Talk:Pick Up the Pieces (Average White Band song)

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Appearances in film and television

It was also in Swingers, right? In the slow-motion walking scene?

Superman

I saw no reason for all of the extra Superman info, so I deleted it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.117.154.106 (talk) 04:24, 27 February 2008 (UTC) The Superman info has come back. I'm deleting again. If anyone cares to explain why this belongs here I'd like to know.Oblivy (talk) 15:30, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Move

Given that there are several articles about subjects named "Pick Up the Pieces", including an album and an EP of the same name, this needs moving to Pick Up the Pieces (song) to make way for a disambiguation page. Any objections?--Michig (talk) 16:53, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done.--Michig (talk) 08:46, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wording

"Its harmonic structure is not too difficult: the song features as an intro 4 measures of B-flat suspended (B-flat C F); afterwards in the theme 8 measures of Fm7 (F A-flat C E-flat), 2 measures of B-flat-major (B-flat D F), 4 measures of Fm7." "Not to difficult" is subjective, yes? I don't think it should be in here. Turbokoala (talk) 04:17, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sleazy

I don't have a source, but I'm under the impression that many people consider this song the sleaziest song ever written. Sleazy like a dirty 1970s bar seen in a Rocky movie, I suppose. Apple8800 (talk) 13:46, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Likewise without source, there's a persistent rumour that the pieces of the title are the Scottish word for

sandwiches

(from a piece of bread), and the shouted chorus are an exhortation to someone not to forget to collect the band's lunches.

Nuttyskin (talk) 19:54, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cover Version

Candy Dulfer 1993, album Sax-a-Go-Go — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.20.214.185 (talk) 22:52, 3 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Writers

The song was written by the whole band, and yet it says Roger Ball and Hamish Stuart in addition to AWB. I know this is what it says on the LP, but I think it should be changed to just Average White Band, because Ball and Stuart were both members of AWB. In Wikipedia, when names are put in addition to the band name, that implies that people outside of the band co-wrote the song. Maybe a little diddy could be put in the article saying that strangely, Ball and Stuart were named in addition to AWB in the writing credits, so as to explain the difference between the LP and Wikipedia article songwriting credits. Akdrummer75 (talk) 05:35, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 16 August 2015

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The result of the move request was: Withdrawn. (

non-admin closure) George Ho (talk) 06:08, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply

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Pick Up the Pieces (Average White Band song) → Pick Up the Pieces (instrumental) – Or Pick Up the Pieces (composition). The current title seems precise, but I almost forget the name of the band. Also, I almost forget what the name of the song is. Aside from that, it's too precise to exactly type the article title. Shortening to either "instrumental" or "composition" makes a search easier. Also, there aren't any other notable instrumentals; other songs of the same name have lyrics. George Ho (talk) 18:27, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per
WP:NCM sorry George no one types title, autofill and search complete them. The other songs could easily be played as instrumentals, and the name of the band is the most distinctive part of the title. In ictu oculi (talk) 06:34, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply
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Oppose not everyone will know the AWB track is the only instrumental by that name, and it's possible some users who heve heard clips may not realize that the entire track is instrumental. But if a user knows the band name the current title provides exactly the information needed.Oblivy (talk) 01:51, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Can a piece of music with voices on it actually be an instrumental? Removing Average White Band becomes confusing. --Richhoncho (talk) 08:53, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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