Talk:Bela Lugosi's Dead

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There are two distinct pages for this song: The article on Bauhaus links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Lugosi%27s_Dead but there is also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Lugosi's_Dead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flyingtreemonkey (talk • contribs) 15:34, 29 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Those are alternative ways of referring to the same URL... AnonMoos (talk) 06:23, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Marilyn Manson?
I noticed it says he did a cover, but I know nothing of that. Can someone confirm this.
 * I can't, but I do see he has recently referred to his new song "If I Was Your Vampire" as 'the new "Bela Lugosi's Dead"'. I wonder if there's some confusion there. --David Edgar 12:42, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * There's no reference for it, and as that's the probably source of confusion, I'm removing it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jsherwood (talk • contribs) 02:38, 28 March 2007 (UTC).

Lyrics?
Is it a good idea to have the lyrics posted on Wikipedia? I've never seen a song page feature lyrics before, and anyway, they are copyrighted, which goes against WP policy. Yes, many many websites get away with posting lyrics because when people post lyrics, they're only being a resource for fans of the band, but still, is that something we want to be doing here on Wikipedia?

Also, the lyrics are missing Murphy's background repitition of "Oh Bela / Bela's not dead" (or maybe "undead", I forget). I'm not going to add it for the above reason, though. Folkor 02:13, 7 December 2005 (UTC)


 * WP:L&P says "Modern songwriters and poets have not released their works under an open content licence and therefore their inclusion in Wikipedia violates their copyright." - so you're right, the lyrics should not be included. (Though Fair Use allows parts to be quoted.) I removed them and added an external link to them on another page. --David Edgar 08:55, 7 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'd've done it myself, but I wasn't entirely sure if I was in the right. Folkor 18:30, 7 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I think an excerpt from the lyrics would be both fair use and appropriate. Delete 'em if the consensus is otherwise. Nareek 03:10, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Bela Lugosi's Dead Cover.jpg
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Movie Still
The movie still used on the cover is from "The Sorrows of Satan" US (1926). Directed by D.W. Griffith, it depicts Prince Lucio revealing his true idenity (Satan) to the hero. The film doesn't have Bela Lugosi in it. 203.171.199.3 (talk) 06:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC) Matthew BG

citation needed?
Why should a citation be needed for an observation that a song is evocative of others? Would the fact that other people have also made this observation (or not) make it any more (or less) valid? MattCoon (talk) 12:39, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The fact that it has been published is a requirement of Wikipedia. The individual observations of editors is not permitted. If the baseline referencing the Gary Glitter song is a widely held critical opinion, then it will have been discussed in multiple music publications and should be easy to find. Even better would be David J. Haskins or the other band members quoted as saying something like "yeah, we were listing to a lot of Gary Glitter then..." Y'know? --Knulclunk (talk) 03:17, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Which version of "Bela" ?
Is the version of Bela Lugosi's Dead that is used in "The Hunger" the original single version from 1979, or the live version that can be found on Bauhaus' 1979-1983 compilation?98.220.43.195 (talk) 03:32, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a live version from Press Eject and Give Me the Tape, although it sounds a little "punchier" like the bass was boosted a little and a kick drum added. But otherwise the rest of the song sounds identical to the live version, not the original single version. WACGuy (talk) 15:46, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Prior sound link is dead
http://tools.wikimedia.de/~gmaxwell/jorbis/JOrbisPlayer.php?path=Bauhaus+-+Bela+Lugosi%27s+Dead+excerpt.ogg&wiki=en —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.66.137.233 (talk) 20:45, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Use in film and television
The American television series Supernatural, episode "Live Free or Twihard", first broadcast on 22 October, 2010, played the song in the teaser. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.201.88.168 (talk) 02:54, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Addition of one-off cover
Regarding adding this content, please discuss here and do not edit war. Both you have violated are approaching the WP:3RR. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 02:07, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Neither of us violated the three-revert rule, so please stop stalking my account.


 * Apologies for my mistake. There have been 3 reverts though and there does seem to be a content dispute. My intention was to just organise a civil discussion here, nothing more. Instead of using edit summaries, it is better to discuss on the talk page. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 02:43, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
 * OK well it is obvious that if we start listing live covers of songs that are documented on YouTube, Wikipedia is going to double in size in a few weeks. This frankly smells of spam. Mezigue (talk) 08:08, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Writing and Literacy in the Digital Age
— Assignment last updated by Robin2pet (talk) 16:26, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Legacy quote shortening?
Hello everyone! I was looking at the legacy paragraph and noticed there is a really long quote that might benefit from being cut down. What do you all think? Thank you. Robin2pet (talk) 22:27, 17 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I would agree. I think the main point is summed up with "'Bela Lugosi's Dead' would have been just another piece of post-punk experimentation had it not been for the lyrics, which depicted the funeral of the Dracula star, with bats swooping and virgin brides marching past his coffin." And then summing up the influence in the prose. But I'm open to doing it another way, just a suggestion. YouCanDoBetter (talk) 00:29, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I have proceeded with the changes. Robin2pet (talk) 16:30, 19 April 2023 (UTC)