Talk:Substitute (The Who song)

South Park Reference
Is there any support for the claim that the "plastic spoon in my mouth" line from the episode is actually referring to this song? It could simply be coincidence, as the "silver spoon" idiom is commonly used, such that the South Park writers came to the "plastic spoon" twist independently. I recommend deleting this part of the article unless support can be given. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.59.158.126 (talk) 23:58, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

bass
"The song is notable not just for the clever lyrics, but also the intense (for the time) bass sound of John Entwistle, who also played what is probably one of the earliest bass solos heard on a rock single. "

i haven't heard the single per se, but is the bass solo bit verifiable? the style i could maybe understand, but this all seems like it might be a confusion with My Generation. Joeyramoney 23:45, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 07:49, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

North side
What is meant by the line, "the north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south"? -GTBacchus(talk) 06:36, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

No matter which way he looked he was looking south, except if he looked west...

I think it means that things are not what they seem - from him to his clothes to his town -ohemming —Preceding undated comment added 18:12, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Cover versions
Per WP:COVERSONG, "When a song has renditions (recorded or performed) by more than one artist, discussion of a particular artist's rendition should be included in the song's article (never in a separate article), but only if at least one of the following applies: the rendition is discussed by a reliable source on the subject of the song, or the rendition itself meets the notability requirement at WP:NSONGS."

Of the listed covers none are shown to be discussed in a reliable source on the subject of the song. Yes, if Joan Smith records a version of the song, an article about her might mention or discuss it, along with any other song she has recorded. That is common and trivial. We're looking for a reliable source about the song that discusses Smith's version. Take, for example, the "Star Spangled Banner". Roughly once a month, someone's version at a baseball/football/hockey/basketball/curling/tiddlywinks game is particularly good or bad and is mentioned in the blogs/news sites/morning radio shows/etc. That's not enough to add it to the article, otherwise the article would run on for several hundred pages. If, OTOH, an article about the song discusses the history of the song, its composition, its use in sporting events and so on and discusses (not just mentions) pop star Joan Smith's inspiring/insipid/bizarre/offensive/whatever rendition at the 2018 World Cup of Tiddlywinks, then we have something.

If, OTOH, Smith's version charted (ala Whitney Houston) or otherwise meets WP:NSONG it should be included.

Otherwise, no. It's just another non-notable album cut/single/performance like any other. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 18:41, 21 April 2018 (UTC)