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Album Covers featuring Yawnsomely Literal Cover Art in regards to said album's title.

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"Force It" doesn't work very well in the U.S., where in most inflections "force it" and "faucet" don't sound at all alike

It doesn't work in the UK either where no-one uses the word faucet.

― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 07:18 (five years ago)

Hold on, how do Americans pronounce faucet? Fowse-it? Or force-ay?

― john landis as man being smashed into window (uncredited) (Matt #2), Monday, 13 September 2021 08:35 (five years ago)

I imagine the point is Force It and Faucet don't sound the same... unless you're from Boston.

― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 08:48 (five years ago)

Not sure what accent they would sound the same in, tbh. The vowel sounds are different, for a start.

― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 08:56 (five years ago)

Maybe they sound the same in a posh Cambridge accent like the Hipgnosis chaps had.

― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 08:57 (five years ago)

'British pronunciation' at the top here sounds a) like i would say it and ii) exactly like 'force it':

https://www.google.com/search?q=pronounce+faucet&oq=pronounce+faucet

― ledge, Monday, 13 September 2021 09:14 (five years ago)

LOL British pronunciation

― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 09:25 (five years ago)

Hold on, how do Americans pronounce faucet? Fowse-it? Or force-ay?

I'm in the UK and have also always assumed it's pronounced force it (well, force ett but still very similar)

― groovypanda, Monday, 13 September 2021 09:42 (five years ago)

fossit

― aegis philbin (crüt), Monday, 13 September 2021 09:57 (five years ago)

I'm in the UK and I pronounce the r in force and pronounce the vowels differently in both words.

― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 10:05 (five years ago)

crut otm.

― peace, man, Monday, 13 September 2021 11:59 (five years ago)

Maybe the pun doesn't work well in the UK either. Maybe they FORCED IT

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 13 September 2021 12:26 (five years ago)

Lenny MacDowell, "Magic Flute" (not yawnsome per se, actually kinda funny)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61FtMQVNhKS._AC_SL1420_.jpg

― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 September 2021 19:26 (five years ago)

https://img.discogs.com/iky8Vc_hGvFQ6raJYQo1Wu5w6zM=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-2553043-1290119026.jpeg.jpg

Sonny Rollins: The Solo Album

― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 18 September 2021 20:29 (five years ago)

lol

― I, the Jukebox Jury (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 18 September 2021 22:29 (five years ago)

https://img.discogs.com/0lfF5e5xfWPWKLdMlo7gRza2KiI=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-2493052-1287038615.jpeg.jpg

Tom T. Hall: We All Got Together And...

― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 18 September 2021 22:52 (five years ago)

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/s/7bbf4b6cb5edbeb0d33c341d0916654c/6284383/snowblind-snowblind-Cover-Art.jpg

Snowblind by, er, Snowblind

― it's gonna take a spiracle (Matt #2), Saturday, 18 September 2021 23:40 (five years ago)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8f/Barbra_Streisand_%E2%80%93_ButterFly.jpg

Barbra Streisand: Butterfly

― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 27 September 2021 18:34 (five years ago)

I didn't know Barbra Streisand went though a phase where she decided she was so famous she could just go by "Barbra" and people would know it was her, even without a pic.

― Lee626, Monday, 27 September 2021 19:53 (five years ago)

Just listened to her Bob Marley cover on that record. Steel drum accents for the Caribbean feeling!

― Citole Country (bendy), Tuesday, 28 September 2021 18:23 (five years ago)

https://i.imgur.com/rFIJYpH.jpg

― Alba, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 16:58 (five years ago)

wtf?

― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 October 2021 06:58 (five years ago)

A Canadian trio I saw mentioned in a fb prog rock group. "Fabe" doesn't mean anything as far as I know, so there's no extra joke.

― nickn, Thursday, 7 October 2021 16:54 (five years ago)

such a weird way to pose that hand

― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 7 October 2021 16:59 (five years ago)

With titles like this I always imagine joke-deflating stage banter at the gig as a band member explains the name of the new album.

― Citole Country (bendy), Thursday, 7 October 2021 19:03 (five years ago)

That one is a belter. Is the hand supposed to resemble a black angel or is that just me?

― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Saturday, 9 October 2021 10:17 (five years ago)

I thought it was a falcon (or some bird of prey) at first, swooping down and grabbing the L.

― nickn, Saturday, 9 October 2021 20:24 (five years ago)

Man, that title could be a great dirty pun, in the right hands

― juristic person (morrisp), Friday, 22 October 2021 23:45 (five years ago)

It already is ("What's better than roses on your piano ...")

― nickn, Saturday, 23 October 2021 00:30 (five years ago)

Franquito looks like he's in on the joke

― assert (matttkkkk), Saturday, 23 October 2021 00:49 (five years ago)

Ah, ok, lol

― juristic person (morrisp), Saturday, 23 October 2021 00:58 (five years ago)

Fake?

― Kim Kimberly, Saturday, 23 October 2021 05:28 (five years ago)

I believe so.

― nickn, Saturday, 23 October 2021 17:25 (five years ago)

franquito is real, if you believe

― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Saturday, 23 October 2021 18:20 (five years ago)

four weeks pass...

https://images2.imgbox.com/41/69/qNU2hciu_o.png
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ‎– A Pocket Full Of Miracles

― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 22 November 2021 10:53 (four years ago)

https://images2.imgbox.com/e1/17/lAj8ed53_o.png
Trevor Dandy – Don't Cry Little Tree

Literally a literal tree, at least.

― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 22 November 2021 11:03 (four years ago)

Literally little, rather.

― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 22 November 2021 11:04 (four years ago)

wtf

― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 22 November 2021 12:23 (four years ago)

That Miracles cover is A+

― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 01:32 (four years ago)

three weeks pass...
two months pass...

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411XWBZZTTL.jpg

― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Thursday, 3 March 2022 03:32 (four years ago)

To be fair, that one is kind of unavoidable: if you name your album "Circles", and there's nothing circular on the cover, then somebody in the art department was trying to get cute.

https://i.discogs.com/O7jO19p0YJvfUDA2hvLvk163TO4GKwpo-KC_hYUegs4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:398/w:400/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMxODI1/My0xMTkzMjE3NDk1/LmpwZWc.jpeg

― enochroot, Thursday, 3 March 2022 03:42 (four years ago)

Circles is even better than that picture portrays. The vinyl had a die-cut cover around the largest photo of William and it was also a circle, of course.

(Album is decent, btw. Very Bitches Brew and Hendrix-inspired fusion.)

Fleet Foxes Shore is also another one where it's like, "Yeah, what else could possibly go on the cover?"

― Rest assured: the author of this post was smiling whilst writing it. (Austin), Thursday, 3 March 2022 03:48 (four years ago)

^
https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000518574897-blw1pa-t500x500.jpg

― Not Dork Yet (alternate toke) (morrisp), Thursday, 3 March 2022 03:56 (four years ago)

I stand corrected.

And obviously the correct version of that cover art going forward, I've just decided. Thank you.

― Rest assured: the author of this post was smiling whilst writing it. (Austin), Thursday, 3 March 2022 04:05 (four years ago)

two weeks pass...

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