Talk:Charles G. Dawes
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I removed the citation need tag on the song. I was familiar with the Tommy Edwards version, of course, but didn't realize all those others had recorded it. Google does confirm them all, however: Manilow Elton John Richard Benton Morrision -- Fan-1967 18:42, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
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Ok. Fair enough, but do you think that we should include any sort of citation in the article to show readers that fact? --Wscc05 18:47, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- I always thought it was a relatively well-known fact (only top-ten song ever written by a vice-president). I really don't think it needs citation. Anyone who wants to can google it. Any pop song gets tens of thousands of hits. Fan-1967 18:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- For a claim like #1 song, or "only song by a VP", it's always better to include a citation. That way a future editor won't question or challenge the claim, because it can be more easily verified. --Dhartung | Talk 22:18, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- Incredibly, Allmusic reports twelve releases of the song this year already (three are Edwards, three are Manilow). It also has a history in jazz, first recorded by Louis Armstrong, perhaps before the lyrics were added. If anyone has a better reference for that it would help. --Dhartung | Talk 22:29, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- And the article for the song lists still other people. I guess it's more popular with singers than I was aware of. Fan-1967 00:53, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
- Incredibly, Allmusic reports twelve releases of the song this year already (three are Edwards, three are Manilow). It also has a history in jazz, first recorded by Louis Armstrong, perhaps before the lyrics were added. If anyone has a better reference for that it would help. --Dhartung | Talk 22:29, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- For a claim like #1 song, or "only song by a VP", it's always better to include a citation. That way a future editor won't question or challenge the claim, because it can be more easily verified. --Dhartung | Talk 22:18, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Sorry I missed out on this discussion. Here's an interesting article by David Marsh that goes into some detail about the history of the tune. http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/van/reviews/allinthegame.html - Maggie (that's right, Dhartung - the Jorn Barger Maggie) --64.229.64.62 00:57, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Hatfield's book
A few weeks ago, someone took off my piece about Dawes' Vice Presidency. I just put it back with attributions. It seems that mosts of the previous article was cribbed from that same source.
