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The use of the word 'Yeah' in popular music.


Elessar [Sly]

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'Yeah' has been used in countless songs, but I've noticed that recently any 'chart' song that comes on (especially hip-hop), will have 'yeah' in it at some point. Now I'm not someone that will switch on and listen to the charts, but it is played everywhere and the missus sometimes sticks the charts on (sad times a lot of the time), has anyone else noticed this? Again... I gather most here don't tend to listen to the pop chart music like my self, but I just wondered...

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She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah



She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah


with a love like that

You know you should

Be Glad!


with a love like that

You know you should

Be Glad!


With a love like that

You know you should

be glad!


Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah Ye-ah.

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Quote Originally Posted by Y0UNGBL00D

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what pisses me off is all the little neo hispter bands with the {censored}ing "hey!" chants. theres like 5 bands out on mainstream alternative radio doing it as we speak. facepalm.gif


and using the word "ghost" and rhyming "mother" with "brother". little song peeves of mine.

 

This is how I got onto the 'yeah's'... I started with the 'heys' lol.
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Quote Originally Posted by evets618

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Because "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" is easier to sing than "Affirmative! Affirmative! Affirmative!"

 

Avoiding the obvious... the point being that surely there are more creative lyrics to use instead of 'yeah'. But it is obviously the most chosen word in pop music next to baby, etc. etc.
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It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah

'Til I belong to you.


Ev'ry night when ev'rybody has fun,

Here am I sitting all on my own,


It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah

'Til I belong to you.


Since you left me I'm so alone,

Now you're coming, you're coming on home,

I'll be good like I know I should,

You're coming home, you're coming home.


Ev'ry night the tears come down from my eyes,

Ev'ry day I've done nothing but cry.


It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah

'Til I belong to you.


Since you left me I'm so alone,

Now you're coming, you're coming on home,

I'll be good like I know I should,

You're coming home, you're coming home.


So, Ev'ry day we'll be happy, I know,

Now I know that you won't leave me no more.


It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah, yeah, yeah

It won't be long yeah

'Til I belong to you.

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Quote Originally Posted by Elessar [sly]

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'Yeah' has been used in countless songs

 

 

I've noticed that recently any 'chart' song that comes on (especially hip-hop), will have 'yeah' in it at some point.

 

Well there you go.



More to the point how many songs about listing the things you like and want to do to the "fine ladies" "in the club" can we tolerate as a society, really?

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Quote Originally Posted by goodhonk

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She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah



She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah


with a love like that

You know you should

Be Glad!


with a love like that

You know you should

Be Glad!


With a love like that

You know you should

be glad!


Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah Ye-ah.

 

This came on the radio as soon as i opened the thread.
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Quote Originally Posted by Snufkino

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More to the point how many songs about listing the things you like and want to do to the "fine ladies" "in the club" can we tolerate as a society, really?

 

Snufkino = the 1%.

Society = the 99% who love songs about things and fine ladies in clubs who meet the 'would do' criteria.


And yeah smile.gif

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Mott the Hoople and the game of Life (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Monopoly, Twenty-one, Checkers, and Chess (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Let's play Twister, let's play Risk (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

See you heaven if you make the list (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)


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Yeah, yeah, God is great

yeah, yeah, God is good

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah YEAH YEAH

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First song I thought of was this one, especially how it's delivered:


 

 

 

 

 

Hey, let 'em do it again, yeah

Hey, you said you were my friend, yeah

Hey, turn me upside down, Oh

Hey, feelin' so... down

Hey, hey... hey... hey...


Again

You made a fool of me again, and again...


Hey, I know I made the same mistake, yeah

I, I won't do it again, No

Why, Why you slap me in the face, ow.

I, I didn't say it was OK, No

No, No...


You violate a part of me again, again and again...

Again


Ah, ooo

Whoo whoo, yeah...


Hey, you had time to think it out, yeah

Hey, Your weak will won't help her heal her heart

Hey, I bet it really eats u up...


Extending part of me again, and again and again... AND AGAIN!


Yeah... yeah... yeah...

Whoo whoo, yeahOoo

 

 

 

 

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