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January 21

Longest song in history? An organ, one note per year or something like that?

I vaguely recall reading about some place in Europe that had begun playing the longest composition in history, where each individual note on a giant organ would last many days (months?) at a time? and that the organ wasn't even close to finished yet, but it wouldn't matter because certain pipes weren't scheduled for use for years to come? Can someone point me to the wikipedia article on that? There must be one... 218.25.32.210 (talk) 04:56, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

O...f c...o...u...r...s...e. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:58, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And I thought *I* had too much time on my hands. The sermon at that service should have been given by Bob and Ray, with their "slow talkers" bit. But it occurs to me that the slowest possible tune could be any tune - just poise the piano player so that he/she is about to strike the first key - but never does. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:07, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That would be the slow version of "Anticipation". Clarityfiend (talk) 05:12, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Our article about Longplayer may be of interest. There is an link that you can actually listen live at any time. Cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 14:36, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like the correct answer here, though, is As Slow As Possible, which is linked from the aforementioned Longplayer. Kingsfold (talk) 18:28, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah Clarityfiend already said that in the first reply. You're forgiven though since the link isn't very obvious :) --Richardrj ^talk ^email 20:54, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wha ... does nobody use the hover function anymore? It really isn't necessary to actually click on a link to see where it's taking you. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 20:58, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What if someone made a recording of "As Slow As Possible", and then played it at half speed? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:20, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Then it would be twice as slow as possible, obviously. Googlemeister (talk) 20:43, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Similar to my earlier brilliant idea, just play one note and say the next one will come at some indefinite point in the future, and the next one after that, and so on. But why does slowness between notes make it the "longest" song? You can play any song fast or slow. Here's an idea, though: Put "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" on a continuous loop. That would be the longest song ever, by definition, as it would run for all eternity. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:49, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) Which is not the impossibility it may seem to the more rational minds around here. In music, anything's possible. At the other extreme, in one of his piano sonatas Robert Schumann wrote the direction (in ~~Italian~~ German) "as fast as possible", and then, a short while later, "even faster". -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 20:53, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

9,999,999,999,999 bottles of beer on the wall... DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:56, 22 January 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Yes, and however long some other song may be, just sufficient additional bottles of beer to the count and you've got them beat.

See this [1]. The Ministry (talk) 21:31, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What? No Lamp Chop fans here... --Onorem ♠Dil 21:37, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Music of the spheres was playing before any of the above, and will likely go on long after the others have finished. Mitch Ames (talk) 00:30, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bollywood action movie

Anyone knows the title of the following Indian movie ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnB_87-iIJw 24.202.236.203 (talk) 06:04, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Music Query

Does anyone know what this dance/techno music is here? Cheers! --KageTora - (影虎) (A word...?) 14:51, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds pretty generic to me... Not helping, I know :) TomorrowTime (talk) 17:06, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Arigatou, TT. You've given me the best answer so far.... :) --KageTora - (影虎) (A word...?) 22:28, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well it sounds like Adagio for Strings (Tiësto) is near the end. meltBanana 01:57, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks. I already new that one. It's the one that first comes on at the point in the video linked to..... --KageTora - (影虎) (A word...?) 11:42, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I Shazam'ed this on my iPhone and it says the track is called "Escape" and it's by "Airbase." I YouTube'd this to see if it was correct and it seems like the right song. Hope this helps... Coolcato (talk) 15:24, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is the one! Excellent! Thanks! I [heart] Wikipedia! :) --KageTora - (影虎) (A word...?) 16:50, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Who will host the Tonight Show when Jay Leno retires for good?

I just saw the story how Conan O'Brien's brief stint as host is soon to come to an end and Jay Leno is returning. Is part of O'Brien's severance package a clause that whenever Leno finally really retires, he (O'Brien), will be host again, or is the next future host left undecided? 20.137.18.50 (talk) 15:47, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The details of such legal contracts are usually confidential, but given the recent animus it's safe to say O'Brien and NBC don't have any plans to work together again. Beyond that your guess is as good as anyone's as to who would take the job (assuming the show still exists). It's clearly a high-profile and lucrative gig, so there will be no shortage of takers. -- Finlay McWalter • Talk 17:18, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My moey is on another man who likes to retire and come back, Brett Favre 209.244.187.155 (talk) 21:57, 21 January 2010 (UTC). :-)[reply]

Interesting idea. My money's on Regis Philbin. He would be a natural. Or maybe some young, rising star we don't know about yet. Johnny Carson was already an established star when he started doing Tonight, although he was still quite young. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:25, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bugs, are you aware of the age of Regis Philbin? Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:31, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That could work against him, unless Leno gets canned around this time next year. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:26, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joy Behar? Sean Hayes? Lady Gaga? Paul Reubens? Alec Baldwin? Michael Sheen? Tom Green? Pepso2 (talk) 00:03, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

David Letterman? If the price is right. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:15, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jimmy Fallon? 67.51.38.51 (talk) 16:57, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Green should make a bid. I have found his online talk show, Tom Green's House Tonight, occasionally superior to late night broadcast shows on at the same time. Pepso2 (talk) 17:25, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The reference desk is not a crystal ball. Therefore, it cannot magically predict the future. The only thing we know is that the next host of the Tonight Show will, most likely, not be Jay Leno or anyone who is dead. -- kainaw ™ 18:15, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Too bad that NBC continuously discriminates against the dead. I was hoping Mitch Hedburg could host the show. Googlemeister (talk) 20:42, 22 January 2010 (UTC) [reply]

I don't think he would have enjoyed that kind of spotlight...Adam Bishop (talk) 21:42, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Old MTV show

Greetings fellow deskers. I am trying to remember the name of an old MTV talk/comedy show that aired sometime in the mid 1990's in the United States that featured a host that wore Buddy Holly styled glasses. The show was very quirky and somewhat unpredictable, featuring guests that were interviewed on a couch while random puppets popped up from behind and looked around. Many other funny or offbeat things occurred as well. I remember almost every show ending with a musical performance. The show also featured a girl that would announce the guests and musicians. I have looked at our article on List of programs broadcast by MTV with no success. Does anyone know the name of this show? I think it only aired for a year or two. thanks, 10draftsdeep (talk) 17:02, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't looked at the list, but the first show to come to mind is The Sifl and Olly Show, but that's just a guess based on there being puppets on the show. --Onorem ♠Dil 17:04, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is not it. I saw that as well and remember that program,(that one featured puppets only as I recall) but it is not the one I am trying to find. But thanks. Our article states that it may be incomplete, so it is possible it is not listed there. So far Google yields no luck 10draftsdeep (talk) 17:39, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I found it! It was Oddville and we actually have an article for it, but it wasn't linked in the list. (But now it is!) 10draftsdeep (talk) 17:51, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]