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Haven't made any of these as changes as I'm not sure they're more than just my own opinion. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.220|108.162.249.220]] 07:55, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
 
Haven't made any of these as changes as I'm not sure they're more than just my own opinion. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.220|108.162.249.220]] 07:55, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
 
:Okay, so I've redone the second paragraph for facts, but haven't touched any of the other opinion bits. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.220|108.162.249.220]] 08:40, 4 February 2015 (UTC) Text may also be a reference to an old joke about a composer who writes, and copyrights, a composition consisting of a single note: middle C.  All other composers who later included middle C would thus be quoting his composition, entitling him to royalties; all composers who used any OTHER note would be simply transposing the original composition into another key, and would still owe the royalty..."
 
:Okay, so I've redone the second paragraph for facts, but haven't touched any of the other opinion bits. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.220|108.162.249.220]] 08:40, 4 February 2015 (UTC) Text may also be a reference to an old joke about a composer who writes, and copyrights, a composition consisting of a single note: middle C.  All other composers who later included middle C would thus be quoting his composition, entitling him to royalties; all composers who used any OTHER note would be simply transposing the original composition into another key, and would still owe the royalty..."
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I've changed the thing about Mike & Caitlin being concerned, as this is (as noted by other commentators) *much* less likely than their being concerned about having their news feeds spammed.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.135|141.101.98.135]] 09:25, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

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So what song is it? 108.162.242.10 06:11, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

I believe it is the Main Theme from Jurassic Park. --Duhsn (talk) 06:13, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
If you have good ears you can check for yourself: Link --108.162.254.134 09:05, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

E major, is a chord, not a note...108.162.249.169 06:36, 4 February 2015 (UTC) You can listen to the sequence of notes here: http://onlinesequencer.net/65475 (All notes the same length, and just guessing which octave each should be in...) 108.162.249.169 06:36, 4 February 2015 (UTC) Just because I want to get it stuck in your head :D, Added a bit to the beginning and end and changed octaves. http://onlinesequencer.net/65487 --Duhsn (talk) 07:40, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

The image on this page is NOT the same one as on the actual xkcd page. The original comic does not contain the reference to E Major. Andries (talk) 07:42, 4 February 2015 (UTC)Andries

Is he rick rolling us? 199.27.128.182 07:48, 4 February 2015 (UTC) He must have agreed with your comment about E major not being a note and changed it. --Duhsn (talk) 07:54, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

"and his friends Mike and Caitlin appear to be becoming concerned about his choice of music"... really? I thought they were upset that they were getting spammed by a post every second or so? "and the notion that someone could become concerned about you based on a list of notes is even more ridiculous."... similarly, not so ridiculous if they're concerned about you spamming them with too many postings! Finally, "The comic's title alludes to the fact that you can "play a song" but can also "play a note." It may also allude to the visual similarities between the hash/pound/number sign (#) and the sharp sign (♯)."... I don't get either of these references. The hash/sharp comparison is cute, except that the sharp sign doesn't appear in the comic. I took it as a simple extension of the usual someone is listening to some song messages linking to searches for that song "on various online music stores" if you click on them... that is, if you click on a particular note, it'll link to a search for songs that include that note - equally as useless as posting the individual notes of a song in the first place. Extra-finally, I'd love to see Mike & Caitlin's reactions if Brian listened to anything with a glissando... Haven't made any of these as changes as I'm not sure they're more than just my own opinion. 108.162.249.220 07:55, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Okay, so I've redone the second paragraph for facts, but haven't touched any of the other opinion bits. 108.162.249.220 08:40, 4 February 2015 (UTC) Text may also be a reference to an old joke about a composer who writes, and copyrights, a composition consisting of a single note: middle C. All other composers who later included middle C would thus be quoting his composition, entitling him to royalties; all composers who used any OTHER note would be simply transposing the original composition into another key, and would still owe the royalty..."

I've changed the thing about Mike & Caitlin being concerned, as this is (as noted by other commentators) *much* less likely than their being concerned about having their news feeds spammed.141.101.98.135 09:25, 4 February 2015 (UTC)