Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2007 May 12

= May 12 =

Help me to find the name of a eletronic music song
I am trying a eletronic music song that on the lyric of the song there is a part like this "sex, anytime, anywhere, right now, sex...", i can't remember the name of this music.Please someone help me 201.78.242.122 01:06, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * According to this site, it's Robbie Rivera vs Billy Paul - Sex. -- LarryMac  | Talk  01:11, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I have always used google if i know some lyrics, just type in what you know plus "lyrics" and it usually comes up 67.91.46.2 20:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

I done this but didn't found 201.79.35.20

The music that the guys said on the forum is not the music that i was looking.

I've done some research and have come across a Frank Zappa song. Lyrics are here

Sci fi novel
There's a sci-fi novel I read part of a while ago, but I didn't have the time to finish it, so I'd like to find it and start reading it again.

The novel had something to do with a "calling", where people would have to tether themselves down to prevent themselves from wandering off in a certain direction. The only other thing I remember about it is that the cover had some very beautiful artwork, with a field of grass, some sheep, and some sort of structure in the background I think. —Zachary talk 06:16, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't know about the book, but it sounds like a rip-off of the Sirens in Homer's Odyssey. Fortunately, I think it unlikely he will sue. StuRat 06:22, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Nevermind, I found out that it was Sean McMullen's Souls in the Great Machine. —<b style="color:#1780bb">Z</b><b style="color:#10679f">a</b><b style="color:#084d83">c</b><b style="color:#003366">h</b><b style="color:#0e448d">a</b><b style="color:#1c55b5">r</b><b style="color:#2965db">y</b> talk 06:23, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Reservoir Dogs Song
What song is it that is played at the end of Reservoir Dogs over the end credits? I think Coca Cola ripped it off, something about putting "the lime in the coke". Can anyone tell me the song? Cheers к1иgf1$н£я5ω1fт  13:23, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I forget exactly when it appears in the film, but the one coke used was Coconut (song). Algebraist 13:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * And according to IMDb, it's the original Harry Nilsson version. Algebraist 13:58, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed, and we can thank its inclusion in Reservoir Dogs for the "wonderful" Dannii Minogue version. Rockpock  e  t  05:40, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Excellent, thats been annoying me for many a moon. Thanks very much :) к1иgf1$н£я5ω1fт  14:34, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * It's been annoying people since 1971. &mdash;Tamfang 17:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

What are the most prestigious awards ceremonies for Chinese films?
I know the Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards. Chinese refers to the language, not the country. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.189.64.186 (talk) 14:48, 12 May 2007 (UTC).

comedic sound effects - maybe here someone will know
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Hi everyone, I am trying to find a sound bite of the sound "wa wa waaaaa" (like a Trumpet or something) that is commen in cartoons where there a screw up of some sort, or in bloopers... the origin of this sound will be a nice bonus, thanks for the answeres :) 88.153.139.194 02:19, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * It's a muted trombone. See Wah-wah.  A search for  might get you a sound file (of questionable copyright status). --TotoBaggins 03:27, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think that's it. I think what you're referring to comes from Ennio Morricone's soundtrack to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (though Morricone could got it elsewhere, but I don't think so); whenever something surprising happens, the soundtrack goes "Wah wah waaaaa...." You can here a version of it at seconds 12-14 of this video:, or try 2:19 at here. Try renting the movie and seeing if that's what you're thinking of - it's worth seeing anyway. :-) zafiroblue05 | Talk 06:38, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * That's closer. The cartoon effect is always a descending series of theee notes, though.  I'm thinking the Three Stooges might have used it, but I'm not sure.  The third note is often really warbled, a lot like the signature note in Dragnet. —Steve Summit (talk) 14:24, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * yeah, i am referening to the three notes cartoon version. not to the "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" thingy.... still in all the internet i cant find it... 88.153.139.194 16:50, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Odd, the version now playing in my head has four descending notes. &mdash;Tamfang 20:35, 15 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm sure that sound has a name. Maybe ask at the entertainment desk? It's the "bwah wah wahhhhh" sound that plays when something disappointing happens to one of the characters. I always thought of it as the "blooper sound" but that doesn't register on Google... it is probably a trombone, but I don't know. --24.147.86.187 18:59, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * A trumpet or trombone can make the sound equally well, with the trombone being able to go to a lower pitch. See Mute (music) A plunger mute starts closed over the bell of the instrument and as it is removed the WAA sound is made. Flutter-tongueing can create the rough tone described.Edison 19:41, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Got it. I think you are talking about this sound. <b style="color:green;">IrishGuy</b> <sup style="color:blue;">talk 01:22, 14 May 2007 (UTC)