Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs about or referencing Elvis Presley


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus - default keep. Okiefromokla questions? 02:51, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

List of songs about or referencing Elvis Presley

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Non-notable fancruft. Any notable song referencing can be discussed in the Cultural impact of Elvis Presley. Tenacious D Fan (talk) 11:12, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions.   -- Tenacious D Fan (talk) 11:12, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. This is not fancruft, this is Elvis, a vital part of American cultural history and Americana.  We have many lists of songs about a topic, and this is more deserving than most.  It should be linked to from Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, but it should not be merged there, as long lists like this are better kept as separate articles.  Wasted Time R (talk) 12:17, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Elvis Presley has had more impact on music worldwide than any other individual, save maybe Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Michael Jackson. This is a well-done list and I'm proud to see it a part of Wikipedia!--Paul McDonald (talk) 14:09, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. I have to side with the nom on this one, this list strikes me as highly trivial in nature, and I fail to see the encyclopedic value.  RFerreira (talk) 17:47, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  20:04, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per Paul McDonald's rationale. Very few artists would qualify for this kind of list but Elvis would due to his continuing influence for the last 50 years and because of the sheer volume of songs that reference him.  The list/article is well referenced and wikilinked, further demonstrating the ability to establish notability of the subject matter.  While linking this list in Cultural impact of Elvis Presley would be beneficial, a stand alone list is more useful and doesn't appear to violate any policies. P HARMBOY  ( TALK ) 22:11, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Rferreira. Eklipse (talk) 12:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Just out of curiosity, exactly what policy does the article violate? You quote Rferreira as the reason, yet I don't see any policy reason given, only "I don't like it" or "it isn't encyclopedic" which are clearly not valid reasons for deleting any article.  P HARMBOY  ( TALK ) 23:30, 24 July 2008 (UTC)


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