.29 (talk) 11:34, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
There is considerable info about this song (and every other PF song) in the book "Another Brick in the Wall", such as speculation on who Charlotte Pringle was. Asat 09:53, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
You can stop wondering who "Charlotte Pringle" was, because nobody ever sang about her. The lyric to the bridge of this song is, "Goodbye to you / CHILDLIKE BANGLES, too" (Not "childish".) This is from the official sheet music, in the Warner Brothers publication, Pink Floyd Anthology (VF0790, pub. 1980). Even if I (and the sheet music) are wrong somehow about "childlike", no way is he singing "Pringles"! Seriously, it's so VERY obviously "bangles"! I bet if you go have a listen right now, you'll hear it correctly.
I realize the CD booklet for the 1994 re-release backs you up on this, but in fact the Pink Floyd CD booklets are often incorrect. The AHM booklet gets this and "Fat Old Sun" wrong. See the Talk page for WikiProject Pink Floyd.
As for the book you cite, Another Brick in the Wall: The Stories Behind Every Pink Floyd Song, it is *chock-full* of errors, my friend. BLATANT errors, like captioning a picture of psychedelic-era Roger Waters as "David Gilmour". Does your copy have a sticker of "corrected" text pasted into the Wish You Were Here section, like mine did? Does yours report that Syd Barrett is "practically blind" from diabetes? I can't remember how many errors I found in that book. I finally threw my copy in the trash, out of frustration. I've seen a lot of errors in Wikipedia articles that originated from this book. Sorry to be ranting, but the book (and its lazy publisher) gets my goat -- not you! I respect you, and anyone who contributes to Pink Floyd articles. Best wishes to you!
--63.25.117.29 (talk) 11:34, 25 January 2008 (UTC) Updated. --63.25.3.92 (talk) 09:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

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