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Graymalkin
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Ban cliches
Basically, I'd advocate banning any cliche words or phrases, but then, we'd make most country & rap extinct (hmmm . . . not a bad concept).
So,
"Woke up this morning . . . "
Well, yeah, unless you flippin' work third shift!
Any attempt to express depth of love by using physical effort to overcome geological obstacle: "Climb the highest mountain, swim the deepest ocean."
AND anything that suggests we are immortal: "Love you until the mountains crumble"; "Loved you before there were stars in the sky"; "Our love is older than the ocean"; "Our love will last forever".
Oh, enough, already! You've known the girl a whole 3 months! By next spring, she'll be a memory. So much for eternity!
"Come to realize, Came as no surprize; Dance/Romance". Geez - wake me when it's over!
The tendency of Country songwriters to create entire songs from colloquialisms, common phrases, and any "clever" play-on-words. I'd provide a few of the thousands of examples extant, but it's just too damn excruciating to think about.
We could pretty much do without Rap in general. Cliche ain't even the word. More like Intentional Monotony.
Think by following these "anti-cliche" rules we'd be eliminating 99% of songs written every day in the US alone? Possibly. But, considering the extent of the English language, and the fact that the same few hundred words are continuously recycled in song, would that really be so bad?
Heck, turn on your radio. Hear any real inspiration there, mate? Anything truly fresh and creative in terms of lyrical content?
Not too danged often, wouldn't you say?
I rest my case.
Basically, I'd advocate banning any cliche words or phrases, but then, we'd make most country & rap extinct (hmmm . . . not a bad concept).
So,
"Woke up this morning . . . "
Well, yeah, unless you flippin' work third shift!
Any attempt to express depth of love by using physical effort to overcome geological obstacle: "Climb the highest mountain, swim the deepest ocean."
AND anything that suggests we are immortal: "Love you until the mountains crumble"; "Loved you before there were stars in the sky"; "Our love is older than the ocean"; "Our love will last forever".
Oh, enough, already! You've known the girl a whole 3 months! By next spring, she'll be a memory. So much for eternity!
"Come to realize, Came as no surprize; Dance/Romance". Geez - wake me when it's over!
The tendency of Country songwriters to create entire songs from colloquialisms, common phrases, and any "clever" play-on-words. I'd provide a few of the thousands of examples extant, but it's just too damn excruciating to think about.
We could pretty much do without Rap in general. Cliche ain't even the word. More like Intentional Monotony.
Think by following these "anti-cliche" rules we'd be eliminating 99% of songs written every day in the US alone? Possibly. But, considering the extent of the English language, and the fact that the same few hundred words are continuously recycled in song, would that really be so bad?
Heck, turn on your radio. Hear any real inspiration there, mate? Anything truly fresh and creative in terms of lyrical content?
Not too danged often, wouldn't you say?
I rest my case.
