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Willie Nelson's Lost Highway
Clyde-B:
--- Quote from: milomorris on November 10, 2009, 02:22:16 am ---There is a character singing this song. This character is a homophobic cowboy. That's the joke.
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The character is indeed a homophobic cowboy. What makes that a joke?
milomorris:
--- Quote from: Clyde-B on November 10, 2009, 02:23:29 am ---The character is indeed a homophobic cowboy. What makes that a joke?
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Willie's making fun of him.
Clyde-B:
--- Quote from: milomorris on November 10, 2009, 02:24:39 am ---Willie's making fun of him.
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How can you tell?
milomorris:
--- Quote from: Clyde-B on November 10, 2009, 02:26:07 am ---How can you tell?
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The cartoonish instrumentation is one tip off. Its also the way I'm hearing the lyrics. They're silly.
Clyde-B:
--- Quote from: milomorris on November 10, 2009, 02:27:25 am ---The cartoonish instrumentation is one tip off. Its also the way I'm hearing the lyrics. They're silly.
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The instrumentation doesn't sound any more cartoonish to me than any of a dozen other songs. What's silly about the lyrics?
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