Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2010 July 7

= July 7 =

C.D. Saprissa (Soccer) in Costa Rica
With 29 league titles, isn't Club Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica the most successful professional sports team in North America?? Rather than the New York Yankees (with 27 titles) as Wikipedia says it is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.88.140.252 (talk) 03:23, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Depends on what you mean by "North America," which can refer to just Canada and the U.S.; those two countries and Mexico; or just those three countries and Central America and maybe the Caribbean. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 23:47, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

ISO song title & artist
Don't you love it when you discover an old mix tape/CD with no track listing? I found one the other day with a (so far as I've been able) unidentifiable track on it. It's alternative/college radio fare, a poppy little ditty with a female vocalist, and the first lyrics are something like "I'm gonna take my little pony, gonna lead him to the water". Reminds me vaguely of Australian groups like Clouds and the Falling Joys. Does that ring any bells with anyone? TIA, Grutness...wha?  13:18, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Have you tried using Shazam (service) on your cellphone? --mboverload @ 14:18, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * If I had a cellphone, I would! Grutness...wha?  23:02, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Could it be Cold Cold Water by Mirah?  AJ Cham  03:13, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Sadly no, that isn't it - the one I'm looking for has more of a beat to it than that. Grutness...wha?  06:30, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, what are the rest of the lyrics? 213.122.39.11 (talk) 12:04, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay - as near as I can work out, these are the details. The song starts with a crunchy guitar riff and drums but no bass (a la White Stripes). After a few bars a gentle, girlish vocal starts up with these lyrics -


 * Gonna take my little pony, gonna lead him from the stable,
 * Gonna walk him to the water;
 * Gonna walk I'm gonna ride, I'm gonna lead him to the river,
 * Gonna make him drink the water.
 * Pony ride, pony ride.


 * Gonna take my little pony all the way into the city,
 * Gonna ride across the prairie;
 * Gonna talk about revival, gonna read out from the Bible,
 * Gonna ride him down the main street.
 * Pony ride, pony ride.


 * (instrumental break)


 * Pony ride, pony ride.


 * (instrumental break)


 * From this, I'm guessing that the title could be "pony ride" but who it's by remains a mystery. Grutness...wha?  00:39, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, I have a suspect for you: Kata Hay. She has a song called "Ride Across the Prairie", and other songs on the album have religious themes. 213.122.39.37 (talk) 01:22, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Seems unlikely, but thanks for the suggestion. Hay is a c&w singer; this is alt rock - and despite mentioning the Bible it's certainly not got a religious theme. Grutness...wha?  06:21, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Video of a standing ovation
I'm looking for a video clip (just a couple of seconds is fine) of a standing ovation in a theatre or concert hall from the perspective of the performer on stage. I don't care about licenses, it is not for distribution. I can't find one - can anyone help? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.189.106.4 (talk) 16:36, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Try searching YouTube for clips of the Oscars, Golden Globes, MTV Movie Awards, stuff like that, anyone who is expecting an award might have an audience up on their feet. (take, Sandra Bullock at the MTV Movie Awards as a good example) 4.246.166.107 (talk) 22:57, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
 * A lot, of course, depends on the kind of audience you're looking for - the range could be anything from the very formal (like the one towards the end of A Beautiful Mind at a Nobel Awards ceremony) through to the slightly-less-than-formal (like the "I'm going home" scene from The Rocky Horror Picture Show) But yes, there's bound to be quite a number on YouTube. Grutness...wha?  00:43, 9 July 2010 (UTC)