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| Leadbelly sang in the original . . . | Leadbelly sang in the original . . . | ||
| - | "I get you in my dreams" (not even "I'll" -- I will). He's already gotten, is in the process of getting | + | "I get you in my dreams," not even "I'll," he's gotten and will likely continue to get |
| This vivid presentation was cleaned up for the "I'll see you in my dreams" version | This vivid presentation was cleaned up for the "I'll see you in my dreams" version | ||
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| - | === Real craziness === | + | ==== Real craziness ==== |
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| - | === False craziness -- i.e., the self-congratulatory "I'm a rebellious free spirit" kind of craziness === | + | ==== False craziness -- i.e., the self-congratulatory "I'm a rebellious free spirit" kind of craziness ==== |
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| - | Perhaps eligible for a cross-ref to Songs with bad grammar because of the un-ironically used oxymoron "a little crazy" ("You know we're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy"). Recalls the great Karen Black line from Can She Bake a Cherry Pie: "I'm almost not crazy anymore." | + | Perhaps could go in Songs with bad grammar because of the un-ironically used oxymoron "a little crazy" ("You know we're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy"). Recalls the Karen Black line from Can She Bake a Cherry Pie: "I'm almost not crazy anymore." |
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| First line of //Whiter Shade of Pale//, Procol Harum, is, "We skipped the light fandango." | First line of //Whiter Shade of Pale//, Procol Harum, is, "We skipped the light fandango." | ||
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| The common expression is "Trip(ped) the light fantastic." | The common expression is "Trip(ped) the light fantastic." | ||
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| Wallflowers' album title is: Bringing Down the Horse. | Wallflowers' album title is: Bringing Down the Horse. | ||
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| The common expression is "bring(ing) down the house." | The common expression is "bring(ing) down the house." | ||
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| The standard //Side by Side// (I have it by Patsy Cline), goes "Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money." | The standard //Side by Side// (I have it by Patsy Cline), goes "Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money." | ||
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| The common expression is "barrel of monkeys." | The common expression is "barrel of monkeys." | ||
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| - | ====== Sign that technology is getting TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL!!! (circa 1967) from Sonny Bono ====== | + | ====== Technology is getting TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL!!! (circa 1967), Sonny Bono ====== |
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| - | //We're Not the Jet Set// -- George Jones | + | //We're Not the Jet Set// -- George Jones & Tammy Wynette |
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| - | Pre-pc admitting to air polution, like "In the Summertime" and "Lay Down" | + | the pre-pc confessions of an air polluter |
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| + | I apologize for the profane and scatological but that's how it goes with parody lyrics | ||
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| - | I apologize for the fact that these tend toward the profane or scatological. Unfortunately I think it's par for the course when dealing with parody lyrics | + | |
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| "Laxatives will happen / | "Laxatives will happen / | ||
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| + | (Used to be a victim now you're not the only one) | ||
| I don't want to smell it / | I don't want to smell it / | ||
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| - | to the tune of Elvis Costello's "Accidents Will Happen" | + | Elvis Costello's //Accidents Will Happen// |
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| - | to the tune of Starship's "We Built This City" | + | Starship's //We Built This City// |
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| - | === Parody lyrics, using "inversion" method === | + | === Parody lyrics, using inversion method === |
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| ====== Thematic similarity in the lyrics of "Rock and Roll Waltz" Kay Starr and "Surrender" Cheap Trick ====== | ====== Thematic similarity in the lyrics of "Rock and Roll Waltz" Kay Starr and "Surrender" Cheap Trick ====== | ||
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| - | ====== Melodramatically misinformed about the law, in "Branded Man" Merle Haggard ====== | ||
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| - | "If I live to be a hundred / | ||
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| - | I guess I'll never clear my name / | ||
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| - | Cos everybody knows I've been in jail / | ||
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| - | No matter where I'm livin' / | ||
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| - | I've got to tell em where I've been / | ||
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| - | Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail" | ||
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| - | Not telling people you've been in jail isn't a crime, as far as I know, or even a violation of parole | ||
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