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Manic Monday

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I've listed this article for peer review because I am trying to improve the article to GA status, but I would like to know what is missing, especially in the grammar. Thanks, Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 05:16, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I must say, this brings back memories! I'd say that this is pretty close to being GA. The prose is not bad at all. I've made a few adjustments to improve the English; please check that you're happy with the changes. One thing I'm not sure about is that I've changed one sentence to say that the woman is "wishing it was still Sunday". I'm not sure about the use of the word wishing as it seems a bit of a cheesy use of the lyric! I don't know if you can think of a better word...

I'll list the things I noticed as I read through the article. Not all are necessarily GA requirements, some are just my personal opinion so feel free to take them or leave them.

Infobox

Image rationales look good and I see you've reduced them. I'm not 100% sure whether the second image qualifies under Fair Use, that might be something worth checking.
I think it could pass. Since one is from the US / 7" single and the other is form the UK / 12" single. Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 17:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

I would slightly reword the first sentence. This is just my personal choice, so I didn't add this myself, but I prefer to start by saying it's a song, like so: "Manic Monday" is a song by American pop band The Bangles, and the nth single released from their second studio album Different Light (1986).
Done Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 17:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The second sentence is a bit long, with too many segments separated by commas. I would consider finishing the sentence after "Apollonia 6" and starting again with "He decided to pull the song..." Where you say "the group", I would give their name, to distinguish them from Apollonia 6, who have just been mentioned.
Done Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 17:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
When you list the countries, I would start with the US, since it's an American band, and perhaps, continue with the other English-speaking countries, followed by the rest.
Done Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 17:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Background

"It was rumored..." - this is a bit weasely. This could do with expanding on a bit. Who exactly was saying this? Was it in media reports? Was it ever confirmed or denied? Obviously you can't write what isn't there, but it needs something. It's a pretty big deal to say that he let her have the song in exchange for sex, especially since it's about living people. In addition to the sources, you need to say who said it.
Thanks to the information that Frcm1988 gave me, Vicki Peterson, practically, denied those rumours. Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 17:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"It was rumored that after Price listened to the LP All Over the Place..." - Whose LP? Might be clearer to state that it was the Bangles' first album.
Done Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 17:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Do you need to link "introduction"?
removed, not really needed. Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 17:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reception

Are there any other reviews of the song available?
Amazingly there are not. I searched and I were not able to find them Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 18:32, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It might be better to try to summarise the reviews a bit more, rather than just quoting them.
Semi-done Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 18:32, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"The Bangles' recording debuted at number eighty-six..." - seems a bit of a strange way of wording it. I would just say ""Manic Monday debuted...", or "the song", or "the single".
Done
"...being blocked from the top of the chart by the songwriter's single "Kiss"" - seems unnecessarily mysterious. I know that we know who wrote this song, but it might not be immediately clear you're still talking about the smae songwriter here. I would just say "Prince's single "Kiss"".
Done

References

Is the first reference (the angelfire one) reliable? Are Per Nilsen or David Magdziarz relevant somehow?
It is a transclution of the book Dance Music Sex Romance: Prince: The First Decade so it is reliable; I changed it anyway. Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 18:32, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The citations could do with a bit of tweaking for style consistency. For example, websites (eg. Amazon) shouldn't be in italics. 'Billboard should be linked at its first occurrence, not its last.
Per the FLC of the 82nd Academy Awards. Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 18:32, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

General

The first thing I wondered when I clicked on this page is: is there a sample of the song? That would be a great addition! Let me know if you want to, but don't have the song, as I do and would be happy to upload.
If you want to help me with that, that would be great. Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 18:32, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's it, as I say, I think it's quite close to GA. Let me know if you have any queries or comments as I probably won't notice them here otherwise. Good luck with it!--Beloved Freak 00:45, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I want to thank you for review it and copy-editing the article, it was so kind by you part. Tbhotch^Talk ^C. 18:40, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]