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Sun Jun-20-04 08:26 AM
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Overused stupid rock cliches

What are the most overused stupid rock cliches, to you?

To me, the worst is the "rambling man."

Led Zeppelin, as good as they are, did one horribly boring song which consisted mostly of "...baby, I got to ramble..." over and over.

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Dogmudgeon

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Sun Jun-20-04 08:30 AM
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1. The Morning Light

Hundreds of songs.

Hundreds.

--bkl

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Dogmudgeon

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Sun Jun-20-04 08:30 AM
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2. Shelter from the Storm

What storm?

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skooooo

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Sun Jun-20-04 09:34 AM
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9. the storm of life!!!

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WildClarySage

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Sun Jun-20-04 08:40 AM
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3. We're an American Band

"They said 'Hey Dudes! Let's get it on!' and we proceeded to tear that ho-tel down"

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bbernardini

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Sun Jun-20-04 08:49 AM
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4. Spread Your Wings

And you know they ain't talkin' 'bout poultry.

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arwalden

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Sun Jun-20-04 08:54 AM
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5. "Inside Of You"

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69KV

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Sun Jun-20-04 09:06 AM
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6. "Rock and roll will never die"

And:
"Rock and roll ain't noise pollution"
"Long live rock"
"We've got a right to rock"
etc

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Gothic Sponge

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Sun Jun-20-04 09:13 AM
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7. I hate anthem songs

Like:

Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
Foo Fighters - I'll Stick Around

You get the gist.

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skooooo

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Sun Jun-20-04 09:33 AM
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8. actually..."rambling" is more out of the blues tradition...

...the bluesman were poor, and they indeed had to ramble. I'll forgive this one. The rockers just co-opted it.

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AntiCoup2K4

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:21 AM
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12. In Zep's case it was as much Tolkein as it was blues

Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear.
How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air.
T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair.
But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her....yeah.

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skooooo

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:29 AM
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13. ah! Touche'

The lyrics for sure are not your typical blues! What song is that? I can hear it in my mind, but can't place the title. I love Led Zeppelin. They also borrowed heavily from traditional English folk music at times.

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AntiCoup2K4

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:36 AM
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15. "Ramble On"

That's the last verse.

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King Of Paperboys

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Sun Jun-20-04 09:46 AM
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10. "The grownups, they just don't get it"

As in "My Generation," or "Parents Just Don't Understand," or "Fight For Your Right (To Party.)"

Yes, I know rock is all about "rebellion." But it's still cliche. There ain't nothin' new under the sun. Whatever you're feeling, rest assured, the grownups felt it, too. Oh, by the way... you DIDN'T discover sex.

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skooooo

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:30 AM
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14. LOL...that will NEVER die....

Decry it all you want, each generation feels they have a monopoly on all the things you mentioned. lol

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King Of Paperboys

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:45 AM
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19. Well, that's where cliches come from.

And I was keeping in line with the topic.

Yeah, it will keep on... actually, the attitude predates rock by several millenia. It's just so TIRED.

Kids! Grab a clue! Your parents know how you're feeling and what you're thinking better than even YOU do!

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AntiCoup2K4

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:18 AM
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11. Sammy Hagar

He's a walking, talking, capri pants wearing, tequila peddling, Bush supporting, cheese ballad writing cliche.

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Archae

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:40 AM
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16. Just thought of something

Most of these cliches, were ripped to shreds by "Spinal Tap." :D

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sendero

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:41 AM
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17. poor me rock star....

... those songs popped up in the late 70s, Segers "Turn the Page" (ok, on some level it is a well crafted song) and countless others bemoaning the tough life of a rock star.

Yeah, all that money and p**** for working your ass off while the rest of us were working ours off for nothing :) Fooey.

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pink-o

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Sun Jun-20-04 10:44 AM
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18. Baby, I'm gonna do ya good.

Yecch! Like Bad Company's I-take-whatever-I-want-and-baby-I-want-you, or any Rolling Stones' lyric when Mick was pissed off at XX chromosomes in general. (But I love the Stones!!!!) Rap seems to have taken that over now, with thongs and booty songs, objectifying women in their videos. It's one thing to be angry at The System, and write rebellious lyrics, but to advocate rage towards females, who've been so marginalised in society, just can't be healthy.

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bobthedrummer

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Sun Jun-20-04 11:16 AM
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20. It is "baby" and the misogyny that follows, in this musician's opinion...

:hi:

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CanuckAmok

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Sun Jun-20-04 11:26 AM
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21. "I'm down on my knees, I'm begging you please"

I can think of at least five "different" songs which use that rhyme of knees/please.

This must end.

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carpetbagger

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Sun Jun-20-04 11:28 AM
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22. "Let the music carry you away..."

Singing about music defeats the point. Flame away, but for every good song about music there are ten that make me wretch.

It's no different than books. There's a section in the library for books about books, 000's or Z. And there's a good reason why nobody goes there.

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