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December 21

What's the original painting of this book's cover?

Hello. It looks like the cover of this book is based on a famous painting. Does anybody know what's the name of that original painting? Thanks. -- 46.167.137.218 (talk) 16:25, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I recognise it and believe the original to be of one of the Popes but can't tell you which, perhaps someone else may be able to take this forward now. Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 12:15, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to Anton's hint, I believe it's based on Diego Velazquez's painting Portrait of Innocent X. Francis Bacon has riffed often on this painting. Xuxl (talk) 13:28, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Teamwork makes the dream work. Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 10:56, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is clearly a monk in a scriptorium, not a Pope. Therefore, I doubt it is supposed to be a parody of Pope Innocent X. 135.84.167.41 (talk) 20:11, 26 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I finally found out! It's based on The Monastic Scribe by James Doyle Penrose. -- 46.167.134.4 (talk) 09:43, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

House/pop song

It's a pop song that kind of sounds like Ibiza house, kind of like Loca People but without the house bass rhythm, it had a Latin rhythm. The chorus theme was something like a guitar instrumental that went something like D D# F# F D D# F# F(1/2length) D(3/2length) D# F# F D D# F# F, and the chorus lyrics were something like "just can't get you out of my mind" to a tune like D F E D A _ D D D(long). The singer was a woman and she may have had a Spanish or French accent. Anyone have a clue what I'm talking about? Tried searching for "can't get you out of my mind/head" but no dice. 93.136.42.108 (talk) 21:19, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Can't Get You Out of My Head (or a remix thereof) by any chance? DuncanHill (talk) 21:51, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. If this is a remix of it, it has a completely different chorus theme and style and I don't remember the following music but I don't think it would fit the "but it's more than I dare to think about" verse. This is a more slow-paced song. 93.136.42.108 (talk) 22:17, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It was Goodbye (Feder song). 89.172.105.177 (talk) 18:58, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]