Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Scarecrow (song)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. (WP:NPASR.) (Non-administrator closure.) Northamerica1000^(talk) 05:33, 14 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Scarecrow (song)[edit]

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The song was never a single, it was just a B-side, following which it was an album song. It never charted. It is only discussed in the context of the first single or the album. See the Allmusic page about the song, and another Allmusic page confirming the B-side status. Binksternet (talk) 20:22, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. Jinkinson talk to me 20:43, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Jinkinson talk to me 20:43, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or Merge. There is a lot of information on this article that, if it can be verified, makes this song pass the bar of notability - particularly that they shot a promotional film for it. Taken as a whole this is too much to merge into the articles about either the A side or the album, however if its not all verifiable then a reduced summary of what is would be fine on either one of those articles (and I don't really have a preference which). I don't see any cause for deletion though. Thryduulf (talk) 21:51, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I have added an NME reference to the existence of the promo film. The NME page contains a YouTube video of it. There is also a mention of the film in a book at Google books. I know there's a trick to using that as a ref but I've forgotten it at the moment. I don't think the song being a B-side disestablishes notability, as there have been notable songs that were only ever B-sides. --| Uncle Milty | talk | 22:39, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Northamerica1000^(talk) 01:26, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Northamerica1000^(talk) 04:35, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.