Talk:Mandinka (song)

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Some OR/POV in this

While the article says:

In this song, O’Connor sings "I don’t know no shame, I feel no pain/I can’t see the flame," she sings, this to let the listeners know her main point behind the song. She later sings in the song "I have refused to take part" which can be interpreted into how she refused to take part in the music industry's sexist practices.<ref name="vivascene"/>

The source given actually says:

'Mandinka', the skull-shucking single from Ireland’s latest export, was named for an African tribe that was elemental to Alex Haley’s Roots, a profound influence on O’Connor. “I don’t know no shame, I feel no pain/I can’t see the flame,” she sings, a mission statement that rivals Patti Smith’s opening line on Horses. But the song reveals more about O’Connor’s convictions, something we would grow to know ore about it prevailing years. “I have refused to take part,” a statement that can be seen as a refusal to bow down to the music industry’s legendary misogyny and sexist practices. From the outset, Sinéad was her own woman. The song ends with her own harmony vocal, the soft voice, declaring, “Soon I can give you my heart.” The implication being, that this will only happen on her terms.

The article not only states some things as facts the source merely speculates about (can be seen as a refusal), it also totally espouses the views of the source. Hence I move the whole thing to talk for improval. Str1977 ^(talk) 19:13, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Album Sales

The article states that "Lion and the Cobra" sold 350,000 copies. In which country? According to numerous sources, that album sold 2.5 million copies worldwide. Jaco66 (talk) 17:48, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. –84.46.52.5 (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]