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* [[Playing Against Type]]: Paul Williams as Swan. Williams' on-screen appearances are usually as much friendlier characters, but moreover, his best known songwriting efforts are tunes such as [[A Star Is Born|"Evergreen"]] and [[The Muppet Movie|"The Rainbow Connection"]], which are '''worlds''' away from the grimmer, even cynical tunes here.
** For example, here's the chorus of "The Hell of It":
{{quote|''Good for nothin', bad in bed
''Nobody liked you, you're better off dead
''Goodbye (goodbye), we've all come to say goodbye (goodbye), goodbye (goodbye)
''Born defeated, died in vain
''Super-destructive, you were hooked on pain
''And though your music lingers on
''All of us are glad you're gone
''If I could live my life half as worthlessly as you,
''I'm convinced that I'd wind up burning too. }}
* [[Government Drug Enforcement|Record Company Drug Enforcement]]: Death Records does this with all their musicians. For example, when one of the "Beach Bums" complains that he's too sick to sing, Philibin just shoves some pills down his throat and shoves him back on stage.
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