Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2012 January 10

= January 10 =

Gordon Sumner
Can anyone put my mind at rest?

I have a memory of Gordon Sumner in the 80's being on TV in the uk as a panellist (maybe guest) but cannot remember which show, I think it was new faces or around that time? Is this a figment of my imagination?

Any help one way or the other will be appreciated :-)

Steve Har367 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.52.213.111 (talk) 11:40, 10 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Are you referring to Sting? Afaik, he has always been known by his nickname since he first came to public prominence, and has never appeared anywhere as "Gordon Sumner", except maybe when he got his CBE from the Queen.  But whether Sting (as such) ever appeared on a TV panel, I couldn't possibly say.  Is there a different Gordon Sumner you were thinking of? --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  11:50, 10 January 2012 (UTC)


 * You're probably thinking of Cheggers Plays Pop, specifically Series 6, episode 7(IMDB), first broadcast on 1st June 1983. Blakk  and ekka 14:08, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Damn, I've now got the CPP theme tune in my head. It'll be stuck there all afternoon.  Blakk   and ekka 14:13, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Unidentified opera
Can anyone identify http://collison.ie/unknown-opera.mp3? It's driving me crazy. I vaguely think that it may be from Verdi, but after listening to the top 20 Verdi tracks in iTunes, it doesn't seem to be. (And I've certainly heard it before, which suggests it isn't very obscure.) --67.180.20.82 (talk) 16:52, 10 January 2012 (UTC)


 * It's from the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" ("Va, pensiero") from Verdi's Nabucco. The famous main tune of the chorus doesn't seem to appear, only the middle section, and that may have put you off the track.  --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  19:40, 10 January 2012 (UTC)