Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2012 May 18

= May 18 =

Buzzcocks cover
OK, with my previous question fallen on deaf ears (no offense), I ask another random musical query:

I just heard the Buzzcocks' song "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn'tve)" on the radio, and although I had never heard the Buzzcocks before I recognized it. I remember it appearing in a movie, but I'm sure the version in the movie was a cover. What movie could it have been, and what band would have covered it? Help me out!!

75.73.226.36 (talk) 02:20, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * According to the article, Ever_Fallen_in_Love_(With_Someone_You_Shouldn%27t%27ve) has appeared on several soundtracks covered by different bands. If you look at the list, maybe you'll find the one you're thinking of. RudolfRed (talk) 02:38, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I know the feeling. I used to work in cornfields, and everything I said fell on deaf ears. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:20, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * That's why the corn cob married the potato. He was her eyes, and she was his ear.  --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  08:43, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

The Fine Young Cannibals did a cover of it that was quite successful commercially. I really liked it... until I heard the foot-stompingly brilliant original. Now I can't bear the cover. --Dweller (talk) 11:32, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

I figured it out: it was Pete Yorn's version in Shrek 2. Thanks! 75.73.226.36 (talk) 11:53, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * As an aside, you should listen to more Buzzcocks. Fantastically great punk band.  My favorite song is "What do I get", but their catalogue is filled with gems.  Solid band.  -- Jayron  32  15:34, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * As a further aside, everyone should listen to more Buzzcocks. - Jmabel &#124; Talk 07:22, 19 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, not everyone. I took Jayron's advice and listened to that clip he recommended. Certainly not my cup of tea, and I won't be giving them any more of my precious auditory attention, but horses for courses, as they say.  --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  19:16, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Do you know what's the name of...
this underwear model? . 84.110.45.1 (talk) 11:01, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, it's not Vin Diesel. :-) StuRat (talk) 17:48, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Mythbusters - Fizzy Drink Tests Episode
I recently watched a repeat of the Mythbusters episode were they are using fizzy drinks to clean stuff. When the part were they used it on the teeth, me and my friends started arguing about the test (and therefor missed the rest of the show). The argument being that when they put the teeth into the glasses with the fizzy drinks, they are left in for (I think) 24 to 48 hours, and that would be like me sitting here with a mouth full of fizzy drink for over a day. I have seen other shows were they have done the same or similar tests, including the duration the teeth are left in the fizzy drinks. I am not agruing that fizzy drinks are bad for my teeth but my question was how accurate are these tests ? 80.254.146.140 (talk) 11:18, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * By allowing the teeth to soak longer, it would create a much more visible range of difference between the different drinks, thereby making it easier to determine the most effective. Yes, realistically you wouldn't soak your teeth for 48 hours in in soda, but for the sake of testing their method makes sense. --192.139.119.4 (talk) 12:55, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * It makes sense as an experiment to find if fizzy drinks can make teeth rot, but as an experiment into whether fizzy drinks can make teeth rot in the process of drinking, it seems a naive and useless methodology to me. --Dweller (talk) 13:00, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

So, when people say to "Drinking fizzy drinks is bad for my teeth because..." and mention those experments and their results, are they right or wrong ? 80.254.146.140 (talk) 13:55, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * The idea is that each drink exposes your teeth to the fizzy drink for maybe 5 minutes, and over a lifetime, that quickly adds up to 48 hours (that would be about 500 drinks at 5 minutes each, you could do that in a year easy). StuRat (talk) 17:45, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I was always under the impression was fizzy drinks left a residue of sugar everywhere in your mouth which speeds up the growth of plague. 130.88.172.34 (talk) 21:19, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * The combination of dissolving the protective coating on the teeth and then feeding sugar to the bacteria in the plaque is far worse than either alone. StuRat (talk) 23:08, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Why on earth can't anybody say Coca Cola? It's obvious that's what the Mythbusters program was about. HiLo48 (talk) 21:57, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Not to me. Pepsi is just as bad and Mountain Dew may be the worst of all. StuRat (talk) 23:06, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Have you seen the Mythbusters episode? It obviously wasn't Mountain Dew. It might have been Pepsi, but my impression was that the presenters were going out of their way to tell us it was Coca Cola without actually saying the name. In their case I can understand it would be for commercial (and possibly legal) reasons. But we are not so constrained. HiLo48 (talk) 23:17, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I wasn't saying it could have been Mountain Dew in that episode, I'm saying MD may be even worse for your teeth. I think the reason is that you can drink more of it than a cola.  (At least with me, too much cola makes me feel ill, so I stop.) StuRat (talk) 23:37, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Please identify
English actor named Charles. Colour movies. Retired. Played upper crust and german officers. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  16:32, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Charles Dance? --TammyMoet (talk) 17:20, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Older than him. Retired. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  17:29, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * So, are you gonna share with us, Kitty? --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  21:04, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Spouse misidentified someone looking like Charles Gray. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  21:18, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * So does he have dark hair and a square face? Robert Vaughn perhaps? --TammyMoet (talk) 10:46, 19 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Resolved? If it is Robert Vaughn, he's still making TV programmes in the UK and not retired. Kitty? --TammyMoet (talk) 17:50, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Kitty marked it Resolved without telling us who it was. That's why I asked (almost 24 hours ago).  I'm presuming her reference to Charles Gray was the answer, but it's somewhat vague .... --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  19:13, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Spouse saw him in the street and gave me the info. Probably wrong since Charles Gray is dead. Not Robert Vaughn. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  19:43, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * So, are you saying it isn't resolved after all. And never was?  Do you still want us to help you, Kitty?  --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  19:52, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * And aren't you going to put us out of our misery? Who is it then!--TammyMoet (talk) 08:26, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I think it was a non-notable man who resembled charles Gray. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  12:01, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * So, it's not resolved, then. I've removed the misleading "Resolved" tag pending actual resolution.  --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  12:23, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Before WW II. Big bulgy eyes. Kaiser helmet. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  20:21, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * If he was making films before WWII, as an adult old enough to be a German officer, that would make him at least 100 years old now, probably more like 110-120. Are you quite, quite sure he's still alive?  --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  00:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes. The films portrayed him wearing german officer uniform but were made in colour and are therefore post c.1947. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  19:59, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * So, what was "Before WW II" meant to tell us? Kitty, I think I'll dub you Madame Crypto-Misleado.  You seem to be going out of your way to make sure you don't get the answer to this question, what with a misleading "Resolved" tag when it wasn't resolved, and now a false clue.  You must help us to help you, not hinder us.  --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  20:38, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Spouse has leaked detail slowly. the real man was spotted having parkinson's in the street and recognised as as actor who has played german/prussian officers. spouse thought it was charles gray and then it became resolved. then spouse changed their mind so it became unresolved. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  21:51, 23 May 2012 (UTC)