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While False: The language thing had a point. I was too fast. Undo revision 300500 by While False (talk)

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The language thing had a point. I was too fast. Undo revision 300500 by While False (talk)

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ColorfulGalaxy: Sodium) (Sorry, I couldn't find на на на in songs

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Sodium) (Sorry, I couldn't find на на на in songs

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 :''Take a sad song / And '''make it better'''.''
 In the original comic picture "Hey Jude" is still missing, but the original comic has been made into a link to the "make it better" version.
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 ==Trivia==
-*The day after after this comic was published, [http://web.archive.org/web/20110125190908/http://xkcd.com/ 2011-01-25], the following message was posted by [[Randall]] at the [[Design_of_xkcd.com#Header|header]] of xkcd:
+The day after after this comic was published, [http://web.archive.org/web/20110125190908/http://xkcd.com/ 2011-01-25], the following message was posted by [[Randall]] at the [[Design_of_xkcd.com#Header|header]] of xkcd:
 :I can't ''believe'' I forgot Hey Jude.
 :I don't get do-overs, but I couldn't resist making [https://xkcd.com/851_make_it_better/ a fixed version].
-*This text was only on the front page until the next comic came out [http://web.archive.org/web/20110126223754/http://xkcd.com/ 2011-01-26]. After that it stayed only as a [[Design_of_xkcd.com#Unique_header_text|unique header]] for this comic.
+This text was only on the front page until the next comic came out [http://web.archive.org/web/20110126223754/http://xkcd.com/ 2011-01-26]. After that it stayed only as a [[Design_of_xkcd.com#Unique_header_text|unique header]] for this comic.
-*At that time the standard header was:
+At that time, the standard header text was:
-::Protip: m.xkcd.com is a clean, mobile-friendly version of xkcd.com.
+:Protip: m.xkcd.com is a clean, mobile-friendly version of xkcd.com.
-::Protip: Scripts can fetch comics and metadata automatically.
+:Protip: Scripts can fetch comics and metadata automatically.
-*The addition to the diagram refers to the song "{{w|Hey Jude}}," originally recorded by {{w|The Beatles}}.
+The addition to the diagram refers to the song "{{w|Hey Jude}}," originally recorded by {{w|The Beatles}}.
-**In this fixed version an extra Na has been inserted between the last two Na's, making the new Na the 11th, now out of 12. From this new 11th Na, there is another down branch that goes → Hey → Jude.
+In this fixed version an extra Na has been inserted between the last two Na's, making the new Na the 11th, now out of 12. From this new 11th Na, there is another down branch that goes → Hey → Jude.
-**Then the last line to the now 12 Na is no longer much longer than the previously, and the loop arrow is now above instead of below to make space for Jude, and also the text has been moved to the end of the chart instead of below the loop.
+Then the last line to the now 12 Na is no longer much longer than the previously, and the loop arrow is now above instead of below to make space for Jude, and also the text has been moved to the end of the chart instead of below the loop.
-**The updated comic's URL, "https://xkcd.com/851_make_it_better/" is a reference to part of "Hey Jude"'s [https://genius.com/The-beatles-hey-jude-lyrics lyrics]: "Take a sad song / And '''make it better'''."
+The updated comic's URL, "https://xkcd.com/851_make_it_better/" is a reference to part of "Hey Jude"'s [https://genius.com/The-beatles-hey-jude-lyrics lyrics]:
-*In the original comic picture "Hey Jude" is still missing, but the original comic has been made into a link to the "make it better" version.
+:''Take a sad song / And '''make it better'''.''
-* Songs containing "Na Na Na" in various languages: (This list is incomplete)
+In the original comic picture "Hey Jude" is still missing, but the original comic has been made into a link to the "make it better" version.
-** Ay y es que me duele mucho Decir adiós, oh <b>na-na-na</b>-na-na Havana, ooh na-na (Havana by Camila Cabello) (Spanish version)
+Songs containing "Na Na Na" in various languages: (This list is incomplete)
-**  あなた 侵光系！ <b>ナナナ</b>ーナナナーナナナー (太陽系デスコ) (Japanese version)
+Ay y es que me duele mucho Decir adiós, oh <b>na-na-na</b>-na-na Havana, ooh na-na (Havana by Camila Cabello) (Spanish version)
-**  내 맘대로 내 뜻대로 좋아 좋아 NU ABO <b>나나나</b>나 나나 나나나나 나나나나나 나나나나 (NU ABO by f x) (Korean version)
+:あなた 侵光系！ <b>ナナナ</b>ーナナナーナナナー (太陽系デスコ) (Japanese version)
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 | titletext = I hear that there are actual lyrics later on in Land of 1,000 Dances, but other than the occasional 'I said,' I've never listened long enough to hear any of them.
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-*The picture is a link to [https://xkcd.com/851_make_it_better/ a better version] of this comic, see [[#Trivia|Trivia]].
+The image links to [https://xkcd.com/851_make_it_better/ a better version] of this comic, see the [[#Trivia|trivia section]].
 ==Explanation==
 The repetition of the syllable "na" is often used to sing a tune without using any of the actual words. While this is normally done to practice or demonstrate a tune, repeated "na"s are also a part of some songs' lyrics, as shown in this comic. Following the various paths of the diagram forms the words of several well-known tunes, with each song branching off after the appropriate number of "na"s.
-The top entry refers to the song "{{w|Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye}}," originally recorded by {{w|Steam_(band)|Steam}}. The tune is often sung by the home fans of American sporting events at the end of a victory as a means of taunting the away team.
+The top entry refers to the song "{{w|Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye}}," originally recorded by {{w|Steam_(band)|Steam}}. The tune is often sung by the home fans of American sporting events at the end of a victory as a means of taunting the away team. The left bottom entry refers to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgE-lrfZ3k theme song] of the '60s TV show, written by Neil Hefti. ''{{w|Batman (TV series)|Batman}}''. The middle bottom entry refers to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpFFzWPzA2c theme song] of the video game ''{{w|Katamari Damacy}}, '' which was also the cause of the accident in comic [[161: Accident]]. The right bottom entry refers to the song "{{w|Land of a Thousand Dances}}," originally recorded by {{w|Chris Kenner}}. The title text jokes that the tune's incessant repetition of "na" has annoyed [[Randall]] to the point that he does not have the patience to listen to the whole song. This is one of many {{w|Flowchart|flowchart}} comics. A full list can be found [[:Category:Flowcharts|here]].
 There are likely countless other songs that uses "Na Na Na" as part of the lyrics. Some will be more popular than others. A very popular song that goes: ''Naaa Naaa Naaa Na Na Na Naaa, Na Na Na Naaaa, Hey Jude'' was left out. {{w|Hey Jude}} must have been brought to Randall's attention after this comic was released, as he made a comment about it in the comic header the day after this comic was released, see [[#Trivia|Trivia]] below.
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 The top entry refers to the song "{{w|Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye}}," originally recorded by {{w|Steam_(band)|Steam}}. The tune is often sung by the home fans of American sporting events at the end of a victory as a means of taunting the away team.
-The left bottom entry refers to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgE-lrfZ3k theme song] of the '60s TV show ''{{w|Batman (TV series)|Batman}}''.
+The left bottom entry refers to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgE-lrfZ3k theme song] of the '60s TV show, written by Neil Hefti. ''{{w|Batman (TV series)|Batman}}''.
 The middle bottom entry refers to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpFFzWPzA2c theme song] of the video game ''{{w|Katamari Damacy}}, '' which was also the cause of the [[161: Accident|Accident]] in comic 161.