Template:Did you know nominations/500 Miles High


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

500 Miles High

 * ... that although the Chick Corea song 500 Miles High became a hippy drug anthem, its lyrics express romantic love? Source:Nastos, Michael G. "Light as a Feather". Allmusic.  and lyrics at metroLyrics.
 * ALT1:... that the Chick Corea song 500 Miles High became the signature song of its Brazilian singer Flora Purim, and a jazz standard? Source: Nastos, Michael G. "Light as a Feather". Allmusic.  and Feather, Leonard (2007). Gitler, Ira, ed. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 335.
 * ALT2 :... that the Chick Corea song 500 Miles High starts with rubato playing before shifting to a "medium Latin" tempo? Source: Drotos, Ron. "500 Miles High". The Jazz Pianist's Ultimate Guide to the Real Book.
 * ALT3: ... that the Chick Corea song 500 Miles High has been described as being among Corea's best compositions? Source:  Carr, Ian; Priestley, Brian; Fairweather, Digby (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. p. 174. ISBN 978-1843532569.
 * Reviewed: Sidney C. Wolff

Created by JECompton (talk), DESiegel (talk), and Ojorojo (talk). Nominated by DESiegel (talk) at 16:54, 30 April 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Interesting details about the song, on good sources, no copyvio obvious. Article: I'd like more detail in the composition section, such as the rubato thing which I suggest to link, - we can't expect our readers to know that term. We can't even expect them to know Chick Corea. I do expect them to know romantic love. - Hooks: all true, but I am not enthusiastic. I like ALT1 best, but will watch if you come up with others. Original and ALT3 are boring, sorry, and ALT2 is technical. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
 * (and others), I have linked rubato in the article and hook above. I really thought that the original hook was the most interesting, because it has colored the reception of the song, and because of the contradiction. I understand that Corea has denied any intent to refer to drugs in this song, but I have not been able to find any direct quote or RS for him saying so online. If reviewers could ping me with comments that need action it would be helpful. DES (talk) 13:46, 4 May 2017 (UTC), Re-ping due to error in markup. DES (talk) 13:48, 4 May 2017 (UTC)


 * DES, what do you think of ALT0 this way?
 * ALT4: ... that although the lyrics of Chick Corea song 500 Miles High express romantic love it became a hippy drug anthem? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:05, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
 * , I would be fine with that hook. DES (talk) 22:14, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg ALT1 and ALT4, ALT4 preferred by nominator ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:23, 12 May 2017 (UTC)