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Grim Reaper of Love
- ... that "Grim Reaper of Love" by the Turtles (1966) is one of the earliest rock singles featuring a quintuple meter (5
4) beat?
- Source: Everett, Walter (2008). The Foundations of Rock: From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (1st ed.). US: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-01-997-187-02. Page 308.
Sandoval, Andrew (2002). Solid Zinc: The Turtles Anthology. US: Rhino. R2 78304. Page 14.
Inglot, Bill (2009). Save The Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits. US: FloEdCo. MFO 48002. Page 9.- Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by VirreFriberg (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
VirreFriberg (talk) 11:27, 14 February 2025 (UTC).
Seems good, valid GA. "first" hook, which needs exceptional sourcing but three reliable sources are provided, which looks good to me. Cannot access but will AGF. However, in the body this claim does not actually seem to be said? ""something in a 5/4 time hadn't really been done in rock'n'roll", and quoted, not sure if it's quoting the musician or a secondary source, not really definitive. Does one of the provided sources say it was "one of the earliest" or equivalent? PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:33, 19 February 2025 (UTC)
- Hi, @PARAKANYAA. The Sandoval (2002) source states per verbatim "experiment with something in a 5/4 time that hadn't really been done as far as rock 'n' roll". The liner notes were written by musicologist Andrew Sandoval together with interviews from members of the Turtles!
- Sorry for late response, you didn't sign so the ping didn't work. I'm not sure if "hadn't really" is enough for WP:DYKDEFINITE. PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:09, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
- Hi, @PARAKANYAA. The Sandoval (2002) source states per verbatim "experiment with something in a 5/4 time that hadn't really been done as far as rock 'n' roll". The liner notes were written by musicologist Andrew Sandoval together with interviews from members of the Turtles!
