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By *izzy69 OP   Man
over a year ago

London

Sometimes I hear a song and think "why did they do that? It would have sounded just fine if they'd used correct English".

Case in point:

I can't get no satisfaction" could easily have been "I can't any satisfaction" without losing any harmony or meaning.

Can you think of any other examples?

And does it bother anyone else or am I just being old? Lol

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Sometimes I hear a song and think "why did they do that? It would have sounded just fine if they'd used correct English".

Case in point:

I can't get no satisfaction" could easily have been "I can't any satisfaction" without losing any harmony or meaning.

Can you think of any other examples?

And does it bother anyone else or am I just being old? Lol"

I think it gives it a certain edge even if it does change the meaning of the entire song.

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By *izzy69 OP   Man
over a year ago

London


"Sometimes I hear a song and think "why did they do that? It would have sounded just fine if they'd used correct English".

Case in point:

I can't get no satisfaction" could easily have been "I can't any satisfaction" without losing any harmony or meaning.

Can you think of any other examples?

And does it bother anyone else or am I just being old? Lol

I think it gives it a certain edge even if it does change the meaning of the entire song. "

Hmmmm, maybe....but is it because we're so used to hearing it that way....

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Sometimes I hear a song and think "why did they do that? It would have sounded just fine if they'd used correct English".

Case in point:

I can't get no satisfaction" could easily have been "I can't any satisfaction" without losing any harmony or meaning.

Can you think of any other examples?

And does it bother anyone else or am I just being old? Lol

I think it gives it a certain edge even if it does change the meaning of the entire song.

Hmmmm, maybe....but is it because we're so used to hearing it that way...."

Could be. Some people won't even know its incorrect though.

I personally really dislike a double negative I like things to mean what they say.

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

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I think this about rap songs, so when radio 1 have a segment I've taken to changing the words much to small peoples delight. Who knew that rapping about making a cheesecake was so funny

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By *izzy69 OP   Man
over a year ago

London


"I think this about rap songs, so when radio 1 have a segment I've taken to changing the words much to small peoples delight. Who knew that rapping about making a cheesecake was so funny "

Haha. Brilliant!

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By *izzy69 OP   Man
over a year ago

London


"Sometimes I hear a song and think "why did they do that? It would have sounded just fine if they'd used correct English".

Case in point:

I can't get no satisfaction" could easily have been "I can't any satisfaction" without losing any harmony or meaning.

Can you think of any other examples?

And does it bother anyone else or am I just being old? Lol

I think it gives it a certain edge even if it does change the meaning of the entire song.

Hmmmm, maybe....but is it because we're so used to hearing it that way....

Could be. Some people won't even know its incorrect though.

I personally really dislike a double negative I like things to mean what they say. "

Oh that is the shocker though isn't it. That some won't even notice....and we're promoting bad English around the world through this medium. Many people around the world learn their English from movies and songs. So I can imagine everyone learning double negatives as the norm, lmao

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By *izzy69 OP   Man
over a year ago

London

Having said all that I'm not totally naive; I do appreciate that sometimes artistic licence is taken in order to fit things into a melody.

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