Open Nindors: Unstressed Lyrical Syllables on Stressed Musical Notes

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  1. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur! Thread Starter

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    This to me is the one of the most inadvertently hilarious results of amateurish songwriting.

    Elton John and Bernie Taupin are among the worst offenders, though by no means the only ones.

    What are some of your favorite examples?
     
  2. Wildest cat from montana

    Wildest cat from montana Humble Reader

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    I realize this isn't an example of what you're looking for but hearing it stresses me out :
    " If I was a sculptor. But then again , no. "
     
  3. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur! Thread Starter

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    Not what we're discussing here, but thanks anyway.
     
  4. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur! Thread Starter

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    WHEN the RAIN wash SEZ you CLEAN you'll KNOW.
     
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    Didn' t know what an open nindor was so I Googled it. Your post was the first thing that came up...
     
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  6. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur! Thread Starter

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    Say it out loud a few times. You're a smart guy. :righton:
     
  7. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur! Thread Starter

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    The Rascals' use of an open nindor turned one of their classic songs into arguably the first pop hit promoting a ménage à trois.
     
  8. Popmartijn

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    This post is actually the only result when searching for 'Open nindors'. So I still have no idea what the OP meant by his post. Only that I disagree with his statement that Bernie Taupin & Elton John are amateurish songwriters.
     
  9. Wildest cat from montana

    Wildest cat from montana Humble Reader

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    Old joke :
    Do you know why clothes are washed in Tide ? Cause it's too cold out Tide.
     
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    It took me longer than I care to admit to realize he was singing " endlessly ". I'm talking thirty years long.
     
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  11. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur! Thread Starter

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    OK, this is the last time I'm holding your hand:

    "LOVE is the OP en NIN door."
     
  12. Eska68

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    „Love Song“ from the the album Tumbleweed Connection“ was written by Leslie Duncan, not by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
     
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  13. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur! Thread Starter

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    That does not change the fact that the song amateurishly uses an open nindor. :righton:

    But there are examples of Elton and Bernie using open nindors in their songs. I guess they learned from the best. :righton:

    You'll be interested to learn that Elton and Bernie wrote neither "Dreams" by Fleetwood Muck nor the Rascals song about the menage, both of which use open nindors. :righton:
     
  14. Cheepnik

    Cheepnik Overfed long-haired leaping gnome

    Make up a phrase and then get all pissy when nobody knows what it means? Swell idea for a thread.
     
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  15. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur! Thread Starter

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    "But had the same mea-NING." - The Beach Boys, "That Same Song."
     
  16. SJB

    SJB Beloved Parasitic Nuisance

    Alanis Morissette frequently emphasizes odd syllables. I don't have a specific example in mind but she does it a LOT so if you listen you'll find one soon enough.

    "Build God, Then We'll Talk" by Panic at the Disco repeatedly stresses the second syllable of "caRICature."
     
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