Talk:Sailing to Philadelphia

Mis-statement about "Mason-Dixon Line"
The article says: The title track is about the surveying of the Mason-Dixon line, the demarcation established in 1781 between the free and the slave states.

This is incorrect, and probably just sloppy writing. It conflates the surveying of the disputed borders of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware (1763 and 1767) with the cultural import the line took on after 1781, when PA abolished slavery. The Wikipedia article on the Mason-Dixon Line clarifies the point:

After Pennsylvania abolished slavery in 1781, the western part of this line and the Ohio River became a border between free and slave states, although Delaware remained a slave state. Popular speech, especially since the Missouri compromise of 1820, uses the Mason-Dixon line symbolically as a cultural boundary between the Northern United States and the Southern United States (Dixie). The Mason–Dixon line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute in colonial North America. Maryland and Pennsylvania both claimed the land between the 39th and 40th parallels according to the charters granted to each colony.

--Logomachon 22:52, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Extended version of what it is
I tried to add an external link about the extended version of What it is that can only be found on the mexican (dont know why) version of the album, but as it is youtube it got automatically reverted. The song in question can be found here  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.64.169.129 (talk) 21:20, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Original research
The sections on specific songs seem to contain original research and opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.68.134.1 (talk) 20:46, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Background vocalists on Baloney Again
I tried to add Robert Bailey and Louis Nunley to the list of artists credited on this album. Their contribution is noted on Mark Knopfler's website (http://www.markknopfler.com/discography/sailing-to-philadelphia/) under the link for Baloney Again. The author of this article removed the addition and left a thoughtful note ("Bullshit.") He/or she must know better than Knopfler's people. It is obvious from the song that there are more than the two voices the author credits (Duane Starling and Chris Willis).Dr hilto (talk) 17:01, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
 * If you do not reference your edits they can be construed as vandalism. Secondarywaltz (talk) 18:01, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

External links modified
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