Post by Alan on Apr 3, 2017 6:58:45 GMT
Recently found this website about TV tropes. As the name suggests, it's primarily concerned with TV programmes, but music is adequately covered as well. Appears to be a US website. I've found it fascinating reading.
ABBA is well covered, with entries on seven albums (curiously, The Visitors doesn't get one)
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/ABBA
Examples:
"Disposable Vagrant: The begging man the self-centered woman passes in "He Is Your Brother"."
"Acting Your Intellectual Age: Averted in "Suzy Hang-Around". The boys that make fun of Suzy for being "too young" think they're this, but are ultimately showing the listener that they're more immature than the nine-year-old Suzy."
"Getting Crap Past the Radar:
The implication that the husband of "Hey, Hey Helen" is abusive and the reason why she divorced him.
The lyrics of "Rock Me" if you read them in the mind of a twelve year old, implying a couple with an active sex life."
ABBA is well covered, with entries on seven albums (curiously, The Visitors doesn't get one)
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/ABBA
Examples:
"Disposable Vagrant: The begging man the self-centered woman passes in "He Is Your Brother"."
"Acting Your Intellectual Age: Averted in "Suzy Hang-Around". The boys that make fun of Suzy for being "too young" think they're this, but are ultimately showing the listener that they're more immature than the nine-year-old Suzy."
"Getting Crap Past the Radar:
The implication that the husband of "Hey, Hey Helen" is abusive and the reason why she divorced him.
The lyrics of "Rock Me" if you read them in the mind of a twelve year old, implying a couple with an active sex life."
