Talk:Let's Get It Started

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Genre[edit]

I fail to see how this qualifies under the funk genre in any way whatsoever. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atari2 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Not funk. 24.20.165.55 (talk) 11:46, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also agree. This hip hop incorporates as much funk as almost any other hip hop song. It's like cross listing every jazz song as blues. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.17.88.133 (talk) 00:21, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

MC Hammer wrote this song[edit]

This appeared on the same cd as "U Cant Touch This" ages before The Black Eyed Peas did it. Check the MC Hammer page and find out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ipfreely555 (talk • contribs) 10:32, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, completely different song.--Martin IIIa (talk) 13:29, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Let's Get Retarded" and "Let's Get it Started are different[edit]

"Let's Get it Started" changes more than just the offensive (in terms of references to "retarded" and "epilepsy") lyrics of its predecessor, it is also musically different. Most different is the drum part, especially notable in the bridge (which starts "C'mon y'all/Let's get cuckoo"). I'd edit the article to reflect this myself, but I'm not sure on how to go about the citations etc. (I'm not an experienced Wikipedia user). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.98.233.80 (talk) 02:53, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed! It's a totally different song, and both songs had separate appearances in different movies. 209.76.245.60 (talk) 17:17, 20 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm unclear from the article - which came first, retarded or started? I always thought retarded came first but it was changed to be socially acceptable. The article doesn't really say.Gymnophoria (talk) 14:27, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Correct, this is what occurred. I don't understand how and why there's so little mention of this in the article. I had Retarded in my iTunes library growing up, so that's the song I think of when I hear the opening beat. It's the original version; beats me why this article isn't titled accordingly, or at the very least providing more background on the change.164.68.25.123 (talk) 02:11, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I will change it to the proper order tomorrow unless anyone objects. 68.142.35.183 (talk) 05:11, 28 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This article is incredibly strange. 'Let's Get Retarded' was the official version you heard everywhere in the 00s. 'Let's Get It Started' was just the PC sanitised version made to appease overzealous moral guardians. This article gives the impression that the edited version was the original that everyone knows, and the actual original was some obscure fluke. Trilobright (talk) 22:56, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No need to append your personal feelings to the subject. I do think it stands to reason that the original version was deemed offensive, and that the "Let's Get It Started" version is now vastly more popular, for that reason and the fact that the censored version has received significantly more airtime on radio and public avenues like US sporting events. Remmmley (talk) 03:05, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The N word is also offensive, yet the title of its Wikipedia article remains uncensored. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a moral compass. EytanMelech (talk) 19:49, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

7:32 Version?[edit]

In the right-hand info box on the article it says there is a 7:32 (length) version of this song and describes it as "Bonus Track Album Version", but I cannot find this version anywhere. Does it actually exist, and what album was it on? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.23.5.227 (talk) 11:32, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Non-existent intersection[edit]

The streets signs say Wilshire and Grand, but these two streets have a three way intersection. Clearly a CG’d effect. 76.170.104.60 (talk) 19:26, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Renaming issues kind of whitewashed[edit]

This article currently glosses over the renaming. It needs more information on the how and why of the renaming and public reactions to it. awkwafaba (📥) 11:47, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Awkwafaba: Aside from the "so well received" bit, which can easily be taken out, I'm not sure what the issue is here with neutrality. If this comment is removed, then the article will only be missing information, not watering down a wrongdoing. When the 'R' word is used, we have to carefully which sources we use, but I'm not the most articulate person out there, so I'd rather not get involved with the darker side of the song. ResPM (T🔈🎵C) 11:58, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]