Talk:Close Your Eyes

Juliana Hatfield song
"Close Your Eyes" was also a song by Juliana Hatfield that was used for the "My So Called Life" TV series, circa 1994 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.177.182.247 (talk • contribs) 00:31, 18 January 2011
 * The only Juliana Hatfield song mentioned in the article for My So-Called Life is "Make It Home", but "Close Your Eyes" does appear on her 2000 album Beautiful Creature, and I've added it to the dab page.-- Shelf Skewed  Talk  02:26, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Filk Song
I think that the reversion of the following was unjustified:


 * "Close Your Eyes", a Filk song by Daniel A. Glasser, written in 2002.

The comment on the reversion was:


 * (Reverted 1 edit by Filker0 (talk): Filk songs are not notable in themselves. (TW))

This is a value judgement which dismisses the entire music community that surrounds Filk. I strenuously reject the reason stated for reverting, not just on behalf of myself, but on behalf of the community.

But as far as that particular song goes:


 * 1) The song has been recorded by several artists, not all of them Filkers
 * 2) The song is often performed at ren-fests, folk festivals, SCA gatherings, and in the occasional coffee shop, not just in Filk circles
 * 3) The song is not a parody, has original lyrics and melody
 * 4) The song has won several awards in the Filk community

I will consult with some others, but I believe that the reference should be restored. Filker0 (talk) 00:46, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Let me clarify. Perhaps the edit summary was badly worded; I did not mean that all filk was non-notable. I meant that the fact that something was filk did not, in itself, make it notable — that is, I didn't consider that the link given to Filk played the same role as a link to an album would do for more mainstream popular music; it still (as any other song of any genre) had to satisfy Disambiguation and Notability (music). Given that there was no indication provided that the piece met those criteria, it seemed reasonable to remove it. Looking at your text above, I still do not see how it meets those criteria. Pseudomonas(talk) 09:37, 11 October 2013 (UTC)