Talk:Bitter Sweet Symphony

Untitled
See here at 5:55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls_J6_jtvGQ

Brian 24 May 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by BWernham (talk • contribs) 15:11, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

CBC Radio
Bitter Sweet Symphony is used as the theme for the CBC Radio program "Tapestry". This should be included. 142.26.194.190 (talk) 16:15, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Lyrics
The lyrics are:

"He has got trousers on, yes he has, yes he has; He has got trousers on, yes he has, yes he has; He has got trousers on, yes he has, yes he has; He has got trousers on, yes he has, yes he has..."

And I can't remember the rest. I hope this helps. 77.96.122.131 (talk) 22:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Which came first, the song or the sample?
A bit of uncertainty here - the wording of the article, saying that "Bittersweet Symphony" was "based on music from an Andrew Loog Oldham adaptation of a Rolling Stones song, 'The Last Time,'" implies that the sample came first and the song was constructed around it. But I've always believed that the song was recorded, mixed and considered finished BEFORE producer Youth listened through it, said he felt it needed something extra and suggested adding the string sample.

Any clarification on this? Tonythepixel (talk) 21:20, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Songwriting Credits
The article as it currently stands (15 October 2011) claims that the credited songwriters are Jagger and Richards. But other sources, such as this,http://www.scribd.com/doc/60317315/Bittersweet-Symphony claim that the credits are to Ashcroft, Jagger and Richards. This makes more sense, as it is not disputed that the lyrics are by Ashcroft. So can anyone find an authoritative source (by which I don't mean press articles or interviews) and give the correct position?109.157.227.44 (talk) 17:35, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Allmusic lists (Keith Richards / Mick Jagger / Richard Ashcroft), and I think that since that site is a guide and not a periodical, that should work. Ulmanor (talk) 05:13, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 * BMI record:
 * BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY (Legal Title)
 * BMI Work #4057539


 * Alternate Titles:
 * BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY


 * Songwriter/Composer 	Current Affiliation 	CAE/IPI #
 * ASHCROFT RICHARD PAUL 	PRS 	246059957
 * JAGGER MICK 	PRS 	15036916
 * RICHARDS KEITH 	PRS 	25969846


 * Publishers
 * ABKCO MUSIC INC 	BMI 	56388746


 * Hattrem (talk) 21:58, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Moby
this page needs to mention the remix by moby, which is almost as famous as the original — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.200.0.112 (talk) 15:42, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

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Lead
the first paragraph should discuss the original release, any later releases should be discussed in the second paragraph. Also, please discuss any future changes to the lead here prior to implementing them. QuestFour (talk) 18:39, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Music video
Anybody has any additional info on the video? When it was shot? when it premiered? couldn't find anything. Ellokk (talk) 00:58, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

Number of notes in the Verve's sample from Andrew Oldham Orchestra's version of "The Last Time"?
Now, the Credits dispute section says the number of notes in the Verve's sample from Andrew Oldham Orchestra's version of "The Last Time" is five. In fact, the sample in "Bittersweet Symphony" contains 13 notes (count 'em). Other sources state that one of Klein's objections was that the Verve had used more notes than they had a licence for. What is the truth? Please help. Robert P. O&#39;Shea (talk) 19:35, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 * OK. I listened again to Andrew Oldham Orchestra's version. Its riff contains five notes. The Verve added the other eight notes, as its members complained in the dispute. The guitar riff in the Rolling Stones' "The Last Time" contains 10 notes. All three riffs share the same general form with that of The Staple Singers' "This May be the Last Time", as implied in the article. I doubt it is necessary to drag readers through all of this in the article. I thank you for your patience. Robert P. O&#39;Shea (talk) 16:22, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I don’t understand why everyone’s talking about the strings while the whole verse melody is almost identical to “The Last Time”. It’s basically the same song. 2001:9E8:94C:B800:552A:59F8:65EE:6650 (talk) 20:06, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Massive Attack
In the part about the music video, I added that Massive Attack members follow the singer in the Unfinished Sympathy video. @Popcornfud reverted it, saying: That isn't mentioned in the provided source, and it doesn't seem important for the point being made here.

It is important because the video for the song that is the subject of this article also shows the singer followed by other band members.

I am not going to start an edit war about this because I have better things to do. If anyone agrees with me, consider restoring it. Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 10:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)