Talk:Europop (album)

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[edit] Removing original research

Just a heads up. I removed the following from the article because it's heavily original research:
About the songs and meaning in that album, they can be divided into two categories. Firstly, The Pro-Social Content: A line on the nonsensical hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" alludes to the human need to be heard. "Too Much of Heaven" mourns society's obsession with money. A guy refuses to be part of a love triangle perpetuated by his unfaithful girlfriend on "Your Clown." "Living in a Bubble" warns listeners that we dwell in "a place of lies and hype" and must actively seek reality. That social commentary continues on "Silicon World" where the singer facetiously plays the part of a shallow drone longing for "a silicon girl with silicon lips and silicon hair." People are advised to put the past behind, refuse to worry about the future and embrace the present ("Now Is Forever"). On the other hand, The Objectionable Content: "My Console" suggests an all-day video game binge that includes the violent titles Resident Evil, Tekken 3 and Bloody Roar. Using computer lingo to describe his affection for a girl, a man wants to employ "a sexual browser" on "Hyperlink (Deep Down)."
As a whole, Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina and Gabry Ponte make up this electrifyingly optimistic Italian trio. Synthesized vocals and a techno beat drive home Europop's call to resist worldly deceptions while strengthening human ties. A couple of caveats, but what's good is very good.
Douglasr007 02:30, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

There's reference on that bit now...but...I've only ever seen that interpretation on one site, itself unsubstantiated. For example, I've always seen the official lyrics for Blue printed as "Ba Dee Be" etc, and any other english bit as a mondegreen, so I'd really like to see some official source saying that it's "I'm in need I will die." Plus, the single attributed source is a "Focus On The Family" publication, which is not known for either its encyclopedic content or lack of bias.

Additionally the section is lifted practically word-for-word. If it's going to be used by wikipedia it needs to be reworded or quoted. And made NPOV; wikipedia isn't a music review site.

--Nulldevice 19:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC) ---

"what's good is good" isn't especially NPOV...

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