Talk:Baby, Please Don't Go

message: Hello! A very interesting version is T-Bone Walker's Don't Go Back To New Orleans. Which effectively re-writes it.
Please check out somebody and give a mention. All the
variant versions seem to have different writer credits on the cds I have. Cheers 86.15.128.219 (talk) 22:01, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see below. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:19, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: T-Bone Walker

message: Budgie did a really good version of it on their Never Turn Your Back on a Friend album which contained Breadfan, a song often covered by Metallica. 205.172.134.232 (talk) 19:06, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see below. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:19, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Budgie version 

message: For this article to be complete it needs to mention the versions recorded by The Amboy Dukes (1967) and Ted Nugent as a solo artist (1977). Cheers! FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 15:08, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The Amboy Dukes is mentioned in the song's Blues Hall of Fame announcement (now linked), but Nugent isn't.  To meet WP:SONGCOVER, "Only cover versions/renditions important enough to have gained attention in their own right should be added to song articles."  WP is supposed to provide encyclopedic content, otherwise articles could become long lists of often trivial information. Websites, such as Secondhandsongs.com (that lists 171 versions), are much better choices for this type of info. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:19, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for that, but it does beg the question, who decided that Van Morrison, AC/DC, and Aerosmith rated so much screen space and Amboy Dukes/Nugent does not? As it is, the inclusion of those three entries make this page a long list of trivial information. What makes one more "important" than another? Nugent has recorded several versions of this song and almost always has it in his live set list. We're talking a 50+ year career that's still going strong, unlike some of the other "important" artists here. Just shows the hypocritical, judgemental, and whimsical nature of the WP "rules". One kind find a WP rule to support anything. Thanks for letting me vent. Have a nice day. FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 20:05, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The renditions by Them (Morrison) reached UK #10, AC/DC Australia #10, Aerosmith US Mainstream #7.  By contrast, Amboy Dukes "bubbled under" at #106 and Nugent never charted.  Given the song's popularity, I'm sure that there are other artists that have playing it for years (Ten Years After got a lot of mileage out of including a bit in "I'm Going Home").  But since you feel that it is vital, I expanded Janovitz' quote.  Now both are included. —Ojorojo (talk) 22:45, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks again! FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 15:11, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ted Nugent and Amboy Dukes Versions 

message: Here's an article about the song from Classic Rock: https://www.loudersound.com/features/cuttin-heads-baby-please-don-t-go
And here's a blog entry on the site Early Blues: https://www.earlyblues.com/BabyPleaseDont.htm
Best, Jules TH 16 (talk) 20:39, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some more sources 

message: "Baby, Please Don't Go" has been recorded by dozens of artists over the years (a popular website lists 191 versions). However, very few have reliable sources that discuss them as being noteworthy. This is necessary to prevent the article from being overwhelmed with long lists of unimportant covers (see :WP:SONGCOVER). AllMusic doesn't mention Budgie's version in its band bio or Never Turn Your Back on a Friend album review. Without reliable sources, there is nothing to add to the article. —Ojorojo (talk) 14:15, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cover versions