- The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: rejected by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:02, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Withdrawn
Caribbean Clipper
- ... that Glenn Miller recorded "Caribbean Clipper" at Abbey Road Studios in his last recording session before his disappearance?
Created/expanded by Mattgirling (talk). Self nom at 20:01, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that according to a 1943 advert in Billboard, "no hep nickel will miss" Glenn Miller's new record, "Caribbean Clipper"?
- Reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Stockton Cannery Strike of 1937. matt (talk) 20:15, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
date fine, length just enough, I found the hook interesting! But can I understand a bit about that song? the music? the title? - A list of other songs in the session, very general reviews, - somehow that wasn't what I wanted to know, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:27, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Like Gerda, I find the article thin on content. I want to know something about the song beyond what's in the article -- information that I would characterize as "data", not the kind of soft information that I normally find in song articles.
- As for the hooks, the first hook is interesting. The second one is too obscure -- too dependent on obscure slang. I think, however, that the first hook may have "too much information." I find it interesting that he recorded this song many times (according to this source that is not cited in the article), including in his last recording session before his disappearance. I don't think the detail about that session being at Abbey Road Studios adds value to the hook -- particularly since the article has no other information about that recording session. --Orlady (talk) 01:20, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
- I've made a few revisions to the page since this nomination and review. However, from reading more and more sources, it seems that determining what exactly constitutes a recording session is debatable. Whereas one session may end with the recordings being put onto record for distribution, another may just be for radio broadcast. I get the impression that Miller recorded a few times after Abbey Road (around the country, particularly when he was in Bedford before his disappearance) which may well constitute a "recording session" depending on the definition. For this reason, and for the fact that there are some contradictory sources, I feel it's probably best to withdraw this nomination rather than risk putting dubious, debatable or ambiguous information on the MP. matt (talk) 07:12, 13 July 2012 (UTC)