Talk:Iko Iko

message: Shouldn't the article be a little more clear in the fact that it's referring to "American Indians" (i.e., Native Americans) and not "real" Indians (those from India)?
Looks like the article makes it clear it is referring to neither American nor Punjabi Indians, but Mardi Gras Indians. Trst (talk) 17:32, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: "Indians"

message: sorry, not sure which template is the right one - but with all the record companies going after lyrics sites, I thought flagging this for usage of Cindi Lauper lyrics makes sense (clem 10:59, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: You know, you misspelled Lauper's first name, lol.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.203.10.156 (talk • contribs) 01:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

text: You may not be quite as anonymous as you might think, but your judgement on this matter seems sound, thanks.  :)  Xtifr tälk 02:59, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Lyrics

message: What's up with Crawford saying Lloyd Price put music to the song?  Did Price actually write the melody, or just do some arranging?  --Allen 01:39, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks!  I should have checked the reference.  I've included the whole quote now so it's easier to follow.  Out of curiosity, who is "the lady before" me?  --Allen 03:57, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  lloyd price? 

message: I took this out of the article.  If it were documented, it still might not be worth having.  As it is, zero:
 
: A performer named Natasha also covered it on her album which featured other tracks such as "The Boom Boom Room" - I will add the album details when I unpack it.
--Ortolan88 16:58, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The article is correct that Natasha's version outperformed the Belle Stars in the UK charts. However, the Belle Stars version won out in the end when it became a surprise top 20 hit in the US seven years later!--Tuzapicabit (talk) 16:31, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed Natasha

message: The article states that the Grateful Dead started playing the song in the early 1980 when Brent Mydland joined the band. This is not correct. - They first played IKO IKO in concert in May 1977, over two years before Brent joined the band. - For reference check Dead Base - either the book or the web site.
Cheers!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.30.41.105 (talk) 17:04, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grateful Dead timeline 

message: This song was used (with different lyrics) as the theme for Nickelodeon Nation in the 90's. Someone should add in something about that in the Pope Culture section.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.190.2.25 (talk) 14:36, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Nickelodeon

message: This article appears to contradict itself. In the top section it refers to the line in the chorus "Jock-a-mo feen-o and-dan-day", however in the lyrics below the line is "Jackomo fe no a na nae' " Is one correct or are both acceptable versions? 79.121.197.4 (talk) 11:17, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Both are acceptable, as shown in the final two references. David spector (talk) 03:14, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Jockomo or Jackomo

message: The notion that the Italian name Giacomo is a sensible equivalent word for the Cajun word Jacamo (Jester) is WP:OR and very unlikely. Similarly, the notion that "Giacamo" derives from the relatively recent movie The Court Jester is unsupported and just plain ridiculous. This speculation should be deleted. David spector (talk) 03:18, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The Court Jester was released three years after the original song, so Jock-a-Mo in the song certainly didn't come from there. But the THEORY of its origin might have come from the name's use in the film, so it's worth mentioning here in the talk section. Mdulcey (talk) 23:26, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Giacomo 

message: Oh my goodness!  Over the past couple of days, this article has been edited over 100 times by only two or three users.
The result is, that an article that had some issues with lacking a few citations, and with the general quality of its prose, has become almost 100% original research, comment, opinion, and editorial.  
While I appreciate the good faith efforts that have gone into it, the article has become about as un-encyclopedic as you'll ever see on Wikipedia.  The version from a few days ago, while far from an excellent article, had far fewer NPOV and OR issues.
Should we restore a version from a few days ago (over 100 edits back)? Fish Man (talk) 19:02, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: FYI, I've brought up the same concerns over at the Help desk, in order to try to get more eyes on this article and its problems. 66.58.210.21 (talk) 00:14, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: FWIW, I took out the garbage.  In general, anyone can fix such problems, even you.  --Jayron32 03:50, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  This page has become an original research essay / editorial chock full of opinions 

message: I removed the following from the article and bring it here for discussion:
:In George Washington Cables 1890 novel "Strange True Stories of Louisiana" the New Orleans planters daughter is on a riverboat trip. Upon seeing a gathering of "natives" on the riverbank she "called with all of the force in her lungs every indian word that ...she had learned: "Chacounam finnan! O Choctaw! Conno Poposso!" And the indians clapped their hands, laughing with pleasure..."http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12577/12577-h/12577-h.htm
As I said when I removed this the first time, it needs a secondary source to show that this is relevant.  The Project Gutenberg link only shows that the wording is accurate, but does not indicate, much less prove, a relationship to the phrase being discussed in that section. ---RepublicanJacobiteTheFortyFive 21:10, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  George Washington Cable 

message: I removed the Beatles WikiProject from this page because there is no indication in the article of any connection between the Beatles and this song. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 01:01, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject The Beatles

message: The article states Harris removed references to 'flag-boy". I can't speak to his 1965 recording, but his 1966 and later recordings certainly include a verse which says, "My flag-boy and your flag-boy sittin' by the fire. My flag-boy told your flag-boy, I'm gonna set your flag on fire." I had the 1966 album from its issue as a kid and grew up with that version. Ptilinopus (talk) 14:45, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rolf Haris 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Listed and categorized but not mentioned in the article? 38.73.253.217 (talk) 14:36, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: This should be rectified. 65.29.80.139 (talk) 03:21, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cyndi Lauper