Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Showtunes

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Showtunes
dicdef and a bunch of examples. &mdash;Wahoofive (Talk) 05:08, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Note that the examples are not examples of showtunes, but examples of musical theatre productions that comprise showtunes. An example of a showtune would be Oh What a Beautiful Mornin', not Oklahoma!. Uncle G 13:47, 2005 Apr 27 (UTC)
 * Keep, showtunes are an encyclopedic topic, potential for expansion to describe common characteristics and to mention the gay stereotype. Kappa 00:07, 1 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Gay stereotype? &mdash;Wahoofive (talk) 18:44, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Try googling "gay" + "like show tunes" Kappa 20:12, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - showtunes are a genre of music. The long list of musicals should be merged into List of musicals, though.
 * Comment it's not really a genre. They're songs which happen to appear in musicals (in fact, many showtunes were originally independent songs which were only put in musicals later). Otherwise, they're not much different from any other kind of song. &mdash;Wahoofive (talk) 18:44, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * They are a distinct category of music. Though showtunes may vary in style, they do tend to share common characteristics--they tend to be singable, and to contain content which fits (or can be fit) into the context of a larger story. Even independent songs that are later used in musicals usually have a "showtunes" appropriate quality to them. They don't just "happen" to be in musicals. They are in musicals for a reason. - Pioneer-12 01:12, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
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