Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/We Could Be So Good Together

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The result was merge to Waiting for the Sun. Barkeep49 (talk) 01:14, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We Could Be So Good Together[edit]

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Non-notable song, fails WP:NSONG. Nothing significant written about it, only passing mention in the context of the album or a performance. Merge to album article Waiting for the Sun. Binksternet (talk) 21:26, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. Binksternet (talk) 21:26, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Binksternet (talk) 21:26, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Merge or Delete Only brief mentions appear, usually in the context of album reviews/analyses. Fails the "subject of multiple, non-trivial published works whose sources are independent of the artist and label" requirement of NSONGS. —Ojorojo (talk) 14:02, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I am not sure that the references currently in the article represent the entirety of references that exist for this more than half century old subject whose references are likely mostly offline. But given the current state a merge or redirect would be appropriate until someone actually finds other sources. Given that there is reliably sourced content here and the likelihood of additional sources that are less accessible, deletion would not be appropriate. Rlendog (talk) 15:37, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- I was able to find additional coverage on newspapers.com. Admittedly, this is primarily within album reviews so does contribute much to the song's standalone notability but helps indicate why merge or even redirect is more appropriate than deletion. I would actually suggest a merger with Unknown Soldier should be considered rather than the album article, since this was the b-side of Unknown Soldier, and the album article does not have sections devoted to each song. Rlendog (talk) 13:27, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Decent amount of coverage in the article, including a solid paragraph from Doors FAQ. Also some coverage here, here, and here. WP:NSONGS states that an "article is appropriate only when there is enough material to warrant a reasonably detailed article; articles unlikely ever to grow beyond stubs should be merged to articles about an artist or album." We have enough for a reasonably detailed article. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 18:20, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- NSONGS gives that advice for topics that have already passed the notability requirements of having significant non-trivial coverage of the song outside of the context of the album. Your Stephen Davis book link mentions the song in passing in the context of the album it was left off. Your Laurence Coupe book link shows Coupe talking about Morrison as Dionysus, with no significant discussion of the song. The Doors FAQ gives the song one entire paragraph. I don't see NSONGS being satisfied enough. Binksternet (talk) 19:56, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nomination. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 23:33, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- The nomination proposes merge, not delete. Rlendog (talk) 13:27, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, PhantomSteve/talk¦contribs\ 17:56, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Merge the text that's amply supported by sources to Waiting for the Sun and place a Redirect under this title. -The Gnome (talk) 08:38, 4 August 2020 (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.