Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same artist
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Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same artist
I can think of a few artists who have done this--repeat a passage of lyrics in multiple songs.
Sting - "O My God" and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days
Since we first met
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me who ends up
Getting wet
Chris Cornell - "Sound of a Gun" and "Drown Me Slowly"
The open mouth of the city
Swallowed up the town
With the same old concrete
That I still walk down
And it seemed they put a shine
On this place when I was young
Maybe I just don't see it now
Any others?
Sting - "O My God" and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days
Since we first met
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me who ends up
Getting wet
Chris Cornell - "Sound of a Gun" and "Drown Me Slowly"
The open mouth of the city
Swallowed up the town
With the same old concrete
That I still walk down
And it seemed they put a shine
On this place when I was young
Maybe I just don't see it now
Any others?
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
tragabigzanda wrote:I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problemtragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
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Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
Vampire Weekend - I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die.
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
Many Kanye songs
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
I think Van Morrison uses the phrases "gardens all misty wet with rain" and "listen to the radio, jelly roll" in about 35 different songs
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
Lumineers with Sleep on the Floor off Cleopatra and Life in the City off III:
"If the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
Or will you rail against your dying day"
Which really irked me, especially with the Cleopatra name drop, as I adore Sleep on the Floor.
"If the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
Or will you rail against your dying day"
Which really irked me, especially with the Cleopatra name drop, as I adore Sleep on the Floor.
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
Hip hop as a whole is the king of this.
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I don't know why I feel so tongue tied
Don't know why I feel so skinned alive
Found in both Radiohead's "Myxomatosis" and "Cuttooth"
Don't know why I feel so skinned alive
Found in both Radiohead's "Myxomatosis" and "Cuttooth"
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
He even says “it’s been said before” right aftertragabigzanda wrote:Pearl Jam, "Porch" and "1/2 Full":
There ain't gonna be any middle anymore
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
this somehow never occurred to me until this thread. i am idiot.wease wrote:He even says “it’s been said before” right aftertragabigzanda wrote:Pearl Jam, "Porch" and "1/2 Full":
There ain't gonna be any middle anymore
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Too $hortJammer XCI wrote:Hip hop as a whole is the king of this.
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Re: Lyrics that appear in more than one song by the same art
Also "the dinosaurs roam the earth" appears in both "Optimistic" and "Where I End And You Begin".tragabigzanda wrote:i never noticed that, but then many of thom's words are indecipherablebodysnatcher wrote:I don't know why I feel so tongue tied
Don't know why I feel so skinned alive
Found in both Radiohead's "Myxomatosis" and "Cuttooth"