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Is this song really about a girl having an abortion? Me and my sister always thought it was about an Asian girl eloping with the singer and her parents strong disapproval (him being White, her being Asian -- most Asians don't approve of interracial relationships). Seriously, I'd have never thought it was about an abortion. Why sigh, cutie pie? 08:25, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yes I think so, look it up on google etc. Apparently the band said in an interview it was - also for a general opinion of the song look it up on songmeanings.net . I'll try and find it soon. Removed the reference to Dido's song, as this page is about the Goo Goo Dolls' Single. Added it to the disambiguation page. :) Srxcef 17:24, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You should site those sources in the article

  • I was watching a free concert shown on DirectTV a few months back and could have sworn the band said the song was about a girl who had gotten pregnant and whether or not she should marry the guy or simply run away, not an abortion. The lyrics don't seem to imply an abortion either, except perhaps the line "don't you love the life you've killed," but I had always assumed that was more of a reference to a pregnancy "killing" someone's old way of life. AffirmationChick 08:02, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yeah, you're just about correct. On VH1's storytellers, Rzeznik talked briefly about the meaning of the song before the band performed it. The abortion idea isn't really central to the song (just one of the options the couple consider), but it's in there since he mentioned it specifically, so it gets on the page. 59.167.104.81 03:36, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Goo Goo Dolls Slide.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:Goo Goo Dolls Slide.jpg

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Image:Goo Goo Dolls Slide.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:46, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Elmo?

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"An alternative version called "Pride" has been recorded with Elmo from Sesame Street providing additional vocals. It uses the same music, but has different lyrics."

Is this a joke? If it is, it's funny, but doesn't belong here. 68.197.176.202 (talk) 01:35, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's unfortunately not a joke. You can find it on Sesame Street's official YouTube page (uGohKgNOXnU). Other notable 1990's pop acts included Norah Jones, Dave Matthews, and Destiny's Child. -JV (talk) 13:38, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 6 March 2015

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The result of the move request was: procedurally closed. The two requests are completely unrelated. If this is serious, please submit a clean request. (non-admin closure) -- Calidum 04:15, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

– "Slide" is by The Goo Goo Dolls. Also China (the footballer) was born in 1982. Another reason I'm requesting this is to help people avoid confusion with two footballers also called China born in 1980 and 1964. 174.29.75.144 (talk) 02:19, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Requested move 7 March 2015

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The result of the move request was: moved per nom. (non-admin closure) -- Calidum 03:53, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Slide (song) → Slide (Goo Goo Dolls song) – WP:NCM , WP:PRECISE ; there's already a Slide (Slave song) and Step Back/Slide ; the current title should point to the disambiguation page slide as a {{R from partial disambiguation}} as there are multiple songs listed there 70.51.200.101 (talk) 07:10, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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