2905: Supergroup

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Supergroup

Title text: I love their cover of 1,200 Balloons, Dalmatians, and Miles.

Explanation

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In popular music, a supergroup is a musical group formed by collaboration of existing solo artists and members of other musical groups.

This comic shows a concert by a supergroup formed from members of 10 musical groups whose names all begin with a number. The name of the supergroup is the sum of all those numbers, followed by the names of the original groups without their numbers. There could be 31 members of the supergroup (see below).

The title text indicates that there's a song that's a medley or mashup of songs whose titles begin with numbers. The title of this "supersong" is similarly formed by adding the numbers and following with the rest of all the titles.

Counts

21 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 100 + 3 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 30 = 176

99 + 101 + 1000 = 1200

Musical groups mentioned in the comic

• Twenty One Pilots
• 5 Seconds of Summer
• 4 Non Blondes
• 2 Live Crew
• 100 gecs
• 3 Doors Down
• Nine Inch Nails
• OneRepublic
• One Direction
• Thirty Seconds to Mars

Songs mentioned in the title text

• 99 Luftballons (by Nena). 99 Red Balloons is the title of the English-language adaptation of the song.
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Disney film soundtrack). The titular song by the Sherman Brothers is not featured in the film, but was released in separate Disney recordings.
• A Thousand Miles (by Vanessa Carlton). Other songs titled "1000 Miles" or "Thousand Miles" also exist.

"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by the Proclaimers is about walking "500 miles, and [...] 500 more", therefore a thousand miles in total. There are two more songs titled (or known as) "500 Miles", by Hedy West and Tori Amos, which could be added up to replace "A Thousand Miles" (or "1000 Miles") in the tally as well.

Approximate size of supergroup

The supergroup could have 31 members...

• Twenty One Pilots: This band has 2 members, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun.
• 5 Seconds of Summer: There are 4 members in this band, including Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood, and Ashton Irwin.
• 4 Non Blondes: Originally, this group had 4 members, but it disbanded in 1994. The lead singer was Linda Perry.
• 2 Live Crew: This group's core lineup included 2 to 4 members over different periods, with notable members being Luther Campbell, Brother Marquis, Fresh Kid Ice, and Mr. Mixx.
• 100 gecs: This band consists of 2 members, Laura Les and Dylan Brady.
• 3 Doors Down: This band typically has 5 members, although the number has varied with lineup changes over the years.
• Nine Inch Nails: Officially, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are the only constant members of Nine Inch Nails, with a changing lineup of touring members and collaborators.
• OneRepublic: This band has 5 members, including Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Brent Kutzle, and Eddie Fisher.
• One Direction: Originally, there were 5 members in this band, but after Zayn Malik's departure in 2015, it continued with 4 members until their hiatus.
• Thirty Seconds to Mars: This band has had various lineups but is centered around Jared Leto and Shannon Leto, with other members joining and leaving at different times.

2 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 2 = 31

These counts mostly reflect the bands' most well-known lineups and may vary with time due to changes in membership or the band's status. Combined groups may feature fewer than the sum of their original memberships, even down to just single musicians/vocalists coming from any or all of their prior collaborations. On the other hand, especially for worthy causes, it is possible that groups with many changing lineups could perhaps rustle up far more members than it ever had together on a single stage, never mind any prominently solo-headlining artists who may guest-star (possibly unannounced) in their own right.

Transcript

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[Ponytail, Cueball, Megan, Knit Cap, and Hairy are in line at a theatre box office. The marquee above the box office reads:]

Playing Tonight

The New Supergroup:

176 Pilots, Seconds of Summer, Non Blondes, Live Crew, gecs, Doors Down, Inch Nails, Republic, Direction, and Seconds to Mars

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Discussion

Title text

Isn't the sum in the title text wrong? It should be 99 Luftballoons (or the English cover 99 Red Balloons) + 101 Dalmatians + I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) = 700 balloons, dalmatians and miles (not 1,200).--141.101.69.103

Really?! 1000 miles is "wrong" because the only song ever written about miles is that one that mentions 500 of them in the title?! Wow. Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 10:47, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Maybe it's about Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles"? 172.69.65.245 22:13, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Note that I'm Gonna Be is actually about walking 1000 miles, not 500 miles. 172.70.39.41 08:36, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Right! "I-hai would walk five hundred miles, and I-hai would walk five hundred more..." Transgalactic (talk) 15:29, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

So what though, really? The title only contains 500, regardless of what the lyrics say, and it's about forming composites of songs' names. Lionel Richie would only count as contributing "Three" Times a Lady, despite singing about once and twice as well. Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 10:47, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Like Yorkshire Pudding said... Comic is all Group NAMES, title is about song TITLES. "I would walk 500 more" simply isn't part of the title. It might be worth a passing mention, but less so and fewer times than it currently is. It's an interesting associated fact, but doesn't deserve to be treated like it's a potential candidate. NiceGuy1 (talk) 05:18, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

First and only song I thought of as well, but of course this is referring to Vanessa Carlton's "1,000 Miles", I didn't think of it until I saw the description. :) He DID get the title wrong, though. It's LUFTballoons (or "Red Balloons" for the English version). NiceGuy1 (talk) 05:07, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

"cover" implies that the combined song already exists and was performed by some other group. I would expect that this supergroup would have created the medley themselves, to fit their particular genre. Barmar (talk) 22:23, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

"101 Dalmations" isn't a well known song AFAIK. It was written as the title song of the Disney movie, but wasn't actually used. Wikipedia says it got released on other albums. Barmar (talk) 22:38, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

I feel like he REALLY wanted it in order to round off the 99 from 99 Luftballons. :) NiceGuy1 (talk) 05:18, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

You'd have the same result if you added 101 Hours From Tulsa, Trombones and Visions, instead?

(Am pleased enough to include Queen, in any such medley, but originally was wondering if the sountrack from "(The) ... Sense" should combine with "... Finger, Left Hand" and "... A Sixpence", at that point.) 172.69.43.225 16:49, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

A supergroup cover of 99 Luftballons would probably be awesome. --The-Daleks (talk) 20:43, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

I don't know all the bands, but it looks like they are: 21 Pilots, 5 Seconds of Summer, 4 Non Blondes, 2 Live Crew, 100 GEC, 3 Doors Down, 9 Inch Nails, 1 Republic, 1 Direction, 30 Seconds to Mars.

Missed Opportunity (to n3rd about maths)

I am surprised there were no references to orthosymplectic or superunitary groups.

That's what I originally thought the joke would be about. This is much more mundane. Barmar (talk) 22:34, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Well if G and H are groups and G ⊇ H, then G is a supergroup of H, isn't it? --Coconut Galaxy (talk) 13:39, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

If you know the math, could you please check my edit? All I know about it is the name, and that it has something to do with supersymmetry in string theory. Transgalactic (talk) 14:00, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

I think that the description misses the connection to math:

• Group is a mathematical concept (**set** of elements with some properties and operations)
• Sub-group is a subset of a group that retains the properties; Super-group can be constructed similarrly;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_(mathematics) ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subgroup ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergroup_(physics) --141.101.105.132 18:28, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

I added a sentence about supergroups in mathematical physics, feel free to add anything that's missing for a good explanation. Transgalactic (talk) 14:00, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Other Bands/Artists/Movies/Songs with Numbers

throw in:

• 23 Skidoo
• 400 Blows

--162.158.63.76 07:10, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Five Finger Death Punch

Six Feet Under --Lupo (talk) 13:37, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

No one's mentioned Three Days Grace yet? 172.68.2.101 05:43, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Or 3 Colours Red? Or 9 Days? Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 10:47, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

I remember a great film, The Magnificently Dirty Nineteen. 172.69.195.155

Don't forget the sequel The Fantastic Ocean's Taking of Pelham Slaughterhouse 143 Barmar (talk) 14:07, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

And the supercut "The Fast and the Furious 41" --Lupo (talk) 15:01, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

I like the alternate cut: 108 Dalmation Nation Army. 172.69.247.48

I'm going to hold out for The Blink and Ben Folds 2162. 162.158.159.189 22:11, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

10,000 Maniacs could have gotten the numbers up, and I'm guessing a lot of readers would have gotten that reference? MGoSeth (talk) 23:53, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Not to be confused with the album Greatest Discount Hits with classic songs like Two Bridges Road, Twelve Ways to Leave Your Lover, and 1 Legit 1 Quit. 172.69.247.57 06:51, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

WHO THE FUCK REMOVED MY GOOGLE-INFESTED WIKILINKS

gay jupitah (he/they) (talk) 14:15, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. 172.70.86.174 16:09, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Is it only me, or is there no actual edit in this diff? (Every now and then I see edits that indicate a paragraph gets replaced with itself, and not even an extra space removed, or a missing one added, which at least should highlight yellow or blue in the appropriate block of text.) 172.71.178.190 02:58, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

There's actually a spaces difference. "100/2=50" was edited into "100 / 2 = 50". --DukeBG (talk) 19:57, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Well, that's strange. I (thought I) had checked every line-end to look for different rewrapping. Which is definitely there now. But I honestly believe was not at time of posting. I accept that I'm probably more likely to be wrong about that than the backend code being strangely capricious, but - seriously - I did everything but copy the two texts to a notepad window. Would have done, if I was on a desktop (which would let me line things up horizontally and even search-and-replace strings until the diff reveals), but that's not so easy to juggle on my touchscreen device. And, regardless, I would normally expect even subtle spaces (added/removed) to be highlit.

But now I know. End of that query, at least. 172.70.91.62 22:01, 14 March 2024 (UTC)