Talk:Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)

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Dispute over ironic lyrics

There seems to be a dispute over whether to keep the reference to Paula's hit-and-run incident. Any thoughts on this? --Bensin 19:08, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Someone removed it. -79.176.117.112 (talk) 13:56, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The section "Irony in lyrics" was: "Part of the chorus is 'Straight up now tell me Do you really want to love me forever oh oh oh Or am I caught in a hit and run'. On [[March 24]], [[2005]], Abdul pleaded no contest and was fined and sentenced to two years' [[probation]] for a [[hit and run (vehicular)|hit-and-run]] incident in [[Encino, California]].<ref>[[Associated Press|AP]]., [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/24/entertainment/main683012.shtml 'Idol' Judge Fined For Hit-And-Run], ''CBSnews.com'', [[2005-03-24]], Retrieved on [[2007-02-10]].</ref> (See article on [[Paula Abdul#Court and legal|Paula Abdul]].)". Include or not? --Bensin (talk) 20:47, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Straightup.jpg

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BetacommandBot 20:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Instrument

Something should be said about the distinctive instrument. I'm guessing it was some sort of synth. Model? Settings? How best to approximate it on common or modern equipment?

That thing sounded wonderful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.40.45.79 (talk) 04:42, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]