File:Greatcurve.ogg

Summary
38 second sample of the song "The Great Curve" (6:28) by Talking Heads. Source : CD copy of the album Remain in Light (Sample compressed to OGG vorbis format using Audacity 1.3 beta).

Songwriters : Talking Heads and Brian Eno.

Producers : Brian Eno.

Copyright : 1980, Sire Records.

Rationale of fair use in Remain in Light
This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because:
 * It illustrates an educational article specifically about the album which contains the song from which this sample was taken.
 * It enriches and illustrates points discussed in the text relating to instrumentation, production, and the history of music with regards to its genres.
 * It is a sample of no more than 38 seconds, or 10%, from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording.
 * It is of a lower quality than the original recording.
 * It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
 * It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.
 * It is uploaded on Wikipedia, a not-for-profit organisation.

Specific rationale

 * 1) Illustrates Adrian Belew's guitar style.
 * 2) Demonstrates Talking Heads genre shift, i.e. the use of African elements in percussion and rhythm.
 * 3) Shows one of the lyricists' lines inspired by Farris Thompson's African Art in Motion.

I believe that this use of the excerpt is in good faith, and that its inclusion enhances rather than reduces the commercial value of the recording from which it was drawn. RB88 (T) 00:52, 19 September 2009 (UTC)