Template:Did you know nominations/Men in This Town

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 16:35, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Men in This Town

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• ... that Shakira's "Men in This Town", which explores a small-town woman’s search for love in the superficial Los Angeles, resonates with the empowerment themes of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour?

• Source: https://www.ecuavisa.com/entretenimiento/musica/esta-es-la-cancion-que-los-fans-quieren-que-shakira-cante-en-los-angeles-ND9555870

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Converted from a redirect by 1arch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1arch (talk) 15:42, 3 July 2025 (UTC).

• ALT1: ... in "Men in This Town", Shakira sings about trying to find a decent man in the superficial clubs of Los Angeles, while referencing suicide?

• Sources:
  • https://www.straight.com/article-272042/vancouver/shakiras-one-loco-she-wolf#
  • https://theneptunes.org/2009/09/shakiras-she-wolf-review-pushed-back-again-november-17th/
  • https://www.montereyherald.com/2009/11/29/shakiras-still-hot-mdash-like-an-abused-coffee-machine-or-what/

1arch (talk) 10:22, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

• Neither hook as currently written is compliant with WP:DYKFICTION, as both talk about in-universe (or in this case, in-song) events that do not have a real-world link. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:55, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
• ALT2: ... that Shakira considered sending an apology note to Luciana Barroso, the wife of Matt Damon, after mentioning him in the lyrics of her song "Men in This Town"?

• Source:
  • https://www.otempo.com.br/entretenimento/shakira-quer-pedir-desculpas-a-mulher-de-matt-damon-1.122368

1arch (talk) 11:54, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

New enough, long enough. It's a very well-structured article with plenty of sources. I see no neutrality or copyright concerns. How about we just say "to Matt Damon's wife", 1arch? I believe it would improve the hook. Otherwise I like it very much. Surtsicna (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

@Surtsicna sounds good, so it would become:

• ALT3: ... that Shakira considered sending an apology note to Matt Damon's wife, after mentioning him in the lyrics of her song "Men in This Town"?

• Source:

• https://www.otempo.com.br/entretenimento/shakira-quer-pedir-desculpas-a-mulher-de-matt-damon-1.122368

1arch (talk) 12:02, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I love that. Let's go. Surtsicna (talk) 12:16, 30 July 2025 (UTC)