Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Winnie the Pooh (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. Stifle (talk) 08:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Winnie the Pooh (song)[edit]

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I can't find any reliable sources that show notability. The song being in most of the Winnie the Pooh series and all of the movies does not make the song notable. Schuym1 (talk) 12:30, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, bother-- Delete Wow, what a dilemma... trying to describe a song without being allowed to quote from the copyrighted lyrics! Without any frame of reference, this article has never been much more than some amateur literary criticism ("The lyric gives an overview of the characters and the roles each plays in relation to Pooh himself.") The only useful information -- written by the Sherman Brothers, first featured in the 1966 Disney film "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" -- can be mentioned at Winnie the Pooh#Disney media. No use for this article. Mandsford (talk) 13:32, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: Minimal quoting of lyrics is allowed under fair use. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 23:08, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 22:14, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:47, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong delete notability is not inherited. Thin boy 00 @105, i.e. 01:31, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - A theme song is not inherently notable merely because it attaches to a notable medium. AlexTiefling (talk) 10:38, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep. At face value it is not difficult to know this song is notable as it is a theme song to a very successful franchise. It has been heard all over the world in all media (Well, ok - maybe not print media) for many years. If it were only based on worldwide exposure and identifiability I would say keep. However as these deletion threads are based on the guidelines, this is a strong keep. Guidelines say a song "performed independently by several notable artists, bands or groups" would be notable. Shanangai Quartet, Carly Simon, Tatiana, The Chieftains, Tommy Emmanuel and Louis Prima have all done versions. Soundvisions1 (talk) 19:59, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per the arguments made by Soundvisions1. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:47, 14 October 2008 (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.