Talk:What'd I Say

message: I did an overhaul on much of this page. However, I'd like to add a link to the location of these quotes you used. If they can't be verified, then maybe someone can take a look at an auto-biography for a similar attribution. More specifically, quotes from Ray don't qualify as primary sources. WesleyPinkham 06:00, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Overhaul

message: I'm questioning the validity of this source. According to its Q & A page, this is a site run by a guy who compiles his own lists, though he claims they are based on other sources. If the other sources which are widely recognized (Billboard, Rolling Stone, Vh1, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) are in this article, why is his list also included? --Moni3 (talk) 17:35, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Acclaimedmusic.net

message: See Mix Online, The AP obit, and NPR stories for possible adds.LeadSongDog come howl 17:59, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The Mix article is already used as a source. The AP obit does not mention the song. I will listen to the NPR stories. Thanks for posting this. --Moni3 (talk) 18:08, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Additional sources

message: I presume the typographical errors in the block quote below (in the Legacy section of the article) were introduced by the wiki editor that entered the quote (and are not part of the published quote in Mr George's book).  I could be wrong though - I do not have access to the original source.  In any case, I have corrected the three spelling / typo errors I saw in the wiki article.  But in case these errors are, in fact, part of the original text, I reproduce them here so that the original quote (with misspellings) can be re-inserted into the article if necessary. 
By breaking down the division between pulpit and bandstand, recharging blues concerns with transcendental fervor, unashamedly linking the spiritual and the sexual, Charles made pleasure (physical satisfatction) and joy (divine enlightenment) seem the same thing. By doing do he brought the realities of the Saturday-night sinner and Sunday-morning worshipper—so often one and the same—into raucous harmony.George, p. 70.
Pugetbill (talk) 14:26, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Presumed typos in quote

message: has removed the acronym for R&B and the Rolling Stone mention of the song on the The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in the lead. 
R&B, , , , 
* WP:LEAD states that what is notable about the song should be included. Rolling Stone, while the pioneer publication of rock and roll journalism, merely sponsored and published this ranking. WesleyDodds has stated that it is a critics list and therefore should not be included as would be an award. While I disagree in that a notable critics' list should certainly have a place in the lead, this is not a critics list: 172 musicians, writers, and producers voted on these rankings, very similar to how the Academy Awards are voted on by actors, directors, and other film professionals. What seems to be the difference is an overhyped show and a statuette. The song is ranked 10th out of 500 45 years after being released. That is a notable designation from a body of music professionals. There is no Wikipedia policy that forbids its inclusion from the lead. Therefore, I believe removing it is misguided and unsupported by reason or policy. If WesleyDodds is aware of a policy that states this sentence can not be used in the lead, he has not provided it. It is my impression that it is his sole opinion and he is imposing it on the article. 
* The MOS states that the first instance of an acronym should be spelled out. Not everyone is familiar with the term R&B. Not everyone has a lifelong familiarity with English, and although WesleyDodds may consider it "pretty obvious" per an edit summary, that is not a good reason to leave it up to readers.
Lastly, reversions without discussion do not improve content. When I warned WesleyDodds of edit warring , he used a technicality of 3 reversions within 24 hours . I find this 24-hour technicality to be faulty and distinctly unhelpful. By that logic, I can revert WesleyDodds every 48 hours and we can continue until one of us just gets bored. Unless someone else steps in and makes it worse, which happens frequently enough to exacerbate the problem. The object of editing is to improve content, not skirt the 3RR policy.
Options:
* Leave the information in
* Provide solid justification from Wikipedia policy--other than WesleyDodds' own opinions of what is appropriate for a lead and what is not--that the information should not be included
* Attract attention through an RfC for more opinions
* Settle this at WP:LEAD or some other policy-making forum
* Compromise
I welcome a discussion. If none takes place within 24 hours, per my reasoning above, I will revert once again and if it gets reverted, I'll report this to WP:EW. --Moni3 (talk) 15:36, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Reversion in the lead

message: I thought this is based on "It must be Jesus" by The Southern Tones?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.239.22.114 (talk) 15:58, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: I Got A Woman

message: Does anybody know each side's lenght? --BMonkey (talk) 23:49, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Lenght

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The currently stated release date of July 1959 (uncited) can't be right, since the single was reviewed in the June 15 issue of Billboard, page 33. Could be May or June but I'll change it to June. I'm not going to change the article where it says a sanitized 2nd version was released in July. PatConolly (talk) 06:01, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Release date 

message: "Paul McCartney was immediately struck by the song and knew when he heard it that he wanted to be involved in making music." Lydon's Ray Charles biography is cited for this statement, but really - what had Paul been doing with the Quarrymen for the previous 2 years if not music - juggling, stand-up comedy? Lewisohn's massive Beatles book doesn't mention this as a turning point in Pauls' life - just that the band liked the record very much. PatConolly (talk) 06:28, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious Paul McCartney reference. 

message: did not Elvis Presley use this song? that should be worthy of a mention!
pga1965 (talk) 14:41, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  use by elvis 

message: Recently I made an edit that removed text cited to Discogs as it is unreliable. It ended up being reverted. In addition, another unreliable source (Rateyourmusic) was added, which I reverted. As it will likely be reverted again, I decided to post this message in the talk page. 2601:806:8200:ECF0:5E3:3020:D0F2:5A01 (talk) 01:12, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits