Talk:There's a Blind Man Playin' Fiddle in the Street

GA Review

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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 07:16, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

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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

This will be able to be fully reviewed today! --K. Peake 07:16, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Infobox and lead

• The studio in the infobox is not sourced at all
• Introduce the nationality of the bass guitarist too
• "their fifth album Studio which largely" → "their fifth album, Studio, which largely"
• "from Swedish folk music, which had a" → "from Swedish folk music; this had a"
• "Inspired by the Beatles single" → "Inspired by the Beatles' single"
• "Lagerberg composed "There's a Blind Man" in a" → "Lagerberg composed the song in a" because the title is already mentioned at the start of this para
• "still retaining the folk influences." → "still retaining the genre's influences." since it was mentioned in the previous sentence
• The second para feels too short; probably merge the first two sentences with the first para and the last one with the third para
• "the song was described as a" → "the song is a"
• Why is there no dash for counter melody?
• "The verses and chorus alternates between" → "The verses and chorus alternate between"
• "it also received release" → "the song also received release" also this should be the sentence before the musically one
• "the single reached number 10" → "the song reached number 10"
• "in Sweden and 20 on" → "in Sweden and number 20 on"
• "their final top-ten release" → "their final top-10 release" per MOS:NUM
• "It received critical acclaim" → "The song received critical acclaim" however this should come before commercial performance
• "with many noting the chorus and" → "who mostly praised the chorus and"
• "one of Tages better singles." → "one of Tages' best singles."

Background

• Img looks good!
• "in Tages career," → "in Tages' career,"
• "with something that was" → "with a release that was"
• "taking a vacation to" → "going on a vacation to"
• "the Canary Islands, which allowed Lagerberg and the group" → "the Canary Islands, which allowed Lagerberg and the group" → "the Canary Islands that allowed Lagerberg and the others"
• The "too uncommercial" quote is not sourced
• "who considered it to be" → "who considered the album to be"

Composition and recording

• "Colliander would play him the Beatles" → "Colliander would play him the Beatles'"
• "Lagerberg claimed the song was" → "Lagerberg declared the song was"
• "and Swedish folk music present on the album Studio," → "and Swedish folk music present on Studio,"
• "It has been described as" → ""There's a Blind Man" has been described as" since this is genres so you should reinstate the title
• Img looks good!
• "are dependent on fiddles."" → "are dependent on fiddles"." per MOS:QUOTE
• "the bridge and choruses," → "the bridge and choruses"," to end the quote at the correct mark
• "choruses and verses are" → "choruses and verses is"
• "Tages home town." → "Tages' home town."
• [18][13] shouldn't these be in numerical order?
• "over his lost love."" → "over his lost love"."
• [19][19] fix repeated usage
• "contributed piano to the record," → "contributed piano to the song,"

Release and commercial performance

• "of only 2000 copies." → "of only 2,000 copies."
• "in January, Tages" → "in January 1969, Tages"
• The MGM Records part is confusing; be clearer if you are trying to say this is the label they released through or something else
• "losing the group from it's roster," → "losing the band from its roster,"
• "as Tages fourth single there," → "as Tages' fourth single in the UK,"
• "Despite being decently promoted in Sweden," → "Despite having sufficient promotion in Sweden,"
• "voted out on the 30th of March," → "voted out on March 30,"
• "It was last seen on 20 April" → "The song was last seen on 20 April 1968"
• "their previous charting single" → "Tages' previous charting single"
• "it did sell well enough to" → "the song did sell well enough to"
• "it became Tages final" → "it became Tages' final"
• "it failed to crack" → "the song failed to crack"
• "was included on that album." → "was included on the album."
• "got it's first album release" → "got its first album release"
• Wikilink compilation album
• "on Tages career-spanning compilation" → "on Tages' career-spanning compilation"
• "once that album was re-issued" → "once the album was re-issued" with the wikilink
• "the 1998 and 2010 re-issue" → "the 1998 and 2010 re-issues"

Reception and legacy

• "the single received critical acclaim" → "the single was met with critical acclaim"
• "on "their latest album [Studio]"" → "on "their latest album [Studio]"."
• "also describes it as a" → "also describes the song as a"
• "owing to the fiddles played on the track." → "owing to the fiddles played."
• Avoid the word claim at all points per WP:CLAIM
• Wikilink major and minor
• Pipe GT to Göteborgs-Tidningen per MOS:LINK2SECT
• "describe it as "great", while also noting it to be a" → "describe the song as "great", while also noting a"
• "which they state is a "wonderful creation."" → "which they thought is a "wonderful creation"." per MOS:QUOTE
• "they are unsure of" → "the writer is unsure of"
• Start a new para at the UK music magazines part
• Pipe New Musical Express to NME
• "to be "worthwhile."" → "to be "worthwhile"."
• "might make it a hit," → "might make the song a hit,"
• "and well done."" → "and well done"."
• Quote box looks good!
• "Brandels and Wrigholm considers" → "Göran Brandels and Lennart Wrigholm consider"
• "but preceeding their singles" → "but preceding their 1968 singles" and remove the brackets part from the end
• "final top-ten single on Tio i Topp, only" → "final top-10 single on Tio i Topp; only"

Charts

• Pipe Danmark Radio to DR (broadcaster)

Notes and references

• Also given as → Also known as
• Copyvio score looks fantastic at 7.4%!!!!
• For the instance that ref 20 is invoked, wouldn't it be better to cite both refs 2 and 21?
• Cite Danske Hitlister as publisher instead and pipe to DR (broadcaster) on ref 28
• Pipe GT to Göteborgs-Tidningen per MOS:LINK2SECT on ref 36
• Pipe New Musical Express to NME on ref 39

Sources

• I hate to be problematic since it is used for multiple refs, but WP:RSP lists Discogs as unreliable so remove or replace.

Final comments and verdict

•  On hold until all of the issues are fixed! --K. Peake 09:24, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

  Should be fixed now. VirreFriberg (talk) 19:31, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

  VirreFriberg This looks a lot better, however the only problems are that you need to get rid of the word claim altogether and why is release not before the musical info in the lead? --K. Peake 07:03, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

  My apologies, the issues at hand should be fixed now. VirreFriberg (talk) 21:57, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

  ✓ Pass now, this is definitely worthy of GA status! --K. Peake 07:53, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 16:06, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that Tages 1968 single "There's a Blind Man Playin' Fiddle in the Street" was inspired by an old man that could be seen roaming around the streets of Gothenburg, playing a violin? Source:
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Improved to Good Article status by VirreFriberg (talk). Self-nominated at 16:20, 3 February 2023 (UTC). Note: As of October 2022, all changes made to promoted hooks will be logged by a bot. The log for this nomination can be found at Template talk:Did you know nominations/There's a Blind Man Playin' Fiddle in the Street, so please watch a successfully closed nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @VirreFriberg: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:32, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

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