Talk:Let's Get It Started

message: I fail to see how this qualifies under the funk genre in any way whatsoever.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atari2 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Genre

message: This appeared on the same cd as "U Cant Touch This" ages before The Black Eyed Peas did it. Check the MC Hammer page and find out.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ipfreely555 (talk • contribs) 10:32, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope, completely different song.--Martin IIIa (talk) 13:29, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  MC Hammer wrote this song 

message: "Let's Get it Started" changes more than just the offensive (in terms of references to "retarded" and "epilepsy") lyrics of its predecessor, it is also musically different. Most different is the drum part, especially notable in the bridge (which starts "C'mon y'all/Let's get cuckoo"). I'd edit the article to reflect this myself, but I'm not sure on how to go about the citations etc. (I'm not an experienced Wikipedia user).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.98.233.80 (talk) 02:53, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm unclear from the article - which came first, retarded or started? I always thought retarded came first but it was changed to be socially acceptable. The article doesn't really say.Gymnophoria (talk) 14:27, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct, this is what occurred. I don't understand how and why there's so little mention of this in the article. I had Retarded in my iTunes library growing up, so that's the song I think of when I hear the opening beat. It's the original version; beats me why this article isn't titled accordingly, or at the very least providing more background on the change.164.68.25.123 (talk) 02:11, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

text: No need to append your personal feelings to the subject. I do think it stands to reason that the original version was deemed offensive, and that the "Let's Get It Started" version is now vastly more popular, for that reason and the fact that the censored version has received significantly more airtime on radio and public avenues like US sporting events. Remmmley (talk) 03:05, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The N word is also offensive, yet the title of its Wikipedia article remains uncensored. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a moral compass. EytanMelech (talk) 19:49, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Let's Get Retarded" and "Let's Get it Started are different 

message: In the right-hand info box on the article it says there is a 7:32 (length) version of this song and describes it as "Bonus Track Album Version", but I cannot find this version anywhere. Does it actually exist, and what album was it on?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.23.5.227 (talk) 11:32, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  7:32 Version? 

message: The streets signs say Wilshire and Grand, but these two streets have a three way intersection.  Clearly a CG’d effect. 76.170.104.60 (talk) 19:26, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non-existent intersection 

message: This article currently glosses over the renaming.  It needs more information on the how and why of the renaming and public reactions to it. awkwafaba (📥) 11:47, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Aside from the "so well received" bit, which can easily be taken out, I'm not sure what the issue is here with neutrality. If this comment is removed, then the article will only be missing information, not watering down a wrongdoing. When the 'R' word is used, we have to carefully which sources we use, but I'm not the most articulate person out there, so I'd rather not get involved with the darker side of the song. ResPM (T🔈🎵C) 11:58, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Renaming issues kind of whitewashed