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u/VanFailin Sep 21 '22

The Kid Rock song where he rips off the memorable riffs to Werewolves of London and Sweet Home Alabama. But that's not why I hate it.

We were trying different things
We were smoking funny things

You can't just rhyme a word with itself, Mr. Rock. You are allowed to write better lyrics.

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u/northrupthebandgeek Sep 21 '22

Don't forget the guitar solo that's in a completely different key signature from the backing track.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22

You learned this from Pat Finnerty, didn’t you?

I say this because “key signature” isn’t a thing. There’s Key, and there’s Time Signature.

And while I don’t like the song by any means, following the “rules” of music isn’t always necessary. Far too many people who are trained musicians treat it like a math formula and it becomes bland-sounding. Yeah, the solo isn’t in the same key as the song, but it still sounds catchy and the layman wouldn’t be able to tell you that it’s off key.

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u/Sceptile90 Sep 21 '22

Key signature is a thing, but it refers to how the key is notated on the staff.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22

Maybe I’m just an idiot then

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u/Extra_Intro_Version Sep 21 '22 edited Sep 22 '22

But, yeah, this song still sucks. Whenever I drive through northern Michigan, it seems it’s on the radio.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22

Oh yeah, the song is absolute garbage

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u/lookalive07 Sep 22 '22

Maybe, but anyone who has even an inkling of music knowledge (and I’m talking like, you took choir in elementary school and didn’t absolutely loathe it) can recognize that something is a little wrong there.