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April 11[edit]

Music Career Aspirations[edit]

Dear all, I am, as many know, very keen on making a lot of money with a musical career. I’m mainly interested in the production and engineering sides of the industry, but I’m also open to doing a bit of songwriting for people. I am mostly interested in writing jingles for commercials and radio, and also writing songs for children’s entertainment businesses. And so, I am wondering how to get people to listen to my ideas and employ my services? I reckon I could make some extra money doing this on top of whatever career I end up having. So, how do I get started with this kind of thing? I know about creating demos and portfolios, but how can that happen if I haven’t written music for anyone yet? Where does my first commission come from? I hope you can demystify this matter for me, I will appreciate that. Thank you in advance. Pablothepenguin (talk) 19:29, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The items in your portfolio need not have been commissioned or sold. They should demonstrate your musical ability, not your commercial success. If you can think of a prospective client, create some songs or jingles that you think might appeal to them, make a demo tape and send it off. Success not guaranteed, and certainly not now, after the release of Udio. --Lambiam 15:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I’m not sure where to find potential clients. Pablothepenguin (talk) 18:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Have you, are you, or do you plan to study music within a formal body such as the Royal College of Music? (Instanced merely because two days ago I attended a concert by someone currently studying for a Masters degree there.) Any music school should be able to offer its students some advice on such matters. Equally, many professional musicians in the UK join the Musicians Union, which should be able to provide advice and also facilitate contacts with other professional musicians. Trying to enter a highly professional commercial industry without any formal qualifications or affiliations is not generally very easy. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.134.31 (talk) 16:07, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Merry Christmas From Bobby Vee[edit]

Hi do you have more soures from Draft:Merry Christmas From Bobby Vee? Samchristie05 (talk) 22:27, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unhelpful comments hidden. This is literally the best place for people to ask for help with finding sources. It was built for precisely this purpose. Matt Deres (talk) 22:51, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

Are you asking if the few regular respondants on this Reference desk already have such sources? The answer to that is almost certainly "No".

Are you asking us to go and look for them? Since you have an ongoing interest in the subject matter, you are almost certainly better able to do so than any of us. Anything we turn up from scratch is very likely to be something you have already found.

Please understand that there is no formal structure or organisation within the all-volunteer editors of Wikipedia dedicated to carrying out a Drafter's research for them: the onus is on you, as the Draft's creator, to do it. It's possible that some individual will be motivated to do so, but the chances are small.

So far, according to the last reviewer's response, you have found sources corroborating various facts about the subject of your draft, but none or too few substantial sources (as opposed to passing mentions, or chart and list entries) that show the subject, a particular album, qualifies for its own standalone article – what we call Notability (which roughly means "has already been written about quite a lot").

It may be that no-one has ever published (in Wikipedia:Reliable sources) such substantial material about the album, in which case, whatever its intrinsic merits, it cannot qualify for its own article: that's how Wikipedia rolls. But maybe they have and you just haven't found it yet, or maybe something will be published next week. Good luck! {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.145.123 (talk) 15:58, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 14[edit]

Maria Coman's setting of I Corinthians XIII, 1-8 (and is this the desk for music?)[edit]

Is this the appropriate desk? I could find no instruction anywhere as to where questions about music need to go. So I picked this one more or less randomly. Please let me know if I must transfer this question to some other desk for better access to people interested in and knowledgeable about music. So here's my question:

There's a Romanian singer, Maria Coman, who's (quite successfully) released a musical setting of (a Romanian translation of) I Corinthians XIII, 1-8 that she calls "Imnul iubirii" ("Love's Hymn" in Romanian) It's everywhere. But what I can find absolutely nowhere is the source of the music. Is it a traditional setting? Was it composed by someone other than her? By her? On physical media I think there'd be a requirement to indicate the source of the music, but who remembers what those are nowadays. Can anyone here do better in this dematerialized world and find out ~~that information~~? 178.51.93.5 (talk) 03:27, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're in the right place. The subtitle for this Entertainment section on the Main Reference desk page reads "Sports, popular culture, movies, music, video games, and TV shows". {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.134.31 (talk) 16:12, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My hunch is that it's a traditional chant of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and a couple of comments on utubular videos seem to at least assume that, if not confirming it to the required standard of verifiability for our purposes. If it were indeed a traditional chant, that would explain why its composer does not appear anywhere and why nobody seems to be asking about the composer. But again, that's not satisfactory. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 04:54, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've just realized there's a version that's one year earlier and with the same melody that was released by Arhidiacon Vlad Roșu. He calls it "Imnul dragostei" which means the same but uses another Romanian word for "love". It is the word "dragoste" that is used in the text sung by both Maria Coman and Vlad Roșu. For some reason she chose to change to the word "iubire" but for the title only. The question stays the same but change Maria Coman's setting to Archdeacon Vlad Roșu's setting. But it makes your hunch more likely because if the archdeacon had composed the melody it would be very strange that he wouldn't be credited by Maria Coman. If it is a traditional chant, I'd still have some questions: Which one? Is it a chant with the same words or was it Vlad Roșu's idea to use 1 Corinthians 13, 1-8? Leaving aside the melody, has 1 Corinthians 13, 1-8 been traditionally sung in the Romanian Orthodox Church? A final note; Maria Coman's version has about eight times ~~more~~ as many views even though it was released a year later. 178.51.93.5 (talk) 08:53, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 16[edit]

Negro leagues[edit]

I am aware that (non-black) hispanics and even white players were in the negro leagues. I read something about the racism that even white players faced, in SOME games (not all of course, since black teammates came to their defense), racism. Does anyone have the sources of racism that they experienced from fan abuse during games and even their black teammates defending them to the fans?

Also the backlash that the robinson received by the negro leagues staff/players, etc? Baseball color line doesnt answer this.

Thanks, 37.252.95.10 (talk) 02:15, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you name anyone playing in the Negro Leagues who was white or non-black hispanic? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:25, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There were a handful of white players signed in the dying days of the Negro Leagues in the 1950s, by which time all the better African-American players had moved to the minor leagues. Xuxl (talk) 13:45, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes, such as Lou Chirban and Lou Clarizio. Some info in this article:[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:54, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 17[edit]

a question to some people[edit]

hey guys - does anyone remember the videos called strawberry shortcake sets the school on fire and charlie brown gets a gold card? they've become lost media and i'm trying to hunt them down at this point 2A02:8084:EA4:2B80:3C9F:A882:2CE4:B4F1 (talk) 21:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I'm coming up empty. If they were posted to YouTube, they may have gotten taken down due to complaints from the rights holders. Do you recall where you saw them? Matt Deres (talk) 22:18, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Try asking the Lost Media Wiki. They might have some knowledge about it. TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 14:40, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going where no lost media enthusiast has gone before only joking! A YouTuber named "Andrew the irishman" uploaded charlie brown gets a gold card but it was deleted so i'm going to look for those videos. Wish me luck!

Andrew the irishman uploaded the video but then it was deleted and now I'm going to look for those videos.

i have fake lost media like the Welsh Thomas and friends (GoToons dub) episodes on my files and I'm going to upload them somewhere

if no ones going to look for those videos I give up someone just upload them and upload them somewhere i cant be bothered anymore theres these

https://filmot.com/sidebyside/1beEQDMnzVw/auto.en/auto.en/English+%28auto-generated%29/English+%28auto-generated%29/Charlie+Brown+gets+a+gold+card+and+gets+ungrounded

https://quiteaplaylist.com/search?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1beEQDMnzVw

https://www.dideo.tv/v/yt/1beEQDMnzVw/charlie-brown-gets-a-gold-card-and-gets

also theres GoToons welsh dubs of the following shows i have to make pages about Thomas Bob the Builder Noddy Roary the Racing Car Fifi and the Flower Tots and last but certainly least Jack and friends from 2016. Somebody Give me a break

oh and i forgot those

https://goanimate-extended.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Brown_gets_a_gold_card_and_gets_ungrounded

https://goanimate-extended.fandom.com/wiki/Strawberry_Shortcake_sets_the_school_on_fire

i saw the 2 videos around 2016-2022 (2019 for strawberry shortcake sets the school on fire) but i can't find any of them now even the wayback machine didnt archive them 2A02:8084:EA4:2B80:6961:A248:89BD:3C83 (talk) 21:51, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

i might ask wikipedia i cant create a account on lost media wiki 2A02:8084:EA4:2B80:6961:A248:89BD:3C83 (talk) 21:51, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 24[edit]

Star Wars arms buildup[edit]

As of around 25 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), the Galactic Republic's Judicial Forces (it didn't have an actual Navy at the time) had a very small and poorly armed fleet and had to get assistance from private corporations even to deal with nuisance enemies like space pirates. But at the time of the Battle of Yavin, the Imperial Navy apparently had around 25,000 Star Destroyers. Those are huge ships with huge crews. Does the Star Wars literature record how that buildup took place? To what extent was Kuat Drive Yards (the shipbuilder) under Imperial control? It apparently predated the Empire and the predecessor Republic by many millenia. I'm not all that familiar with the Star Wars universe but have been reading some fiction set in it, and this question came up. Thanks. 2601:644:8501:AAF0:0:0:0:6CE6 (talk) 16:26, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Star Destroyers were probably built by the Empire over a 19-year period by the great shipyards of Badcon Tinuity and Plotre Quirements. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.15} 188.220.144.58 (talk) 04:34, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How many planets are there in the Galactic Republic? What's their population? I mean, astronomically speaking, a galaxy could very well have a population of 10²⁰, in which case I wouldn't be impressed by any galactic fleet of fewer than 10¹⁰ star destroyers. And they would be built by a billion different shipyards and all be slightly different due to ambiguities in the specs.

In other words: they just pulled some number out of their hat and hoped the viewers/readers wouldn't pay too much attention. PiusImpavidus (talk) 08:48, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 25[edit]

Songs With Swung Beats[edit]

I'm trying to make a playlist of songs which are NOT in the jazz or swing genres, but which DO have a swung beat. My criteria are:

Massive hits (or TV/film themes) everyone will have heard of preferred to obscure tracks.
Nothing from before about 1960.
Nothing in the jazz or swing genres.
Very obviously swung beats, closer to a pure shuffle, and consistent through the song, are preferred to anything more complex. (An example of this is that I rejected The Lion Sleeps Tonight because it seems to me the rhythm varies between verse and chorus.)
Where an artist has embraced swing as a genre (Rod Stewart or Robbie Williams for example) their other works are still good for my list.
Within those criteria, the more eclectic the list the better.
I appreciate there are squillions of potential answers. But I only need 30 or so.

So, does anyone have any suggestions for a list that begins:

The Beatles - Revolution
The Beatles - With a Little Help from My Friends
Madonna - Cherish
Queen - Killer Queen
Murray Gold's version of the Theme from Doctor Who?

AndyJones (talk) 12:40, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How do you feel about David Bowie's Rebel Rebel? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 188.220.144.58 (talk) 17:48, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]