Talk:I Started a Joke

Stub
This is a poorly written stub, with no sources cited - just an external link to the song's lyrics. A prod to cite sources for claims like, "It's considered by many to be a great example of lyrical story-telling" was removed without any comment. These are weasel words. Cite a source: who considers this to be a great example? As written, this article just says: ''Here's a song by so-and-so. Some people think it's about this, but others think it's about that. Many think it's great!'' That's non-encyclopedic. Author(s) of this article should check out what other song articles look like and consider editing for POV, citing sources, adding chart information, etc. Wikipedia is not a place for you to review songs or speculate on what you think a song might be about. 66.17.118.207 13:48, 15 August 2006 (UTC)


 * The entire lyrics section of the page was lifted directly from an AllMusic article, full of extremely subjective analysis of the song. As the user above points out, Wikipedia isn't a place for reviews. I've deleted it.
 * Darkesword (talk) 16:21, 15 January 2013 (UTC)


 * in a similar vein, it's ridiculous to include a long sneering opinion by a single critic (Janovitz) ... i cannot see any reason not to delete that either — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.57.184 (talk • contribs) 02:42, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Meaning
I had always imagined the song was about a dictator such as Mao or Franco. --216.13.72.151 19:01, 18 December 2006 (UTC)


 * The interpretation that it is a about a devil does actually exist, though I can't find an online source for it. Barry Gibb once commented that some people do think its about the devil on a live recorded performance back in the mid 90s when they were promoting their Still Waters album. If I find it I'll add it. ResurgamII 20:50, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


 * basically every interpretation exists somewhere. that's no reason to include it in an encyclopedic article, unless it either comes from someone in authority (you know, like a band member) or you can provide a reference that it's a significantly popular view, as opposed to existing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.57.184 (talk • contribs) 02:42, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:I Started A Joke.JPG
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Fair use rationale for Image:I Started A Joke.JPG
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Another promoclip
The promoclip the article talks about ("question marks") is definitely not this one: Which is a pretty amazing and sophisticated promoclip for the 60s with those weird mirrors and some of the tracking shots with those mirrors. In a usual 60s promoclip, you woulda seen those walking shots as wide shots and the camera totally still, but here, the camera does medium shots and is even moving on wheels or rails. It's so sophisticated in those two regards (mirror set and photography) that it could almost be an 80s music video rather than a 60s promoclip. Certainly, the article should mention it and tell us some backgrounds, such as who did it. BTW: They *DEFINITELY* didn't call it a "video" back in the 60s. --80.187.109.151 (talk) 06:54, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

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Lyrics?
Where are they? They should be in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.94.57.110 (talk) 05:17, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

There is no ConfidentialMX cover
I don't see ConfidentialMX and Becky Hanson's cover of I Started A Joke on the article. Can somebody fix it? Teremoir (talk) 02:02, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I believe it's been added in the past on at least one occasion but removed due to lack of notability. I quite liked it when it appeared in the Suicide Squad trailer but I kind of agree that it adds little value to this article. Ferdinandhudson (talk) 15:34, 31 March 2021 (UTC)