Talk:Highland Cathedral

Ugh
Frankly, I'd rather not include the trivia that this tune was played at Madonna's wedding.
 * Agreed - I removed it. I don't think that as far as a piece of music is concerned, it is generally notable whose wedding it was performed at (even if they are famous). The Hong Kong reference has a better claim, as that was very much a one-off occasion of historic significance and appears to be cited (though I haven't checked them!) JohnGray 22:46, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm a Nasty Person
Because while I've left the fact that the song was played at Colin McRae and son's memorial service (yes, it's trivia, but it's harmless enough), I've excised the comment "(you will be missed)". No doubt they will, but an encyclopaedia isn't the place to say so. I know, I know: I'm a total heel with no heart. Still, I've tidied up the comment and referenced it (probably badly), so you may draw whatever conclusions you like. - Shrivenzale (talk) 23:32, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Why was the Colin McRae article removed from the trivia? I can only guess that the person who removed it, does not understand the significance, and how important Colin McRae was to Scottish sport. The Colin McRae reference should be restored. Barton71 (talk) 00:05, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

It wasn't in the trivia section (of which there ought not to be one anyway) but in the Highland Cathedral lyrics section. The entire contents of this section (including the McRae ref.) were recently removed and replaced with the phrase "Still being correlated from choosen sources."(?). I'm not sure what this was intended to signify but, as reproduction of the lyrics may violate copyright, rather than re-insert the lyrics I removed the heading and the cryptic comment which was then the only content. Restore the McRae sentence if you feel it's pertinent. --Mutt Lunker (talk) 09:59, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow
The fact that St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow is popularly known as the Highland Cathedral does not in itself establish a connection with or inspiration for this tune. If you can cite that there is a connection, by all means add this and cite it. If not leave it out. Mutt Lunker (talk) 19:44, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

The point being made that Highland Cathedral is not only a tune or do you feel that a second Highland Cathedral page should be created?78.151.58.179 (talk) 19:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

As above, there already is. You could, however, create a disambiguation page which would be a more constructive alternative to subverting an article which is clearly about the tune. Mutt Lunker (talk) 20:04, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

A disambiguation page sounds good. I've no idea how this is done78.151.58.179 (talk) 20:09, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

I've kept a ref to the church on the page in the mean time as a stop gap but have to dash. Will deal tomorrow if I have time. Please nudge me if I forget! ...and taking things personally isn't a course I'd advise if you're going to carry on editing in Wikipedia! Mutt Lunker (talk) 20:18, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Did it, with a dablink instead. Mutt Lunker (talk)

Unrelated Information
I find the last line talking about the feeling of the song isn't inkeeping with the tone of an encyclopedia.

Quiksilver4Eyes (talk) 15:44, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Elton John
I can't believe there's nothing here about how this song must have been Elton John's inspiration for Can_You_Feel_the_Love_Tonight.

ScottS (talk) 00:11, 21 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Can You Feel the Love Tonight does not sound like Highland Cathedral IMHO. There would need to be a reliable source comparing the two.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 06:24, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Meaning of Cathedral
Cathedral does not on any showing mean "gathering place." It means, most basically, "chair," and usually refers to the church where a bishop "sits." I haven't edited Wikipedia in years, so I'm going to leave it, but somebody ought to delete that bit of nonsense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.62.179 (talk) 18:46, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Deleted.Mtalleyrand (talk) 14:31, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

German band
Ianmacm twice deleted my line about the German band "Bläck Fööss" which uses the tune in one of their songs. I don't quite understand the problem with WPOPCULTURE. Maybe you can explain this. The reason why I put this line is the following: the song "Du bes die Stadt" is hugely popular in Germany, especially in the Rhine area. It is so popular that most people in Germany probably only know the tune from that song, and have no idea that it was initally composed to be played on bagpipes. I don't know if the composers Roever and Korb actually know the members of Bläck Fööss, but I suppose they do and allowed them to use the melody. I myself only knew the melody from the song forementioned and I was astonished to learn that it had another background. So, basically, the idea was to include this piece of information for German-speaking readers of the article, since they might be surprised to learn this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Polvuletz (talk • contribs) 11:02, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Sure enough, the YouTube video is "Highland Cathedral" with lyrics: "Du bes die Stadt op die mir all he ston / Du häs et uns als Pänz schon anjedon" Google Translate had problems with this and said that it was in Luxembourgish, not German. "Du bes die Stadt" is "You are the city". During the song, which was performed outside Cologne Cathedral in 2010, a woman plays the tune on the bagpipes at 2:45. There is a problem with WP:POPCULTURE and WP:SONGCOVER because I can't find any sourcing about it in English. The YouTube video may well be a copyright violation so it can't be used as a source per WP:YOUTUBE. Possibly a German language source could be used if it is reliable, eg not a blog or similar.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 18:30, 16 February 2017 (UTC)