Talk:(They Long to Be) Close to You

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Merge/Separate
Please note : The is a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Songs/coverversions with the purpose of trying to establish a standard rule for merge/separate different version of the same song. Please make known your feelings on the matter. --Richhoncho (talk) 14:33, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

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Please enter Distinguish template
... at the top of the article, like here:

I can not do it because the article is protected.
 * Please read WP:NAMB, unless Close to You redirects here it is unneeded. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  22:56, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

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Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: no consensus. --  tariq abjotu  01:55, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

(They Long to Be) Close to You → They Long to Be Close to You – Although this current title is commonly used by many sources, the original title omits parentheses and is easier to type. Relisted. BDD (talk) 16:45, 28 August 2013 (UTC) George Ho (talk) 20:44, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * This song's sub-title is "Close to You", which many artists use when covering the song themselves. If this article's going to be moved, move it to "Close to You". Best, --Discographer (talk) 21:43, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment only. I am tempted to say, "oppose" because, afaik, the most famous version does contain the brackets and whatever the final decision is there will have to be redirect(s) because it has been issued under at least 3 stylisations. AT present I note that there are no links via redirect pages, but that changes as soon as there is a redirect. Would somebody promise to sort all incoming links out if it is moved? --Richhoncho (talk) 19:04, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose: After doing some research, I find Rich is correct. Any move here would be unwise, as The Carpenters' version is the most popular version played on popular music radio station outlets, also being the only version to top the music charts, and having itself (The Carpenters' version, that is) been covered by numerous artists, thus establishing it as the definitive version over all others. So, really a move wouldn't make any sense. Keep where it's at. Best, --Discographer (talk) 19:58, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Even if Bacharach/David entitled it without parentheses, the popularisation by the Carpenters makes this without doubt the most common usage. --  Ohc  ¡digame!¿que pasa? 04:07, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
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Suppression of all other notable cover in 2022
I find quite sad that all the references added over time on the other notable versions were deleted in 2022 as per the song cover policy.

Showing that multiple versions exist is both informative and help illustrate how the song has been influencial and related to many artists.

Most of the artists mentioned in the list of covers are well known (Diana Ross, Cranberries...) and their albums (with the cover) were signicant (even if it can be debated if the cover itself stood out).

In this case, the strict application of WPSong cover has reduced the quality of the article and made it less informative. The purpose of the policy is to highlight the most notable covers and avoid having too many, but it shouldn't drain all content away from articles.

Sharing this to suggest we reinstate the other notable cover section deleted in 2022.

Thanks. Best regards, 2A02:2788:11A6:1C9:C149:5E0A:EB67:9BDF (talk) 00:50, 23 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia has a policy about not hosting indiscriminate facts. Our readers should see the important highlights about a topic, not an exhaustive list of facts. If you want a long list of song covers, try secondhandsongs.com, or a Carpenters fan page. Binksternet (talk) 02:13, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Parentheses (again)
Notwithstanding the 2013 RM discussion above, the image of the label in the infobox clearly shows no parentheses? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:25, 29 March 2024 (UTC)