Match FI: Sometimes vs. Who You Are

Post by **stip** » Wed March 26, 2014 1:37 am

who you are, easily

Post by **stip** » Wed March 26, 2014 1:37 am

I look forward to watching the hand wringing on this one.

--- · Post by **---** » Wed March 26, 2014 1:40 am

stip wrote:who you are, easily

i...agree?

Post by **stip** » Wed March 26, 2014 1:43 am

it happens sometimes. best not to think about it

EJ · Post by EJ » Wed March 26, 2014 1:44 am

stip wrote:who you are, easily

warehouse · Post by **warehouse** » Wed March 26, 2014 1:59 am

stip wrote:it happens sometimes. best not to think about it

Kaius · Post by **Kaius** » Wed March 26, 2014 2:04 am

Who you are, but my vote could be swayed

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Wed March 26, 2014 2:05 am

sometimes

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Wed March 26, 2014 2:11 am

I like Sometimes, but I had to pick Who You Are.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Wed March 26, 2014 2:59 am

BurtReynolds wrote:sometimes

malice · Post by **malice** » Wed March 26, 2014 3:32 am

tied!

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Wed March 26, 2014 3:39 am

Sometimes for now, this is really tough.

Washed Away · Post by **Washed Away** » Wed March 26, 2014 4:48 am

I went for Sometimes, but I'm a bit on the fence as well.

William Bloke · Post by **William Bloke** » Wed March 26, 2014 4:59 am

Who You Are.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Wed March 26, 2014 5:53 am

The glaring misuse of "aforementioned" in Who You Are almost entirely cancels out its many strengths, it really bums me out.

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Wed March 26, 2014 6:03 am

Birds in Hell wrote:The glaring misuse of "aforementioned" in Who You Are almost entirely cancels out its many strengths, it really bums me out.

Please explain. It seems right to me.

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Wed March 26, 2014 6:03 am

How is it misused? It's referring to something previously stated in the song... sounds awkward, but it's used correctly...

If I was judging on lyrical content, Sometimes would win... but there's just something about those Jack songs

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Wed March 26, 2014 6:15 am

Trampled moss on your souls
Changes all, you're a part
Seen it all, not at all
Can't defend fucked up man

Circumstance, clapping hands
Driving winds, happenstance
Off the track, in the mud
That's the moss in the aforementioned verse

A basic definition of "aforementioned" is that it refers to a thing or person previously mentioned; it's a subsequent mention of something that's already been referred to at least once in the text being considered.

There's no other possible reading of the lyric above other than the previously mentioned thing being referred to is the preceding verse itself. Ed's error is that he treats the word as being synonymous with "previous" - the verse cannot be aforementioned as it hasn't even been mentioned once as of yet.

Washed Away · Post by **Washed Away** » Wed March 26, 2014 6:22 am

You may think he's being a stickler but Birds in Hell is correct. A good catch too as it's something I completely failed to pick up on over many years.

Red Mosquito

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