Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emerald (Thin Lizzy song)

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The result was keep. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:31, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Emerald (Thin Lizzy song)[edit]

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Fails WP:NSONG, with no chart success and no significant coverage. The song is mentioned in passing in the sources talking about the album. The pertinent material should be merged into Jailbreak (album) and this page should be redirected to Jailbreak (album). Binksternet (talk) 16:31, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. Binksternet (talk) 16:31, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per norm. --Vaco98 (talk) 18:43, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I agree with the nominator that it should be redirected. FBedits (talk) 18:55, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets NSONG and GNG with significant sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. May have been a B-side to "The Boys are back in Town", the band's biggest hit. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 23:42, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets WP:NSONG with sources presented by Eddy. They're reliable enough IMV. SBKSPP (talk) 01:02, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect It's a pretty Thin article and probably always will be. There's practically nothing about this song that can't be included at Jailbreak (album). Neither the fact that it was a b-side, nor that Frehley had a stab at it make it a notable song either. Most of the songs on Jailbreak have been covered at some time or another. I have every book source ever written about the band, and I'd still struggle to write an article with any weight. Bretonbanquet (talk) 14:09, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I could work on expanding this article, as I feel there is still some to be added. If you have book sources, that's great, since I feel there would be some more to contribute based on that. I still feel that it is one of Thin Lizzy's most well known songs, behind The Boys are Back in Town, Jailbreak, and Whiskey in the Jar. George Starostin cites it as one of the best songs on the album, and the fact that there were several notable covers enhances the claim to notability. I feel that we should have more Thin Lizzy articles honestly. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 01:10, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There's not a lot in them that separates "Emerald" from any other track. At the time it was just an album track, albeit one strong enough to close the album and feature in the live set. I have a short quote from Lynott and some chat about the rhythms from Downey, where he talks about the feel he wanted. It might fill it out a bit, but at that rate I could write an article about every song they ever did. It would get like The Beatles... Bretonbanquet (talk) 21:46, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep meets WP:GNG with sources supplied by Eddy NemesisAT (talk) 15:07, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep... I nominated this article for deletion, but the sources linked by Editorofthewiki are sufficient to keep. Binksternet (talk) 15:14, 23 March 2022 (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.