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The descriptions of songs in these pop-music articles can be mildly amusing in their hyperbole, but there's a serious side. this is an encyclopædia, and we need to bear that in mind. Aside from avoiding purple prose and exaggeration, words should be used correctly; the term "anthem" for example, seems to be seen as little more than a synonym for "song" — it isn't. It has a specific meaning (namely "a song of loyalty or devotion", as to a nation or college (e.g. a national anthem), or a musical composition for a choir set as part ofa church service, or a religious chant sung antiphonally).
While on this subject, note that a plethora isn't just a lot, but an excess, and that a hiatus isn't just a break (as in a holiday), but a gap from which something is missing (usually used with regard to manuscripts and the like). --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης)22:41, 17 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I do not understand what the anonymous user is trying to communicate. Is he attempting to indicate that the repetitive use of the word "song" is vexing? Winnermario12:43, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
No, it's just that (as you've probably noticed) these articles are written in a sort of music-journalist style — full of peculiar misuses of words, overblown language, and a specific brand of jargon. Words like "anthem" are in the first and second categories (similarly, all sorts of verbs misused simply to mean "say", such as "cite", "affirm", etc.). It makes the skin crawl of anyone who either loves language or sees it as a useful tool for precise communication. It's part and parcel of the use of the personal names of the various pop singers (giving a spurious impression of intimacy, as if they're personal friends of "Mariah" or "Kelly" or whoever). (But it's not an anonymous editor.) --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης)18:38, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Mel, I think the anthem usage should be put back in. Maybe thats what anthem meant back in the day, but nowadays it has taken on a broader meaning. Look at rock and roll anthem and gay anthem. Unless those articles get deleted, I don't see why we can't label the song as a coming of age anthem if those are allowed to stay OmegaWikipedia21:37, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I did not look into the history, so my apologies to the editor above who chose not to sign his/her name.
I have noticed just a couple of word misuses in some of Clarkson's single articles, but none are too major to really give someone a kick in the pants. They should, of course, be edited, but I think these music singles articles are exhibited to internet users in a strange fashion. Do the words "flop" and "chart topper" count as encyclopedeic? (Pardon my spelling.) Winnermario21:30, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
"Internationally, "Breakaway" was a success, peaking inside the top 20 in Europe, while reaching the top 10 of the charts in Australia, Belgium, Hungary and the Netherlands." → "Breakaway" was a commercial success outside of the United States, where it peaked within the top 20 of multiple European counties, and in the top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Hungary and the Netherlands. Done— My December(talk)00:30, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"In the United States, "Breakaway" was a huge success; it peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and became her third top ten song in the chart." → In the US, the song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became her third top ten song in the chart. Done— My December(talk)00:30, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Benenate also added that it was Mitchell Leib, the President of Music and Soundtracks for Walt Disney Pictures and Television/Buena Vista Music Group, who secured "Breakaway" as one of the soundtracks of The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. → Source? Done— My December(talk)22:29, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Lyrically, the song is about breaking away in order to experience new things in life. In the song, the persona is chasing her dreams and considers of growing up which require her to shed her past in order to gain new experice. The lyrics received positive responses from music critics who praised its message that deals with growing up and breaking free. → None of this is sourced with footnotes.
Actually, why does Feb 2005 on SNL come before Jay Leno in August 04? This section needs to be chronological in date order from when she first performed the song. Done— My December(talk)14:55, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"all by herself without any dancers, acrobatics, moving set pieces and no special effects." → This really needs to be reworded in a more professional style of writing. "All by herself" is a little fan like. Done— My December(talk)14:55, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You say "Weekly charts" but have 2004-06 written there, that's not weekly, that's yearly. There should be three tables for this, Put 2004 peak positions in one table, then underneath that put 2005 peak positions in a different (non-attached) table, then do the same for 2006 peak positions. Done— My December(talk)14:55, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Done — My December (talk) 00:30, 18 September 2012 (UTC)