Talk:Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song)

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Can we start a discussion on the rights/wrongs of calling all Lou Reed articles "LGBT articles"? I guess this can extend to others also.

edit: Sorry, I didn't consider the song's content...

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[edit] "Scatological"?

How is the song "scatological"? I can't think of a single mention of feces or anything related. I am changing this to "occasionally scatological lyrics" to "lyrics touching on topics such as transexuality and oral sex".-- Jmabel | Talk 06:03, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Yes, but 'scatological' has more meanings than the narrow one of 'to do with excrement'. Check out Merriam-Webster. I'll change it back because it's a more concise way of expressing the same thing. Brequinda 14:47, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Yes, it can have that meaning, but (1) its primary meaning is still excrement (2) using this term to refer to people's sexual practices is pejorative and demeaning and (3) this vague term is less informative to anyone who does not already know the song. I am restoring the longer, more precise wording. -- Jmabel | Talk 01:41, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

scatology |skaˌtɒlədʒi| noun an interest in or preoccupation with excrement and excretion. • obscene literature that is concerned with excrement and excretion. DERIVATIVES scatological |-təˌlɒdʒɪk(ə)l| adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek skōr, skat- ‘dung’ + -logy . Compare with scat 3 . 121.45.127.83 02:24, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

I think you're all talking crap, haha. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.2.94.196 (talk) 17:14, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The use of an interval?

The article currently contains this: "featuring the extensive use of an interval and the major tenth respectively, which was unusual in pop music till then." This sounds very much as if it has been miscopied from a likely reputable source by someone who doesn't know what the words mean. Any piece of music contains "an interval" - in fact, several. The word 'respectively' doesn't make much sense here either. Perhaps someone who knows the song and knows about music could rewrite this?

Brequinda 14:43, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Strokes

So are we going to, like, list every time the Strokes do this song and some Wikipedian happens to hear it or hear about it? - Jmabel | Talk 04:44, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

We now have three. Presumably, this is simply becoming part of their repertoire. - Jmabel | Talk 03:41, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
Removed all but one. If anyone wants to expand on The Strokes' love of the song, reference it, and don't add more than one.Brady Clarke 13:20, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Covers

The AMG lists some 50 covers, if sombody cares; but this should be edited for repeats and disentangled from the old '62 song (Bernstein&David). And Popa Chubby should be added to it: he played it in 1999 (One night live in NY, 2002)al 21:42, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Wows1.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 10:50, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Organizing

I've looked at this page a few times over the past couple of months, and the bottom finally got to me enough that I fixed it. Well, attempted to, anyway. Although, maybe the covers/media references are getting to be too many? It appears to be taking over the article. Granted, this song was influential and is referenced a lot, but it might be getting to the point of too much. Joliefille (talk) 03:47, 17 May 2008 (UTC)