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March 11

Wallace and Gromit soundtracks

Is there a wallace and gromit soundtrack for The Wrong Trousers? Or any track from that film available anywhere except just the theme tune? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.68.76.174 (talk) 10:35, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

[1] says that apart from the theme the soundtrack is all well-known pieces of music, which are all widely available. --Viennese Waltz 10:41, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks But that's not the case, there's specific "Wrong Trousers" music played when the wrong trousers are walking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.68.76.174 (talk) 10:46, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I found Sheet Music - Wallace and Gromit. It includes two themes (with sound files) from The Wrong Trousers: Gromit Gets a Present by Katie Owen and Train Chase by Julian Nott. Alansplodge (talk) 16:11, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Besides that, it seems that a sound track recording wasn't published for The Wrong Trousers, but I did find an interesting article; JULIAN NOTT’S NICE MUSIC. Alansplodge (talk) 16:21, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How to repair a Memorex MRXI cassette with no screws

The tape has broken in my cassette. The cassette DOES NOT have screws to be able to open it. How can I open this cassette? Robin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.170.79.82 (talk) 14:03, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Here [2] is a video titled "How To Open Welded Cassette Tapes" - hope that helps. SemanticMantis (talk) 14:42, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do not that force on aged plastics! Some can be cracked easily by forcing the capstan drive window. Also knock the weld with plastic handle of a screwdriver or similar to open without damage to any of the parts. --Hans Haase (有问题吗) 12:44, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

List of music considered the worst

4 days ago I asked this question about the song Star Trekkin by The Firm on the talkpage, but so far no response. All I wanted to know is; could this song be added or am I one of few who think this song is absolutely terrible? Due to circumstances I don't wanna explain, I'm not able to verify any sources or other information, so I hope someone would be so kind to do this for me. OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 14:19, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that's a great list! The song and video are here [3]. Sure, lots of people don't like it. I can't find it on any formal lists at the moment. I found discussion threads where some people mention it should be considered one of the worst. But the link got filtered and its not RS anyway. SemanticMantis (talk) 14:50, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any idea how funny it looks when you say Wow, that's a great list! about the worst songs in the world!? Is your taste in music that bad? But seriously, what is RS? I'm from the Netherlands, my English ain't that bad but I don't know a lot of abbreviations, so... OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 15:10, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It is a rather different thing to like a list, compared to like a thing that is listed ;) As for the rest: sorry, I meant WP:RS, which is Wikipedia abreviation, not even common in regular English. My point is that 1) I agree the song is bad and many others do too but 2) we need to be able to cite a reliable source before we can add the song to that article. 3) If you find the song appearing on a magazine or prominent website's "worst list" then we can add it to the list. SemanticMantis (talk) 15:29, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Music is very subjective indeed. I know you don't like that song but I do, so I wouldn't have it on there, and I reckon I'm as much an expert as you are. --TammyMoet (talk) 15:14, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well the list does say "considered" worst, and at present it has pretty decent citations to who is doing the considering. I agree we shouldn't add things to the list based on our own personal opinions. SemanticMantis (talk) 15:31, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And that's exactly why I asked it overhere to have others involved in this. But as said before, I hope someone else comes up with a reliable source because I'm not able to search for one due to my restrictions. OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 15:55, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

We do have a (fairly well sourced) List of films considered the worst, I just don't know if music critiquing has the same sort of notability as movie reviews. In that I, anecdotally, can name more than a couple professional movie reviewers off the top of my head but not one that does music. uhhlive (talk) 22:04, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Besides which, a movie is what it is. But is a song inherently terrible, or does it depend on who's singing it? "Gentle on My Mind" was a pretty nice song, but I recall Ethel Merman trying to sing it on some variety show in the 60s, and it was absolutely wretched. But that doesn't mean she was a bad singer - just that this song was not suitable to her style. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:12, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

See also So bad it's good (it's about films but applies equally to pop music). Alansplodge (talk) 15:57, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

On the other hand, The Ethel Merman Disco Album probably does deserve a spot on the list we're discussing! 97.93.100.146 (talk) 09:33, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

So there is nothing to be found about this track (or the one mentioned later) on any website? I'm getting the feeling that this subject is fading into the background... OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 12:27, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

SemanticMantis answered this above. If you can find a reliable source that describes it in these terms, we can add it. Otherwise it's just opinion and Wikipedia doesn't do (or shouldn't do) opinion. See WP:NPOV and, probably the granddaddy of all our policies, WP:V. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 12:47, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And that's what I said before. I'm, due to restrictions, not able to verify anything. My first question was if someone else could do this for me. But if there's nothing to be found, too bad, but not a big deal. OXYGENE 7-13 (TALKPAGE) 16:06, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]