Ancestors

Written by Alison Wilder on 2025-01-06 at 20:57

Serious question: would you still love your favorite songs if they were just, like, a single verse repeated three times in a row?

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Written by Electropict on 2025-01-06 at 21:00

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Songs or tunes?

(Many of my favourite songs could not become a verse irrespective of repetition.  I can’t think offhand of any which would already fit that mould.)

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Written by Alison Wilder on 2025-01-06 at 21:02

@electropict I'm thinking of things that traditionally fit the mold/mould of a "song" -- so, strophic, with at least multiple A sections (verses) and probably multiple B sections (choruses), and probably a C section (bridge).

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Written by Electropict on 2025-01-06 at 21:06

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I’ve never thought about it, but I suspect that a good tune can repeat indefinitely and let you listen to all the subtle variations, but repeating the same words just becomes 1+n green bottles eventually.  But a good singer could probably do a lot with interesting words, especially interspersed with instrumental rounds.

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Written by Alison Wilder on 2025-01-06 at 21:07

@electropict lol "1+n green bottles," maybe I'll make some boring repetitive music and call it that

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Toot

Written by Electropict on 2025-01-06 at 21:13

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n=1

while (n < nauseam)

   {

   sing n.' green bottles existing on a wall'

   n++

   or die

   }

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Descendants

Written by Alison Wilder on 2025-01-06 at 21:14

@electropict lololol

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