Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Five Get Over Excited (The Housemartins song)


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The result was   withdrawn by nom -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:15, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Five Get Over Excited (The Housemartins song)

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Non-notable. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:34, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment "My clothes are black but my bread is brown, I'm really into early motown." UK # 11, May 1987, so possibly notable.  Enough for its own article?  Finding online sourcing for this 1987 hit may be a bit difficult.--Milowent (talk) 06:37, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - got to number 11 in the charts, that seems notable enough to me -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:17, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Just noted the article doesn't actually mention that fact........ -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:18, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Why do we delete these days when we used to expand? Francium12  15:48, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Very good question. The article is doing no harm, though it merits expansion.--Milowent (talk) 17:07, 10 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions.  —  Gongshow  Talk 17:46, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - agreed. Reaching very high on a notable national chart makes the song notable. Also, what the article really needs is expansion, not deletion. I have just added an edit tag accordingly. D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 17:54, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. I would certainly be in favour of keeping and expanding this, but other than the fact that it reached #11, the only other facts that I could find about is is that the video featured former drummer Hugh Whitaker being "kidnapped by his replacement, Dave Hemingway, and locked in a burlap sack", which I vaguely remember but can't find a source for (only his WP page and derivatives back this up), and that it was released in 3 formats: a 7" backed with "Rebel Without the Airplay", and cassette-single and 12" formats additionally including "So Glad" and "Hopelessly Devoted to Them". Better than nothing, though.--Michig (talk) 18:04, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: I have expanded the article a fair bit and uploaded a cover scan, and am happy to !vote to keep at this juncture.  I am sure there is more press from 1987 about this song, but I can't seem to find any online NME or similar archives.  I could swear there used to be a housemartins fan site that compiled stuff like that, but I can't find anything like that at the moment.--Milowent (talk) 18:51, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: I can not see this article is any different to scores of other chart hit singles on Wikipedia.  It could do with a couple more references and a modest expansion, but the proposed deletion serves no logical purpose.  How does it violate Policy, when other similar articles seemingly do not ? Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:26, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep a song that charted in the top 20 in the UK is going to be notable. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  21:43, 10 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Withdraw This has been expanded and clearly displays notability. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:59, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
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