Editing 2870: Love Songs
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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The comic shows an xy-chart of various love songs, graphed according to how the subjects of the song feel. The x-axis represents the narrator/singer's feelings for whomever they are singing to or about, from "No!!" to "Yes!!", while the y-axis represents the other person's feelings for the one singing the song. | The comic shows an xy-chart of various love songs, graphed according to how the subjects of the song feel. The x-axis represents the narrator/singer's feelings for whomever they are singing to or about, from "No!!" to "Yes!!", while the y-axis represents the other person's feelings for the one singing the song. | ||
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− | ! Song !! Artist(s) | + | ! Song !! Artist(s) !! Explanation !! Do I like you? !! Do you like me? |
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− | | {{w|No Scrubs}} || {{w|TLC (group)|TLC}} | + | | {{w|No Scrubs}} || {{w|TLC (group)|TLC}} || The narrator is the target of another person's affections but considers that person completely undesirable as a romantic partner. || No!! || Yes!! |
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− | | {{w|That Don't Impress Me Much}} || {{w|Shania Twain}} || | + | | {{w|That Don't Impress Me Much}} || {{w|Shania Twain}} || This song was referenced in [[984: Space Launch System]]. || Unclear/Neutral || Yes! |
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− | | {{w|Cry Me a River | + | | {{w|Cry Me a River (song)|Cry Me a River}}<!-- needs disambiguating --> || {{w|Justin Timberlake}} or {{w|Cry Me a River (Arthur Hamilton song)|Knight/Cocker/Wilson/Welch/Bublé}} || || No! || Yes! |
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− | | {{w|We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together}} || {{w|Taylor Swift}} | + | | {{w|We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together}} || {{w|Taylor Swift}} || At the start of the song, the narrator has spent a prolonged time in an on-and-off relationship with someone, repeatedly getting close to them before they distance themselves. As the song progresses, the narrator expresses their frustration with their partner and makes it clear that this time, ''they'' are the one leaving, and they're ''never'' coming back, no matter what their now-former lover says or does. || No!! || Yes? |
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− | | {{w|You're So Vain}} || {{w|Carly Simon}} || | + | | {{w|You're So Vain}} || {{w|Carly Simon}} || This song has been [[1501: Mysteries|mentioned before]] in xkcd. || No! || Unclear/Neutral |
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− | | {{w|I Will Survive}} || {{w|Gloria Gaynor}} | + | | {{w|I Will Survive}} || {{w|Gloria Gaynor}} || The narrator's partner left her to hurt her emotionally, only for her to eventually realize the abusive nature of their relationship and decide she doesn't need him anymore. As he tries to come back to her, she refuses to take him back and tells him to leave. || No! || No! |
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− | | {{w|Somebody That I Used to Know}} || {{w|Gotye}} feat. {{w|Kimbra}} <!-- NTBCW "Someone That I Used to Love", Bette Midler | + | | {{w|Somebody That I Used to Know}} || {{w|Gotye}} feat. {{w|Kimbra}} <!-- NTBCW "Someone That I Used to Love", Bette Midler --> || The narrator's relationship with his partner has ended, but he is upset that his former partner has since then broken off all contact with him. The third verse is from the former partner's point of view, and she claims she ended the relationship because he was emotionally abusive, instead of the narrator's claim in the second verse that they simply drifted apart. || Unclear/Neutral || No! |
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− | | {{w|You Oughta Know}} || {{w|Alanis Morissette}} <!-- NTBCW "You Ought to Know...", Phil Collins --> || | + | | {{w|You Oughta Know}} || {{w|Alanis Morissette}} <!-- NTBCW "You Ought to Know...", Phil Collins --> || || No!! || No!! |
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− | | {{w|Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next}} || {{w|Ariana Grande}} <!-- NTBCW "Thank U", Alanis Morissette --> || | + | | {{w|Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next}} || {{w|Ariana Grande}} <!-- NTBCW "Thank U", Alanis Morissette --> || || Unclear/Neutral || Unclear/Neutral |
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− | | {{w|Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song)|Teenage Dream}} || {{w|Katy Perry}} | + | | {{w|Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song)|Teenage Dream}} || {{w|Katy Perry}} (or {{w|Teenage Dream (T. Rex song)|T. Rex}} or {{w|Teenage Dream|others}}) || || Yes!! || Yes!! |
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− | | {{w|Shape of You}} || {{w|Ed Sheeran}} | + | | {{w|Shape of You}} || {{w|Ed Sheeran}} (or {{w|Shape of You (Reshaped)|Beverly Knight}}) || This song is about being in love physically, and to a lesser extent, emotionally, to another person. The verses indicate that the love is reciprocated.|| Yes!! || Yes!! |
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− | | {{w|I Will Always Love You}} || {{w|Dolly Parton}}, | + | | {{w|I Will Always Love You}} || {{w|Dolly Parton}}, cover: {{w|Whitney Houston}} || || Unclear/Neutral || Yes |
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− | | {{w|Call Me Maybe}} || {{w|Carly Rae Jepsen}} || | + | | {{w|Call Me Maybe}} || {{w|Carly Rae Jepsen}} || This song/Carly in general has been mentioned [[2379: Probability Comparisons|so]] [[2198: Throw|many]] [[Challengers|times]] in xkcd. || Yes! || Unclear/Neutral |
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− | | {{w|Killing Me Softly with His Song|Killing Me Softly}} || {{w|Lori Lieberman}}, | + | | {{w|Killing Me Softly with His Song|Killing Me Softly}} || {{w|Lori Lieberman}}, cover: {{w|Roberta Flack}}, {{w|The Fugees}} || || Yes!! || Unclear/Neutral |
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− | | {{w|Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)|Girlfriend}} || {{w|Avril Lavigne}} | + | | {{w|Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)|Girlfriend}} || {{w|Avril Lavigne}} (or {{w|Girlfriend (disambiguation)|many others}}) <!-- NTBCW "Girlfriend In A Coma", The Smiths --> || The narrator is in love with a boy who already has a girlfriend, and spends the song trying to convince him to dump her so she herself can go out with him. || Yes || Unclear/Neutral |
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− | | {{w|You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'}} || {{w|The Righteous Brothers}} || | + | | {{w|You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'}} || {{w|The Righteous Brothers}} || This song was featured in [[317: That Lovin' Feelin']]. || Unclear/Neutral || No? |
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− | | {{w|You Belong with Me}} | | + | | {{w|You Belong with Me}} || Taylor Swift || The narrator has a crush on someone already in a relationship (implied throughout the song to be a toxic one), and lists various reasons why they would make a better partner. It's also worth noting that in the [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw& music video], the narrator's crush is actually on decent terms with them, rather than flat-out disliking them as the chart suggests.|| Yes || No! |
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− | | {{w|Creep (Radiohead song)|Creep}} || {{w|Radiohead}} | + | | {{w|Creep (Radiohead song)|Creep}} || {{w|Radiohead}} || || Yes!! || No!! |
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− | | {{w|Escape (The Piña Colada Song)|The Piña Colada Song}} (title text) || {{w|Rupert Holmes}} | + | | {{w|Escape (The Piña Colada Song)|The Piña Colada Song}} (title text) || {{w|Rupert Holmes}} || The narrator is stuck in an unfulfilling relationship and takes out a personal advertisement looking for a new partner. He mentions that he likes Piña Coladas (And getting caught in the rain). He responds to the ad and goes on the date, only to find out that the woman is his partner. They recognize that their relationship isn't as bad as they thought resulting in a trajectory from the lower left to the middle or upper right. || varies || varies |
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+ | The songs are all in this [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0R1FWH3Hq4Ur08HSNSFtyf?si=WMD6u3QuThW7f2GXBTTJQA&pi=e-wEOR4pNmQ2Sp Spotify playlist]. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |