Talk:Liar, Liar (The Castaways song)

Why is this about debbie harry and not the castaways!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.152.255.124 (talk) 22:28, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with your complaint -- this article should have much more information about the original song. Unfortunately, I'm not an expert on the subject, so I can't add anything. Captain Quirk (talk) 17:57, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Noteworthy for the scream?

The article says:

The Castaways' recording of the song is noteworthy for the scream ...

This statement seems like filler. It struck me as odd to read that a song would be noteworthy for a scream. Other songs have screams. The Debbie Harry version also has a scream. The characteristics of the screams differ, but a scream is is present in both versions. -Ac44ck (talk) 12:16, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is WP:OR of course, but in 1965 screams in songs would be more noteworthy than they would have been in the days of Debbie Harry. Nevertheless we should of course have a WP:RS to source a statement of the noteworthiness of the scream. --Saddhiyama (talk) 13:25, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, screams became more common later, especially in heavy metal; but some contemporary examples:

http://www.whatisthatsong.net/charts-lists/screams.html

Top 10 Rock N' Roll Screams

James Brown -- I_feel_good -- 1965
Beatles -- Revolution_(song) -- 1968
Janice Joplin -- Piece_of_My_Heart -- 1968

But the claim in the article seems to be that the scream in the is the thing to distinguish the original from other versions. It seems like an odd claim when a scream is also present in the Debbie Harry version. -Ac44ck (talk) 04:04, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Other cover versions listed in the article also contain a scream. I removed the claim because it seemed to be contradicted by the evidence found. - Ac44ck (talk) 04:32, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]