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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 08:08, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]


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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()
3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()
Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

I will get on with this right away! --K. Peake 08:08, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox and lead

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  • Change the genre in the infobox to only rock since hard rock is not sourced and ballad does not count
  • Replace hlist with bullet points per Template:Infobox song
  • Remove the release year of "Like a Rolling Stone" because it is not notable for the lead
  • It is not sourced that the girls are actually invited to an apartment
  • Remove pipe on A-side per MOS:LINKSTYLE
  • "the single was due to" → ""Balladen om Killen" was due to"
  • "role in the production of the single," → "role in the production of the song,"
  • "attribute to its'" → "attribute to its"
  • "Nonetheless, it garnered positive reviews" → "Nonetheless, the song garnered positive reviews"

Background

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Recording and composition

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  • "with Lagerberg himself" → "with the bassist himself"
  • "their respective instruments, drums and" → "their respective instruments of drums and"
  • Quote box looks good!
  • Pipe ballad to Sentimental ballad
  • "According to Göran Brandels and" → "according to Göran Brandels and"
  • "does sing lead on" → "does sing lead vocals on"
  • "Despite this" specify what since this is a new para
  • "in which Lagerberg's bandmate Tommy Blom was" → "in which Blom was"
  • "which included being cocky" → "such as being cocky"
  • "of Lagerberg, and who's" → "of Lagerberg and his"
  • Invoke the ref after the fifty years ago quote because they need to be after any direct quotations
  • "were putting out at the same time." → "were putting out then."

Release and commercial performance

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  • "releases, which both have different picture sleeves were" → "releases both have different picture sleeves and were"
  • "would not known who Örjan Ramberg was," → "would not have known who Ramberg was," and if this is a problem, write Örjan instead of first name
  • "though notes that the" → "though notes the"
  • "likely assumed that the image of Ramberg" → "likely assumed how the image of him"
  • "of just number 13," → "of only number 13,"
  • "It was additionally the only week it appeared" → "This was additionally the only week the song appeared"
  • "it also failed to" → "the song also failed to"
  • "even though it was never released in his name." → "despite never being released in his name. ", as this is missing the space after the full-stop
  • Shouldn't a colon be used instead of semi-colon?
  • "and partly due to" → "and also due to" to be less repetitive
  • Wikilink bonus tracks per MOS:LINK2SECT

Reception and legacy

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  • The img's abandoned part is not sourced
  • "the single received primarily positive reviews," → "the single was met with primarily positive reviews,"
  • "the subject matter, and that the inclusion" → "the subject matter and the inclusion"
  • "though they end by noting that" → "though the staff writer ends by noting how"
  • Add a writer or the staff of for Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet
  • "though write that the song is" → "though write it is"
  • "that gives the single a" → "giving the single a"
  • Add a full-stop after rock and roll
  • Avoid the word claim per WP:CLAIM
  • "in Swedish,[33] the release of" → "in Swedish;[33] the release of"
  • "as "Balladen om killen" was" → "as "Balladen om killen", was"
  • "and that they both should be" → "and thinks they both should be"
  • "under his name solo." → "under Ramberg's name solo."
  • "such as Siw Malmkvist, and Martin Ljung," → "such as Siw Malmkvist and Martin Ljung,"
  • "Although it was only moderately commercially successful, it" → "Despite only being moderately commercially successful, the song"
  • "were once again brought into" → "was once again brought into"

Personnel

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  • Good

Charts

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  • Good

References

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  • Copyvio score looks excellent at 3.8%!!!
  • Remove staff author from refs 29, 30, 31 and 32
  • Ditto for ref 34, also add the language parameter

Sources

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  • Why does one source cite Premium Publishing and the other Premium, or are they different?
  • Fix MOS:QWQ issues with the Hymn source, add the language and I can't seem to go from page to page

Final comments and verdict

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  1. ^ Record World Review Panel (2 July 1966). "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. p. 1.
  2. ^ Cash Box Review Panel (2 July 1966). "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 202.