# \#song **URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/tag/song/616.md [Latest](https://community.metabrainz.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.metabrainz.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.metabrainz.org/tags.md) --- ## [Translations of works](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/translations-of-works/217)
**Author:** [@silentbird](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/silentbird)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/translations-of-works/217 "2023-11-27T10:38:04Z")
I come across many works that use the composition from another work but with language in another language. Which of based on and translated version of should I use in the following situations: Work B has same compositi… --- ## [Song no Type](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/song-no-type/564043)
**Author:** [@Tiske\_Tisja](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Tiske_Tisja)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/song-no-type/564043 "2022-02-13T04:20:26Z")
Hi All When songs are instrumental, should I also add song to type? https://musicbrainz.org/work/46bef792-1ce6-4c56-9a21-3eb81b26cccd expample: This is an instrumental https://genius.com/Beastie-boys-the-drone-annota… --- ## [Are works that consists solely of sampled vocals really songs?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/are-works-that-consists-solely-of-sampled-vocals-really-songs/497533)
**Author:** [@biocv](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/biocv)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/are-works-that-consists-solely-of-sampled-vocals-really-songs/497533 "2020-10-06T13:18:11Z")
So I dipped my toe in adding writing credits to works and ran into some issues I’d like to have clarified. My first question is: what works qualify as a “song”? The definition that appears to be used on MB is: A song i… --- ## [Les Paul & Mary Ford has 38(!?!) unique recordings of the same song - this can't be right?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/les-paul-mary-ford-has-38-unique-recordings-of-the-same-song-this-cant-be-right/354251)
**Author:** [@Moebeus](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Moebeus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/les-paul-mary-ford-has-38-unique-recordings-of-the-same-song-this-cant-be-right/354251 "2018-01-29T18:33:26Z")
Have a look at this: https://beta.musicbrainz.org/work/75fcbf0e-fd72-3a3a-918b-6c669aad1101 It looks to me like Les Paul together with Mary, god bless them, are listed with 38 unique recordings of this song. I know it’…