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{{quote|''I know a song that'll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves,'' |
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''I know a song that'll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves,'' |
''I know a song that'll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves,'' |
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''I know a song that'll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves,'' |
''I know a song that'll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves,'' |
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''And this is how it goes, [[Written Sound Effect|bom, bom, bom...]]'' |
''And this is how it goes, [[Written Sound Effect|bom, bom, bom...]]'' |
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(repeat ad infinitum) }} |
(repeat ad infinitum) }} |
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A song in which the lyrics are repeated time and time again. They fall under any of the following tropes (and probably [[Broken Record]]): |
A song in which the lyrics are repeated time and time again. They fall under any of the following tropes (and probably [[Broken Record]]): |
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* [[Single |
* [[Single-Stanza Song]] |
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* [[Second Verse Curse]] |
* [[Second Verse Curse]] |
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* [[Chorus |
* [[Chorus-Only Song]] |
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Examples: |
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Single Word Songs |
== Single Word Songs == |
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* [[Koyaanisqatsi]]! [[Koyaanisqatsi]]! |
* [[Koyaanisqatsi]]! [[Koyaanisqatsi]]! |
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** Parodied in [[PDQ Bach]]'s "Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz": "Koy-hotsy-totsy..." |
** Parodied in [[PDQ Bach]]'s "Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz": "Koy-hotsy-totsy..." |
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* The duet "Woe" from [[PDQ Bach]]'s "half-act opera" ''The Stoned Guest''. |
* The duet "Woe" from [[PDQ Bach]]'s "half-act opera" ''The Stoned Guest''. |
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[[Single |
== [[Single-Stanza Song]]s == |
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* Several [[ |
* Several [[Daft Punk]] songs work like this. "[http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/daft+punk/around+the+world_10076007.html Around the World]", "Robot Rock", and "Television Rules the Nation" have only their titles for lyrics. |
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* [[Queens of the Stone Age]]'s "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" has one line of lyrics that are repeated ad-infinitum throughout the whole song, with no real chorus. ("Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol...c-c-c-c-c-cocaine" |
* [[Queens of the Stone Age]]'s "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" has one line of lyrics that are repeated ad-infinitum throughout the whole song, with no real chorus. ("Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol...c-c-c-c-c-cocaine" |
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* I AM HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM, HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM I AM, I GOT MARRIED TO THE WIDOW NEXT DOOR, SHE'S BEEN MARRIED SEVEN TIMES BEFORE, AND EVERY ONE WAS A HENRY, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE A WILLY OR A SAM, I'M HER EIGHTH OLD MAN I'M HENRY, HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM. |
* I AM HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM, HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM I AM, I GOT MARRIED TO THE WIDOW NEXT DOOR, SHE'S BEEN MARRIED SEVEN TIMES BEFORE, AND EVERY ONE WAS A HENRY, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE A WILLY OR A SAM, I'M HER EIGHTH OLD MAN I'M HENRY, HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM. |
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* "Gangs of Riverside" by [[Starflyer 59]]. |
* "Gangs of Riverside" by [[Starflyer 59]]. |
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* "The funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena" ad nauseam (Armand Van Helden) |
* "The funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena" ad nauseam (Armand Van Helden) |
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* "A Better Class of Criminal" by Electric Valentine, which has a [[Non |
* "A Better Class of Criminal" by Electric Valentine, which has a [[Non-Appearing Title]]. |
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* [[Crystal Castles]] has a little song called "Doe Deer", whose lyrics consist solely of Alice screaming [[Careful |
* [[Crystal Castles]] has a little song called "Doe Deer", whose lyrics consist solely of Alice screaming [[Careful with That Axe|DEATH RAY, DEAAAATH RAAY!]] |
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* "A/B Machines" by Sleigh Bells has the single line "got my a machines on the table, got my b machines in the drawer" repeated throughout it's 3 and a half minute runtime. |
* "A/B Machines" by Sleigh Bells has the single line "got my a machines on the table, got my b machines in the drawer" repeated throughout it's 3 and a half minute runtime. |
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* ''[[Lamb |
* ''[[Lamb Chop's Play Along|Lamb Chops Play Along]]'' |
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{{quote|This is the song that doesn't end, |
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yes it goes on and on, my friend. |
yes it goes on and on, my friend. |
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Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, |
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, |
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and they'll continue singing it forever just because... |
and they'll continue singing it forever just because... |
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This is the song that doesn't end, |
This is the song that doesn't end, |
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yes it goes on and on, my friend. |
yes it goes on and on, my friend. |
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Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, |
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, |
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and they'll continue singing it forever just because... |
and they'll continue singing it forever just because... |
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This is the song that doesn't end, |
This is the song that doesn't end, |
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yes it goes on and on, my friend. |
yes it goes on and on, my friend. |
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Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, |
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, |
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[[Ear Worm|and they'll continue singing it forever just because...]] }} |
[[Ear Worm|and they'll continue singing it forever just because...]] }} |
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* John Mayer's song "Say" repeats the phrase "say what you need to say" many times. |
* John Mayer's song "Say" repeats the phrase "say what you need to say" many times. |
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* [[The Police]]'s song "Message in a Bottle" repeats the phrase "sending out an SOS" many times. |
* [[The Police]]'s song "Message in a Bottle" repeats the phrase "sending out an SOS" many times. |
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* [[LCD Soundsystem]]'s "Us v. Them"'s latter half consists of "Us, and them, over and over again" and minor variations thereof... [[Exactly What It Says |
* [[LCD Soundsystem]]'s "Us v. Them"'s latter half consists of "Us, and them, over and over again" and minor variations thereof... [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|over and over again]]. |
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* DRI's "Reaganomics" is 42 seconds of "Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing you!" being repeated. |
* DRI's "Reaganomics" is 42 seconds of "Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing you!" being repeated. |
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* ''Right about now, the funk soul brother/check it out now, the funk soul brother/right about now, the funk soul brother/check it out now, the funk soul brother'' |
* ''Right about now, the funk soul brother/check it out now, the funk soul brother/right about now, the funk soul brother/check it out now, the funk soul brother'' |
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* "Dicks Are For My Friends" by [[Mindless Self Indulgence]]. |
* "Dicks Are For My Friends" by [[Mindless Self Indulgence]]. |
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* "Free Speech For The Dumb" by Discharge: "Free speech, free speech for the dumb" repeated for two minutes. The [[Covered Up|better known]] [[ |
* "Free Speech For The Dumb" by Discharge: "Free speech, free speech for the dumb" repeated for two minutes. The [[Covered Up|better known]] [[Metallica]] cover actually adds one more line to it - "free fucking speech!". |
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* In the play ''Vanities'' by Jack Heifner, Joanne offers to "teach the kids the words to 'Hold That Tiger'," which is not such a good idea because the words are just "Hold That Tiger!" repeated over and over again. |
* In the play ''Vanities'' by Jack Heifner, Joanne offers to "teach the kids the words to 'Hold That Tiger'," which is not such a good idea because the words are just "Hold That Tiger!" repeated over and over again. |
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* In [[BT |
* In [[BT|BT's]] song "Nectar", the lyrics are simply, "And it ebbs and goes, ebbs and goes where love can only flow..." repeated until the very end. |
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[[Second Verse Curse|Second Verse Recursive]] |
== [[Second Verse Curse|Second Verse Recursive]] == |
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* When The Saints Go Marching In |
* When The Saints Go Marching In |
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* The Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (MK dub and subsequent remixes): "-Er/ And their lives again -er / And their li- to pull us -er" ad nauseam. One hell of an [[Ear Worm]]. |
* The Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (MK dub and subsequent remixes): "-Er/ And their lives again -er / And their li- to pull us -er" ad nauseam. One hell of an [[Ear Worm]]. |
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* ''Paradise'' by [[Coldplay]]. |
* ''Paradise'' by [[Coldplay]]. |
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[[Chorus |
== [[Chorus-Only Song]]s == |
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* A LOT of Church choruses. |
* A LOT of Church choruses. |
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* "I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes... I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes... I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes...." And it can go on for as long as you like. |
* "I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes... I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes... I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes...." And it can go on for as long as you like. |
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** Or until the driver pulls the vehicle over and threatens to put everyone out on the side of the road. |
** Or until the driver pulls the vehicle over and threatens to put everyone out on the side of the road. |
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[[Circular Lyrics]] |
== [[Circular Lyrics]] == |
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* "I Don't Wanna Wait" by [[The Veronicas]]: It starts just the way it finishes and you could loop it easily. |
* "I Don't Wanna Wait" by [[The Veronicas]]: It starts just the way it finishes and you could loop it easily. |
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* "The Bear Went Over the Mountain:" |
* "The Bear Went Over the Mountain:" |
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{{quote|The bear went over the mountain, |
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The bear went over the mountain, |
The bear went over the mountain, |
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The bear went over the mountain, |
The bear went over the mountain, |
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And what do you think he saw? |
And what do you think he saw? |
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He saw another mountain, |
He saw another mountain, |
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He saw another mountain, |
He saw another mountain, |
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He saw another mountain, |
He saw another mountain, |
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And what do you think he did? }} |
And what do you think he did? }} |
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 2 May 2018
I know a song that'll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves, |
A song in which the lyrics are repeated time and time again. They fall under any of the following tropes (and probably Broken Record):
Single Word Songs
- Koyaanisqatsi! Koyaanisqatsi!
- Parodied in PDQ Bach's "Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz": "Koy-hotsy-totsy..."
- The duet "Woe" from PDQ Bach's "half-act opera" The Stoned Guest.
Single-Stanza Songs
- Several Daft Punk songs work like this. "Around the World", "Robot Rock", and "Television Rules the Nation" have only their titles for lyrics.
- Queens of the Stone Age's "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" has one line of lyrics that are repeated ad-infinitum throughout the whole song, with no real chorus. ("Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol...c-c-c-c-c-cocaine"
- I AM HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM, HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM I AM, I GOT MARRIED TO THE WIDOW NEXT DOOR, SHE'S BEEN MARRIED SEVEN TIMES BEFORE, AND EVERY ONE WAS A HENRY, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE A WILLY OR A SAM, I'M HER EIGHTH OLD MAN I'M HENRY, HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM.
- Second verse, same as the first!
- A little bit louder...
- AND A WHOLE LOT WORSE!
- A little bit louder...
- Second verse, same as the first!
- "Gangs of Riverside" by Starflyer 59.
- "The funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena, the funk phenomena" ad nauseam (Armand Van Helden)
- "A Better Class of Criminal" by Electric Valentine, which has a Non-Appearing Title.
- Crystal Castles has a little song called "Doe Deer", whose lyrics consist solely of Alice screaming DEATH RAY, DEAAAATH RAAY!
- "A/B Machines" by Sleigh Bells has the single line "got my a machines on the table, got my b machines in the drawer" repeated throughout it's 3 and a half minute runtime.
- Lamb Chops Play Along
This is the song that doesn't end, |
- John Mayer's song "Say" repeats the phrase "say what you need to say" many times.
- The Police's song "Message in a Bottle" repeats the phrase "sending out an SOS" many times.
- LCD Soundsystem's "Us v. Them"'s latter half consists of "Us, and them, over and over again" and minor variations thereof... over and over again.
- DRI's "Reaganomics" is 42 seconds of "Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing me, Reaganomics killing you!" being repeated.
- Right about now, the funk soul brother/check it out now, the funk soul brother/right about now, the funk soul brother/check it out now, the funk soul brother
- "Dicks Are For My Friends" by Mindless Self Indulgence.
- "Free Speech For The Dumb" by Discharge: "Free speech, free speech for the dumb" repeated for two minutes. The better known Metallica cover actually adds one more line to it - "free fucking speech!".
- In the play Vanities by Jack Heifner, Joanne offers to "teach the kids the words to 'Hold That Tiger'," which is not such a good idea because the words are just "Hold That Tiger!" repeated over and over again.
- In BT's song "Nectar", the lyrics are simply, "And it ebbs and goes, ebbs and goes where love can only flow..." repeated until the very end.
Second Verse Recursive
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- The Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (MK dub and subsequent remixes): "-Er/ And their lives again -er / And their li- to pull us -er" ad nauseam. One hell of an Ear Worm.
- Paradise by Coldplay.
Chorus-Only Songs
- A LOT of Church choruses.
- "I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes... I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes... I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves; yes, on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes...." And it can go on for as long as you like.
- Or until the driver pulls the vehicle over and threatens to put everyone out on the side of the road.
Circular Lyrics
- "I Don't Wanna Wait" by The Veronicas: It starts just the way it finishes and you could loop it easily.
- "The Bear Went Over the Mountain:"
The bear went over the mountain, |