Lyrical Dissonance/Quotes
Liz: How are you not moved by this? —30 Rock, on a mother/daughter duet of "Do That To Me One More Time"
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"If the beat's all right, she will dance all night!"
—comedian Chris Rock, on women who don't pay attention to songs with misogynistic lyrics
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"He didn't know the words, and couldn't read the lyric sheets, but the music was happy and made him feel good inside. Whenever he was having a foul day, rather than reaching for pop music in a language he understood, he'd usually reach for the strange album about creatures who might be giants [...] All at once, the happy, bouncy little song that kept him company turned into something painful, and Seiki cried for the first time in days." |
I've got a brand new song, it is so happy happy! —Reel Big Fish, Brand New Song
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Had George Michael and Lindsay stayed, they might have discovered what Michael and Maeby did— that “Afternoon Delight" was more adult-themed than its innocent melody would have you believe.
—Narrator, Arrested Development
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The songs are always happy, —Lala, (lead singer for
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She got a new apartment out on the escarpment —Barenaked Ladies, "Testing 1, 2, 3"
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"I don't understand French, but if I could, —The Sound Of Animals Fighting, "Uzbekistan"
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"This is without a doubt the happiest song about losing the will to live I've ever heard."
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I should have known as soon as she said —Get Set Go, I'm a Goner
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"And when I find that girl, I'm gonna kill that girl! I'm gonna WHAM, BAM, BLAM, and drill that girl! Won't rest until that girl is safe and sound six feet below! Ooooooh, No! When I find my baby, I ain't lettin' her go!" |
Ali Waqas: The question remains unanswered... why are they dancing on a very sad song? —Found in the comments for the video of Sukhbir's (OH Ho Ho Ho) Ishq Tera Tadpave
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