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* [[Historical Domain Character]]: Though they never feature directly in the narrative, several [[Real Life]] musicians pop up in passing (Marie LaSalle slept with a famous American singer-songwriter whose name isn't specifically mentioned, the bands Suede, The Auteurs and Saint Étienne wanted to put up posters in the shop etc.).
* [[Imagine Spot]]
* [[Indulgent Fantasy Segue]]: A couple in a row, dealing with how Rob ''wants'' to deal with Ian. These culminate in {{spoiler|A [[No
* [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks]]: In-universe - this is the guys' standard; Barry calls Rob's picks for [[Top Ten List|Top Five "Track Ones/Side Ones"]] "very ''pussy''" for only including ''one'' semi-obscure [[Massive Attack]] song. Barry's probably the worst of them in this regard.
* [[London Town]]: In the book.
* [[Loser Protagonist]]: Rob, though much more so in the movie.
* [[Make Up or Break Up]]
* [[Minor Flaw, Major Breakup]]: Mostly regarding disagreements of musical opinion. Taken one step further by Barry, who compiles a ''questionnaire'' about music, films etc. to present to women he's interested in going out with, to make sure they are suitably compatible beforehand. Naturally, none of the women in question take kindly to this.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: In the space of a single sentence. "I go for a drink with Liz and she bitches about Ray the whole evening, which is great; and then Laura's dad dies, and everything changes."
* [[Muse Abuse]]
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* [[Race Lift]]: Marie in the film. What's particularly amusing is that Dick's description of what she looks like in the film is identical to his description in the book, except that he appends "Except, you know, black" to the end of it in the former case.
* [[Romantic Comedy]]
* [[Shout
** The book is laden with music shout-outs from start to finish. It includes many of Rob's music-related top five lists, with titles like "Top Five [[Elvis Costello]] Songs," "Top Five Best Side One Track Ones," and "Top Five Floor-fillers at The Groucho."
* [[Stealth Pun]]: The title obviously refers to high fidelity sound systems. However, there is also 'infidelity' in the book, with Rob cheating on Laura. Also counts as [[Fridge Brilliance]] once you realise.
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