Talk:Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)

This is the greatest song ever composed, but I think that this article is clearly wrong where it says that none of the sailors was willing to leave the sea for her. According to the lyrics, the other sailors said that her eyes could steal a sailor from the sea, implying that they would marry her if she was willing. Only the man that she loved stated that his life was the sea, i.e., he would not leave the sea for her. --SCW. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.22.45.148 (talk • contribs) 3 May 2007.

Lyrics are a bit open to interpretation in music. The "could" steal may not mean it "would" steal. It might just be a way of praising her or saying that it's something they can see themselves doing whether or not they actually could do it in reality. (A more cynical interpretation is that the other sailors are just saying it in hopes they can bed her and that they have no thought of choosing her over the sea) Although I agree the emphasis is on the sailor she loves being unable to leave the sea for her.--T. Anthony 09:02, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"greatest song ever composed"? It is 100% disposable bubble-gum, written for 12-year old girls! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.67.104.4 (talk) 12:44, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The writing attribution to Stephen Homner is inconsistent with the writing attribution to Elliot Lurie in the box and in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Lurie" target="_blank">Elliot Lurie</a> page. Brs81 (talk) 16:24, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Improbable Rumor?[edit]

I see no notation for the phrase in the 3rd paragraph "...which makes the rumor somewhat improbable." Whose opinion is this? I personally see no reason why the song length of the A-side would have any bearing on whether a DJ might accidentally put the disk on the turntable B-side up. Is this a personal judgment by the author of the article? Jmac1962 (talk) 13:28, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering about that too. And the author contradicts himself: a 45 rpm record has a capacity of 05:20, according to this, and yet the flip side is over six minutes long... Obviously, both of those statements cannot be true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.113.104.58 (talk) 00:43, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Add my voice to those who are confused by this passage: ""Brandy" was the B-side of another Looking Glass song and is rumored to have become an accidental hit when a DJ played the wrong side of the 45. However, the flip side, "One by One," has a running time of 6:01, which makes the rumor somewhat improbable due to the 5 minute 20 second time capacity of 45 rpm recordings." One the right-hand side bar, it says that "One by One" was the B side. More than that, the paragraph in the article just doesn't make any sense. Did the author mean that One by One could not exist on a 45, because it runs at 6:01? Clearly that is wrong if the song is on the 45. Why did the author say Brandy was the "flip side" when technically the B side is synonymous with the flip side? Maybe, as the unsigned comment below states, the author meant that the song One by One, being slightly longer than the time constraint of one side, must have continued onto the flip side (I owned a copy of American Pie on 45. Ok, the song extended from Side A onto Side B with a fade out-fade in). Yet, that also must be wrong if the 45 had two songs, Brandy on the A side and One by One on the B side. Maybe someone with an original cut can help us out here.giggle 14:34, 2 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gregory.george.lewis (talk • contribs)

The author's assertion that 45's were limited to 5:20 doesn't appear to be correct. Several hits of that era far exceeded this time, most notably MacArthur Park and American Pie — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.169.17.126 (talk) 22:52, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

American Pie was split over the two sides of the 45 due to its length. However, MacArthur Park (7+ min) and Hey Jude (7+ min) were placed on one side of a 45. The 5:20 limit is bogus and should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.198.28.215 (talk) 20:01, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Like everyone else here, I found the paragraph confusing, and have placed a clarify tag on it. I hope someone can straighten out (1) how a six-minute long song can be on 45-rpm record if there's a five-minute, twenty-second limit to each side, and (2) how that song length would result in a DJ playing the wrong side—or keep him from doing so. 108.246.205.134 (talk) 02:29, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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