Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (song)


 * 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 keep and improve. The later comments have demonstrated enough notability and verifiability. Deryck C. 22:43, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (song)

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Fails to meet WP: NSONGS. Song was a failed single, and the article has no claim to notability or references. Prodded it but the prod was contested; no rationale was provided for the contesting. I know the standard for non-notable songs is to redirect them to the album, but such a redirect seems redundant in this case, since the album is also called The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Martin IIIa (talk) 00:48, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. Narrowing searches to look for material about the song, rather than the massive amounts about the album, is naturally difficult. But I did find an entire book about the album  published by the academic publisher Ashgate Publishing, which contains significant material about the song (for example. pp. 63-65). Given the extensive writing that exists about Genesis, I suspect there is more out there, if one can take the time to look. --Arxiloxos (talk) 02:10, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway per WP:NSONGS until such information can be verified to add to and expand the article. --Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 02:47, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:32, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Re:Arxiloxos - I have no doubt that there is more out there on the song, but is there any point in having a whole separate article for it, rather than incorporating it into The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, where far more readers will see it and far more editors will be around to refine it?--Martin IIIa (talk) 13:58, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
 * That might make a case for a merge, but not for deleting the existing article (which contains a number of useful, non-contentious facts) and its edit history. --Arxiloxos (talk) 14:56, 11 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. I've added a couple of references. Granted, most of the coverage out there is within the context of album reviews and other pieces addressing the album as a whole, but there is tons of it. Probably the most popular track on the album, this single Youtube video has over 200,000 plays and Last.fm shows a quarter million listens. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 04:22, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. A redirect the article on the album will just create confusion amongst less experienced users, even if it is deleted, someone will most probably try to create another article. In order to be useful, the whole article needs a complete rewrite which I can assist with. A quick search on google presents plenty of material relating to the actual song - surely this could be modified for inclusion in the album. JTG.Turbo (talk) 19:30, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.