Talk:Deacon Blue

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I'm very confused as to why this article has been identified as non-encyclopaedic, so I've taken it on myself to remove the template notice, whilst expanding the article. Deb 16:07, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I assume these guys were named for the Steely Dan song Deacon Blues. Bastie 01:16, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Past tense
Why is this article written in the past tense? Deacon Blue reformed in 1999 and are still gigging. Waggers 16:44, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:DBRaintown.jpg
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Rational added previously. Etweeks 03:29, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * It's fair use in the album article only. I took it down, along with the flag. WP:FLAGCRUFT is an interesting essay which explains why proliferating national flags throughout Wikipedia is a bad thing. --John 06:02, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:DeaconBlueLogo.png
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BetacommandBot 15:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Origin of the name
The opening says they got their name from a Steely Dan song, but I thought they got their name from a song by Maddy Prior. This was just something I once heard on a quiz programme - perhaps compilers of the quiz confused Steely Dan with Steeleye Span! ACEOREVIVED (talk) 19:23, 7 June 2011 (UTC)