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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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- | 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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====== 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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- | Neglecting to tell 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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