Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/I Love Livin' in the City

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. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:08, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I Love Livin' in the City

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No reliable sources whatsoever. The reason: there just isn't any indepth sources to be found. I presume the article was created by someone who enjoys the song but that alone does not pass WP:NSONG or WP:GNG. TheGracefulSlick (talk) 05:41, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. ʍaɦʋɛօtʍ (talk) 07:56, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. ʍaɦʋɛօtʍ (talk) 07:56, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. ʍaɦʋɛօtʍ (talk) 07:56, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TheGracefulSlick. The Village Voice lists this song amongst The best love songs inspired by NYC.[1] The magazine's review of the song is also included here. Eckhard Gerdes, in his book, The Literary Terrorism of Harold Jaffe, reviews the song on page 66.[2] More reviews of the song can be found in books like Power Misses: Essays Across (un)popular Culture, City Images: Perspectives from Literature, Philosophy and Film etc. The leitmotif of all these reviews is that the song exemplified the punk culture prevalent in the West. The song also got an honorable mention in The 100 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Songs Ever.[3] Team Rock magazine called the song "Fear's classic debut single...".[4] Miami New Times listed the song at #7 on the Top 20 Classic Hardcore Punk Songs list.[5] But the best description I loved of the song was this one given by Village Voice: “I Love Livin’ in the City” is both their magnum opus and an instantly recognizable battle cry for anyone who calls this big, beautiful bastard city home... I would prefer to Keep this article. It can be improved eventually. What do you think? Thanks, Lourdes 13:53, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

With the few mentions you found, the song would be an appropriate redirect and better described in the article about the band.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 15:17, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to article on Fear (band)Vorbee (talk) 16:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: A quick reminder: When commenting stick to the subject at hand. Cite policies and/or guidelines when possible. And please be brief!
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ad Orientem (talk) 02:51, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ^{Babymissfortune} 03:38, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Per Lourdes' sources above, this song was indeed a significant early-punk landmark and so I think deletion has been shown to be inappropriate. Given the multiple sources describing the record's relevance and legacy, I think it is preferable to keep it rather than merge.--Arxiloxos (talk) 06:46, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The sources demonstrate a reason to mention the song in the band's article; hence a redirect would be more beneficial.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 17:52, 5 December 2017 (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.