the classic example being "hush little baby" and "now i lay me down to sleep" in "enter sandman"
― na (NA), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 21:38 (five years ago)
but also "cross my heart hope to die" and "rain rain go away" in "down in it" by nine inch nails
― na (NA), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 21:39 (five years ago)
how does anyone take a band seriously after they do this
Whenever this trope is evoked, I invariably think ofhttps://youtu.be/C7ZJMD-aFQE
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:13 (five years ago)
Korn - Shoots and Ladders
― Schammasch Cannonball (Tom Violence), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:30 (five years ago)
this is such a nu-metal, edgy 90s trope. super cringey and I can't believe I can't think of another instance.
the Crippled Rejex came pretty close in "Hello Disappear" when chris sung-spoke "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of I don't give a fuck, bitches"
― del griffith, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 00:52 (five years ago)
there's gotta be at least a dozen Marilyn Manson songs where he does this
― del griffith, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 00:54 (five years ago)
Did anyone ever do this with Little Miss Muffet?
― it's after the end of the world (Matt #2), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 01:15 (five years ago)
the first verse of System of a Down's 'I-E-A-I-A-I-O' is an edgy rewrite of 'Peter Piper'
("peter's pecker picked another pickle bearing pussy pepper")
― nothing in the dialog (unregistered), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 03:17 (five years ago)
Andrew Dice Clay?
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 05:13 (five years ago)
Run DMC - Peter Piper2 Live Crew - Dirty Nursery Rhymes
The first is probably a better example of this phenomenon, the 2 Live Crew one is obviously intended to be goofy.
― triggercut, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 05:30 (five years ago)
blacks and bays, and dapples and grays, all the pretty little horses
always liked the nick cave/current 93 track 'all the pretty little horses', never thought it sounded silly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWg4dnXCpt8
― Dan S, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 05:45 (five years ago)