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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 96 points 2 weeks 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 37 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] glandrid@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I seem to remember some sort of Humpty Dance

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

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