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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 103 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Time to get pedantic: He says "where" not "because". These are just examples of things in the paradise city, not the criteria.

It's people thinking liking big butts somehow makes you unable to lie all over again.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait, are you telling me the lyrics aren't, "I like big butts therefore I cannot tell a lie"? I've been singing it wrong for years.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was actually a deep discussion of sociopolitical topics of the time, if you listen to the whole album.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Your telling me that Sir Mix a lot has more than one song? Doubt.

[–] glandrid@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I seem to remember some sort of Humpty Dance

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

More than one that became popular? No, much to his dismay. More than one at all? Holy crap yes, I think his discography contains no less than 4 albums.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

yeah but they're clearly the top selling points. when you describe a place you'd go for the important details. not like... "we should go to new york city; they have traffic signs and some buildings are gray"

[–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

Yep, that bluesky post gets an F on text interpretation.