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== Comics == |
== Comics == |
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* In an old ''[[Punch]]'' cartoon, the natives of a pacific Island hear the strains of ''Nellie Dean'' echoing from the crater of the local volcano and comment, "The gods are drunk again". |
* In an old ''[[Punch]]'' cartoon, the natives of a pacific Island hear the strains of ''Nellie Dean'' echoing from the crater of the local volcano and comment, "The gods are drunk again". |
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* Constantine from ''[[Hellblazer]]'' tends to sing the bawdy kind when pissed out of his mind. |
* Constantine from ''[[Hellblazer]]'' tends to sing the bawdy kind when pissed out of his mind. |
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* Haddock and the [[Tintin]] start singing a Belgian song after they get drunk off wine-fumes in ''The Crab with the Golden Claws''. |
* Haddock and the [[Tintin]] start singing a Belgian song after they get drunk off wine-fumes in ''The Crab with the Golden Claws''. |
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* In [[Eurotrip]], the American protagonists accidentally stumble into a private bar for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyIrXH-ITw4 burly, belligerent Manchester United fans.] After narrowly avoiding getting their asses kicked by singing an altered version of "My Baby Takes the Morning Train" ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]), the liquor starts flowing and the thugs join them in a rendition. |
* In [[Eurotrip]], the American protagonists accidentally stumble into a private bar for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyIrXH-ITw4 burly, belligerent Manchester United fans.] After narrowly avoiding getting their asses kicked by singing an altered version of "My Baby Takes the Morning Train" ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]), the liquor starts flowing and the thugs join them in a rendition. |
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* In [[The Great Mouse Detective]], where one mouse calls another mouse a "rat" during a song. |
* In [[The Great Mouse Detective]], where one mouse calls another mouse a "rat" during a song. |
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* In [[Animal House]] Delta Tau Chi sings "Louie Louie" completely unintelligibly. |
* In [[Animal House]] Delta Tau Chi sings "Louie Louie" completely unintelligibly. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* [[Damien Rice]]'s "Cheers, Darlin'" is a perfect example of this trope. Rice often makes a show of drinking while performing this song live. |
* [[Damien Rice]]'s "Cheers, Darlin'" is a perfect example of this trope. Rice often makes a show of drinking while performing this song live. |
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* [[Hideto Matsumoto|hide]]'s solo song "Drink or Die." Also taken to the next level in that he was likely drunk most of the time he performed it, and sort of a [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]] in that alcohol would later be a part of why he did actually die. |
* [[Hideto Matsumoto|hide]]'s solo song "Drink or Die." Also taken to the next level in that he was likely drunk most of the time he performed it, and sort of a [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]] in that alcohol would later be a part of why he did actually die. |
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* "[[Something Blues|Roadhouse Blues]]" by [[The Doors]]. In true blues fashion, Jim Morrison was totally smashed when he recorded it. |
* "[[Something Blues|Roadhouse Blues]]" by [[The Doors]]. In true blues fashion, Jim Morrison was totally smashed when he recorded it. |
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** "Five to One" might also count, if only because Morrison was plastered when he sang/shouted that, too. |
** "Five to One" might also count, if only because Morrison was plastered when he sang/shouted that, too. |
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*** When was Morrison not plastered? |
*** When was Morrison not plastered? |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |
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* In ''[[Thalia's Musings]]'', Thalia's sisters Terpsichore and Euterpe compose one of these during a [[Wild Teen Party]]. Any rhythmic resemblance to [[Ke$ha|contemporary drinking songs]] is entirely coincidental. |
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{{quote|"All the mortals lining up 'cause they wanting to snag us, |
{{quote|"All the mortals lining up 'cause they wanting to snag us, |
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But we throw them to the wolves unless they look like Priapus." [http://thaliasmusingsnovels.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/playwright-laureate/\] }} |
But we throw them to the wolves unless they look like Priapus." [http://thaliasmusingsnovels.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/playwright-laureate/\] }} |
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