Talk:Teardrop (song)

Contradiction?
Isn't "explicitly implying" a contradiction? &mdash;tregoweth (talk) 01:16, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Fixed, and reworded the paragraph a bit. FekketCantenel 19:39, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Controversy
An official citation would be much-appreciated in the paragraph about the controversial video. I can't seem to find an interview or other statement to back up... anything. FekketCantenel 19:39, 3 June 2007 (UTC) I remember at the time seeing a TV show where they explained the video was created NOT with computer graphics, but a puppet in a tank, with a liquid filter over the camera lens. That will be why the computer graphics citation has not been found. I can't source my statement but at least people will look in the right direction. Klynchk 00:11, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I saw the same program, it was a puppet, I'm going to remove the 'computer animated' bit. --Dan Huby 14:17, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Abortion
Excised the following as it is speculation not fit for an encyclopedia.


 * The teeney baby could be aborted in the video, since there are several hints to that in the lyrics and the video. First a substance is seen flowing through the imbilical cord into the baby. Then the music slows down, and the baby closes its eyes. Moments later, there is a flash of light and the baby shakes uncontrollably as the imbilical cord is seen tugging off (almost tearing) of the wall of the womb. A hand is seen above the stomach. The lyrics sing "You're stumbling a little." twice, and then the baby closes it's eyes, and the beeping sound stops. It is not sure if abortion is being pictured in the video, but it is a speculation made by several fans.

To the unregistered editor who posted it, please find proper citations for the abortion claim. "Several fans" is not a source. I appreciate your effort, and I'm not necessarily disagreeing with your interpretation, but Wikipedia articles should source extraordinary claims. See WP:OR (the paragraph reads like original research) and WP:V (it lacks a source for its main claim). You're welcome to discuss your viewpoints with me, but unless you find an article/interview/similar that supports the abortion idea, it should be left out of the article. Mikkel 18:41, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Wtf. So, if there is a clearly defined movie of a lemon (as observed by the fans) and the official statement from the artist of the movie is that it is depicting an apple, then it is an apple, and no lemon should be mentioned? I find your comment ignorant. /Farbror Grön.
 * No, then it should say that the movie depicts a lemon but that the producers state it is an apple. Mikkel (talk) 21:33, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a pejorative, speculative interpretation anyway, not even based on the subject matter, rather it's wishful thinking. The baby's eyes do NOT close at the end. Given the context the action is more likely to depict immanent birth, which is how it's broadly interpreted. The lyrics however are concerned with mourning, so if the video is about death, it's more likely to be the mother than the child. OzoneO (talk) 09:52, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Media Usage
I know for a fact that Teardrop was once featured on America's Got Talent on NBC as background music during the deliberations of the judges. I've looked and looked, though, and I can't find any reference to cite. It's as though I'm the only one in the world that remembers. --McSpork (talk) 21:09, 9 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Perhaps it did. The existence of this kind of list is a magnet for this kind of editor and this kind of editing; in fact the paragraph above is a very good argument in favour of aborting these lists in the womb. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 19:02, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Casio CTK-691 "064 Trip-Hop" rhythm
I was looking through the rhythms on my keyboard - Casio CTK-691 - and noticed that the Intro 1 (and the other Variations) for its rhythm "Trip-Hop" (#064), is identical to Teardrop, played at 78 BPM. I have a sample of Intro 1, played at 80 BPM linked: (to get the same notes, I set it to play across E minor, although it plays Bs instead of As, presumably to avoid copyright.) Don't know whether or not it should be mentioned, but it's an interesting thought. undefined N  a  N  15:30, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Media Usage, Again
Second paragraph, it notes the music was used as the theme for House, an Assassin's Creed commercial and a CSI:Miami episode. While these facts are not disputed the song has been used in a number of movies and TV shows to date and I find the inclusion of only the aforementioned items somewhat biased. I agree with citing 'House', since as the theme song this is notable, however mentioning it in one commercial and one particular episode of CSI is inappropriate without giving a more complete list of items of inclusion. I propose to remove mention of it in Assassin's Creed and CSI and simply put something along the lines of 'numerous tv programs and movies' instead of just those two particular items.

I would have trouble compiling a full list of it's usage, but I am familiar with the song and I am quite certain it has been used in at least four or five other shows and movies. A specific example would be the TV series Prison Break, S01E21. -Tim — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.229.20.133 (talk) 21:59, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

I agree – Kawayama (talk) 18:23, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

The opening beat identical to the one in "MD House" is also massively(heh heh) used in Estonian TV station Kanal 2 series "Pilvede All" as a throuout episodes background music. --82.131.14.160 (talk) 20:48, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Move request

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the proposal was move per WP:PRECISION. We do not need to consider primacy as there is no other article in existence to make that judgment against and cannot in the hypothetical.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:16, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Teardrop (Massive Attack song) → Teardrop (song) – This is actually the only song called "Teardrop", and even if another one existed, this uber-hit most certainly is the primary song topic for this title. --The Evil IP address (talk) 19:18, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Support. Clear primary topic for the song title. bd2412  T 02:54, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Song/article name
On this cover there is a space between "TEAR" and "DROP". Isn't the name of this song actually "Tear Drop", as it says here? Nording (talk) 11:36, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

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Gaston Bachelard
I looked but can't find any source for the statement that Gaston Bachelard was an inspiration for the song. For now, I've added a "citation needed" tag, but this statement should be considered for removal.

This statement was added to this article on 23:15, 22 August 2017‎ by Fauvelus without comment. See version comparison — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmattthew (talk • contribs)

Additional cover
There's another notable cover of this song: by Sarah Jarosz (with Punch Brothers). 173.88.246.138 (talk) 20:08, 13 August 2022 (UTC)