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tincrowdor 05:42 pm UTC 10/06/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Cliches - Smeghead 01:57 am UTC 10/06/08 |
I like the "dancing on the edge of a grave" bit. I think the title is worse for English people as Dance is pronounced differently from the US and pants mean trousers for the US where it means underpants for the English. The song is enjoyable but not one of my favourites > The Line dance in my pants isn't phenomenal... but some of > the others in that song are "Don't wanna be on my feet, > when I can be on my back, don't wanna be on the floor when > I can be in the sack, I'm a lover not a dancer, baby let > me prove it to you!" > > "I'm just a little bit tired if you know what I mean, > don't wanna be in a cloud when I can be in a dream!" > > > Wouldn't it be more logical if that was a total eclipse of > > the sun? or the moon, from a more nocturnal point of > > view?? > > > > I prefer the wordplay along the lines of Safe Sex, where > > the phrase turns out to mean something totally different > > and deeper than you'd think... > > > > Dance in my Pants is so corny, it's brilliant... and let's > > not forget Objects... > > > > > > > As Jim uses wordplay and cliches quite a lot in his songs > > > I wonder if there are any new ones that would make good > > > Steinman titles. I thought "Better Late Than Never" could > > > be a good one...maybe twist it to "Better Never Than late" > > > or "Better Hate than Never". Anyway it might get the > > > creative juices flowing. > > > > > > My favourites of Jim are "Making Love Out Of Nothing At > > > All" with love being zero/nothing in tennis scoring. and > > > "Total Eclipse of the Heart" rather than eclipse of the > > > Earth and Faster... you get the picture. The worst is > > > dance in my Pants. Too corny | |
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