Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 July 12

= July 12 =

Unknown songs
I have some songs of identity unknown:


 * A song with the lyric "crashed that Chevrolet and then stepped away"
 * A weird techno-style song with a strange voice saying "You want it all but you can't have it"
 * An oldish song with the phrase "engine's pumping like a disco/maybe we'll dump it in the bay"

Identify? 75.73.225.224 (talk) 02:50, 12 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Shouldn't be too hard to find these with a simple Google search...


 * 1) Seems to be "Bartender Song" by Rehab (band).
 * 2) The first result that comes up is "Epic" by Faith No More.
 * 3) And this one appears to be "Sausalito Summernight" by Diesel (band).
 * Hope this helps... Dismas |(talk) 02:55, 12 July 2011 (UTC)


 * For 2, this song has been covered a lot: Epic (song) mentions a couple of cover versions, but there are more, e.g. by The Automatic, and Zig and Zag, and Utah Saints did a dance remix. If it's a techno-style version, Utah Saints seems most likely of all those artists. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:00, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

The Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess
Okay this one didn't get a answer last time so I going to start over. In Japan The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess was rated B 12 and up for crimes. Want proof look at the Japanese box art on the back on the bottom. What crime did it have that cause this game to be rated B 12 and up? What about games that bad doing crime in games that is rated A all ages like Spider-man 2? Do you have to do the crimes in order for the game to have crimes on the rating? Link is a hero and he would never commit a crime.Kidspokemon2 (talk) 17:38, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Did you not do what we suggested here then?--TammyMoet (talk) 18:49, 12 July 2011 (UTC)


 * It is hard to answer the question "Why did game X get rating Y" because the ESRB in the Untied States, and the other rating boards in other countries (as far as I know) do not give specific and detailed information on what scenes or situations in the game cause a rating. (Also, for the record, although CERO gave an "A" to Spider-Man 2, the game is rated "T for Teen" in the US.)  Comet Tuttle (talk) 19:18, 12 July 2011 (UTC)


 * As a point of interest, since he's asked this question, User:Kidspokemon2 has been blocked. APL (talk) 22:56, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Pokemon
Were can I find picture of all of the prototype Pokemon? Can you give me a link? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kidspokemon2 (talk • contribs) 17:43, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unreleased_Pok%C3%A9mon 99.24.223.58 (talk) 01:38, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Film about a Chinese bicycle messenger in New York
I'm looking for the title of an independant film from 3 or 4 years ago about a Chinese immigrant bicycle messenger in NYC. Any leads would be appreciated. P Laurichesse — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philippe Laurichesse (talk • contribs) 17:59, 12 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Have you tried our List of films set in New York City?--Shantavira|feed me 06:16, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The suggestion is appreciated, but the film isn't on the list, which seems mainly to have mainstream films. The film I have in mind - perhaps I should have mentioned this - is a relatively low-budget independant film, with a budget (I'm guessing) of under a million (dollars).Philippe Laurichesse (talk) 06:27, 13 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Searching IMDB, I found two recent-ish documentary short films about bicyle messengers in New York City, although neither of them has much descriptive information or a presence elsewhere on the web: "Pedal" a 2001 film about bike messengers, and "Messenger"  a 2006 documentary about New York's most famous bicycle messenger, whose nickname is "Kamikaze". Could it be either of these ? --Xuxl (talk) 15:42, 13 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks, but neither are it. This is a fiction film, not a documentary, and I'm fairly sure that it was made no earlier than 2007. Please keep the suggestions coming - I'm really appreciating it !Philippe Laurichesse (talk) 00:44, 14 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Take Out (filmed in 2004, but released in 2008/2009)? ---Sluzzelin talk  01:31, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's it. You're a rocker. Interesting that it was made earlier than I thought, but, as noted, released in 2008 - which corresponds to the year I saw an advert for it at the theater. Now I will (at last) watch it on Netflix. I'm curious - how did you find it ? Did you already know the film ?Philippe Laurichesse (talk) 06:09, 14 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I went through my browser history. Apparently; googling "film" + "new york" + "chinese" + "immigrant" + "bicycle" let it top the hit list. I remember intentionally leaving out "messenger" because of commonly used alternatives such as "courier", "delivery", and so forth. ---Sluzzelin talk  00:48, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I quite understand. Perhaps I did not search hard enough on Google. But when you say you went through your browser history - are you saying you had tried looking for this film in the past, before my asking of the question ?Philippe Laurichesse (talk) 08:47, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no, my first sentence was not a direct answer and a bit derailed within the logic of this thread. In order to find out how I had found it, I went through my browser history (that's how short my own memory is, I need technical help to remember things I did less than 24 hours ago). And no, I haven't seen the movie, but it looks like the type of movie I'd enjoy seeing, so thanks for bringing it to our attention! ---Sluzzelin talk  13:23, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Well, as closure for this episode, I wanted to mention that I just watched the film this evening and found it to be very good. Who would have thought that watching someone deliver Chinese food for 1,5 hours could be so engrossing ? Well worth the three-year wait.Philippe Laurichesse (talk) 08:47, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Original release of Charles Manson album
Lie: The Love and Terror Cult by Charles Manson was released in 1970 by ESP-Disk. However, there is mention in the article of it being privately released earlier that year. An August 1970 issue of Billboard mentions the imminent release of the album by ESP-Disk; the Wikipedia article gives a release date if March 6, 1970, using the April 2, 1970 Rolling Stone issue as a reference. What I need to know is what record label the album was first released on. The complete Rolling Stone archive is online, but a subscription is necessary to view them. I was hoping someone could take a look at that issue to confirm the release date and record label. I've looked at later references such as record guides, but they disagree as to who released it first. Any other information would be great too. Thanks. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joelmills (talk • contribs) 19:31, 12 July 2011
 * I haven't seen any evidence that it was released on "a label" in the conventional sense. According to this article, it was privately pressed and released by Phil Kaufman, on March 6, 1970.  This report says that Kaufman "raised $3,000, pressed 2,000 copies of the album himself, and had it distributed on the West Coast by the same people who did the first underground album, "Great White Wonder," a collection of pirated Dylan tapes."  Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:26, 15 July 2011 (UTC)