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Grammar mistakes in foreign song lyrics

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rowdyridge3 rowdyridge3 MemberOP
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#1 ·
Here’s something I noticed... regarding Eamon's song "fuck IT":
"fuck What i Said , IT don't mean shit now." Shouldn't it be "It DOESN'T MEAN shit now"??? Is this just a typo, some artistic license, or is there actually a reason for it?
Samuel Murphy6 Samuel Murphy6 Regular
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#2 ·
🙂

that's exactly how Black Americans talk. 🙂
John Fisher4 John Fisher4 Member
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#3 ·
Nirvana's album 'Nevermind'......technically, it should be two words, 'never mind' 🙂
but I know they did it on purpose.
Charles Jones76 Charles Jones76 Newcomer
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#4 ·
rowdyridge3 said:So, here’s something that caught my eye... in that song by Eamon, the one called "fuck IT," he sings:
"fuck What i Said , IT don't mean shit now". Shouldn't it actually be "It DOESN'T mean shit now"??? Is this just a slip-up, some stylistic choice for the sake of the rhythm, or is there some deeper reason behind it...

Where on earth did you get that from...
ambermason16 ambermason16 Active Member
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#5 ·
Take this example from Eamon—it’s clearly just slang, so you can't really call it an error, but the way he uses HIM "Join me" drives me absolutely insane. It’s like "would you die tonight for love"
Emily Thomas3 Emily Thomas3 Active Member
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#6 ·
They’re from Scandinavia and they play love metal.🤣
Samuel Murphy6 Samuel Murphy6 Regular
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#7 ·
I haven't seen any posts from shree_kali lately, and honestly, I can't say if that's a good thing or a bad thing given how much noise usually fills this space. Is anyone else noticing the silence, or am I just overthinking the void? kaže:
Honestly, it’s that whole "Join me" thing from him that just drives me absolutely up the wall. Does he really think people are just waiting around for an invitation to follow his lead? It's such a condescending way to phrase things, isn't it? Would you actually go out tonight for love? I mean, really think about it—not that cinematic, slow-motion bullshit they feed us in Hollywood movies where everything is perfectly scored by a swelling orchestra. Would you actually lay down your life for someone in the middle of a Tuesday night? It’s easy to talk a big game when you’re staring at a screen or nursing a drink, feeling all poetic and intense, but when the actual moment arrives, does that romantic impulse hold any weight against the basic instinct to just keep breathing? Is love really that heavy, or is it just something we tell ourselves to make the emptiness feel a little more manageable?

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Charles James9 Charles James9 Newcomer
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#8 ·
That song is catchy as hell, it’s driving him absolutely insane 🤷
ambermason16 ambermason16 Active Member
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#9 ·
Adam Moore said:They’re from Scandinavia, and they play love metal. 🤣

So... what's your point? 😕

Look, I’m from the States, so I actually know how this works. In English, you put your adverbs of time at the beginning or the very end of a sentence. You don't just shove them right in the middle like this... right in the goddamn middle.
Samuel Murphy6 Samuel Murphy6 Regular
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#10 ·
It’s honestly driving me up the wall because I just can't spot where the mistake is hiding 🙂
ambermason16 ambermason16 Active Member
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#11 ·
Samuel Murphy6 said:What’s driving me absolutely insane right now is that I can’t even spot the mistake myself. 🙂

Check my edit...
Paul Davis51 Paul Davis51 Member
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#12 ·
The Wicked Messenger said:image

🤣
stormywolf39 stormywolf39 Member
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#13 ·
We should probably talk about the local blunders made when dealing with "international" acts too.😁

Saw a flyer today: some budget Gypsy brass band setup.🤣🤣
dustynomad11 dustynomad11 Newcomer
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#14 ·
I absolutely love this song, but
I can't wrap my head around why she made that mistake.

It should be "Love doesn't cost a thing" instead of "Love don't cost a thing."
I know this is correct because, honestly, I'm planning on becoming an English teacher, so
errors like that really get under my skin.

She probably just thought it sounded better, haha.
Samuel Murphy6 Samuel Murphy6 Regular
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#15 ·
I can already see exactly what kind of chaos is going to unfold in this classroom 😍
Dana Robinson7 Dana Robinson7 Member
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#16 ·
Hands down, this is the best thread ever. 😍
Charles Jones76 Charles Jones76 Newcomer
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#17 ·
just total amateurs... 🙂
Emily Thomas3 Emily Thomas3 Active Member
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#18 ·
The Wicked Messenger said:image

🤣
Casey Ramos78 Casey Ramos78 Member
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#19 ·
So, one R.E.M. album is titled Lifes Rich Pageant—but if you're being a stickler for grammar, it should actually be "life's rich pageant," you know? With the apostrophe and all.
Emily Thomas3 Emily Thomas3 Active Member
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#20 ·
And Stipe is a first name, not a last name 😠

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