Talk:Sophisti-pop

message: Shouldn't she also be considered for this genre? __meco 06:34, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Alison Moyet]] 

message: Who is the Queen of Sophisti-pop?
72.82.199.241 (talk) 01:51, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: The Queen of Sophisti-pop

message: I agree that this term was not in use during the eighties, but I like it a lot now. The bands listed here do have something in common, which is neatly caught in the term sophisti-pop. I haven't contributed to this article at all, so I'm unbiased. I thought I'd mention that I find this grouping very useful for encyclopaedic purposes, since - as said - it reflects a personal perspective as music aficionado which I couldn't put a name on previously.
Dieter  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.22.185.9 (talk) 12:37, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  I like the term 

message: As a fan of freestyle music, Safire is absolutely not sophisti-pop. Her freetyle hits and power ballad, "Thinking of You" are so opposite of the sophisti-pop genre. A big club hit of Safire, "Boy, I've Been Told" is popular among us freestyle enthusiasts. She often does freestyle reunion shows and to be honest I can't believe she was among the artists mentioned in this article. She is in the freestyle music page, as she needs to be. Removed her from the list, even though AllMusic mentioned her, mistakenly. DJghr1 (talk) 1 June 2011 (UTC)
:It is very difficult when a "reliable source" says one thing and logic says another, but I think this is a reasonable argument. Allmusic is "reliable", but it is not always correct. I am still bewildered by the fact that they categorised Frank Sinatra as soft rock. In the unlikely event of someone contesting this we can go hunting alternative sources, but let's use common sense and leave her out for now.--SabreBD (talk) 08:24, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Safire, sophisi-pop...very mistaken 

message: Matt you say "As well as being an imposition to foist your essay upon the talk page, it is likewise an imposition to provide a reading list with no explanation as to what point it is supposed to be illustrating"
::but how can these links illustrate the point when you took the explanation away at a click at a button...for something you think is 'bollocks' I cannot understand why you are wasting my and your own time...the only thing that matters is the music....and I don't know if you care about that.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.173.247 (talk) 17:51, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Apart from the fact that I think Sophisti-pop is 'bollocks' (just like you) I think I have 'sat on the fence' a lot of the time, even with the 'Americans-on-British Culture' aspect, and the reason why I may have waffled on might have been you...as I can't be sure if you are actually reading any of these comments of just going look its "original research" etc etc. You may have the time in lockdown but I know I don't. I have given you ideas how to expand this article based what people have said on here and online and it would be good if you could just discuss things without making it more about reading things that are not about music. Its obvious something has to be done with this Sophisti-pop section as a lot of the time it doesn't ring true by just going off Stylus' definition...but maybe it shouldn't be up to you and me to discuss it as looks as we will just be arguing over the same viewpoint. Maybe you should stick to your Scottish things (without being protective of something you think is bollocks) and I should stick to Sky Arts. Perhaps? signed "The Not Matt Lunker"  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.173.247 (talk) 18:32, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  In regards to the 'reading list'