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Old 09-10-13, 11:18 AM
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Redundant (... repetitive) songs?

I just thought of this while listening to the radio, and the song "Heavy" by Collective Soul came on. The one where he sings, "all your weight, it falls on me, it brings me down" over and over.

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What are some over extremely redundant songs, either musically or lyrically?
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I.. wanna rock and roll all night.. and party every day! I..
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Take a Picture by Filter
Almost every single line is sung twice in a row.
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Pretty much any 80s Tears For Fears.
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Hey Jude
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For somebody named Eddie Money, I'm a little surprised that "Take Me Home Tonight" didn't spring to mind first. : "I feel a hunger. It's a hunger". Really???
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Only time will tell if we stand the test of time.
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Tequila!
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The last 20 minutes of "Suspicious Minds"
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Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz. 80% of the song is the chorus (or some variation of it) being sung over and over and over...
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Going Backwards by Tame Impala
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Two Kenny Loggins songs come to mind, Danger Zone and Footloose
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"I Got My Mind Set on You" by George Harrison
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"I Got My Mind Set on You" by George Harrison
Which was mocked for that exact reason in Weird Al's "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long"
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"I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"

Sweet Christ, that song made 1993 a living hell. That and the clap.
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All those blues songs, what's the deal, repeating every line twice?
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Originally Posted by Supermallet
All those blues songs, what's the deal, repeating every line twice?
All those blues songs, what's the deal, repeating every line twice?
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It's because all my life has been nothing...nothing but misery and vice.
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First song that came to mind is Queen's The Prophet's Song. The "now I know" part that repeats drives me nuts, otherwise great song.

I think bands like The Seeds and Ramones would win overall in this category.
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Originally Posted by The Cow
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Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud... shout it, shout it...
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Based on the small sample size of Fatboy Slim songs I know (Praise You and The Rockafeller Skank), I'm going to say all Fatboy Slim songs.
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"Sunshine Girl" by HERMAN'S HERMITS.
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"Na na na na na ,na na na, hey jude..."

Just end the fucking song already.
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The word "duke" is sang 128 times during "Duke of Earl"

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Re: Redundant songs?

Originally Posted by Coral
"Na na na na na ,na na na, hey jude..."

Just end the fucking song already.
It's repetitive but one of their best songs if you ask me.

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