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* AlbumTitleDrop: The word "lunatics" in "I'm Only Joking".

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* AlbumTitleDrop: The word "lunatics" in "I'm Only Joking".Joking" is one letter off from the album it's from, ''Lunatic''.



* BrokenRecord: "Come with me now / come with me now / whoa, come with me now..."

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* BrokenRecord: A good portion of "Come with me now / come with me now / whoa, come with me now..."With Me Now"'s lyrics are its title being repeated continuously.



* PrecisionFStrike: "I'm just-a-fucking with your head", in "I'm Only Joking".

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* PrecisionFStrike: "I'm just-a-fucking with your head", in "I'm Only Joking".Joking"; up to that point there hadn't been any swearing in the song.



* TitleDrop: At least half of "Come With Me Now".

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--> "Oh, kids these days, they don't have respect\\
They just talk on those cellphones and listen to their tape cassettes\\
It's what that teacher said with disgust in every breath\\
His students listened carelessly, they were easily unimpressed"
* TitleDrop: At least half of "Come With Me Now".Now" is the title of the song.
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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from Pretoria, South Africa (currently based in Phoenix, {{UsefulNotes/Arizona}}). They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.

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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from Pretoria, South Africa (currently based in Phoenix, {{UsefulNotes/Arizona}}). They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song fo a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among and countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.
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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa (currently based in {{UsefulNotes/Phoenix}}, Arizona). They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.

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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from Pretoria, South Africa (currently based in {{UsefulNotes/Phoenix}}, Arizona).Phoenix, {{UsefulNotes/Arizona}}). They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.
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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa (currently based in UsefulNotes/Phoenix, Arizona). They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.

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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa (currently based in UsefulNotes/Phoenix, {{UsefulNotes/Phoenix}}, Arizona). They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.
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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa. They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.

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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa.Africa (currently based in UsefulNotes/Phoenix, Arizona). They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.

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* ''1929, Pt. 1'' (2019)
* ''1929, Pt. 2'' (2019)
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*MadnessMantra: Evoked in "Repeat After Me"
-->"Repeat after me, repetition is key, repeat after me, repetition is key, repeat after me, repetition is key..."
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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa. They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song ''He's Gonna Step on You Again''. Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.

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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa. They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song ''He's "He's Gonna Step on You Again''.Again" (a.k.a. the song that was the basis for Music/HappyMondays' "Step On"). Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.
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* TitleDrop: At least half of "Come With Me Now".

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* TitleDrop: At least half of "Come With Me Now".
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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa. They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song ''He's Gonna Step on You Again''. Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''TheExpendables'' 3, among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.

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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa. They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song ''He's Gonna Step on You Again''. Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''TheExpendables'' 3, ''Film/TheExpendables3'', among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.
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One trope per bullet, since the example doesn\'t explain what the Mind Screw is, Precision F Strike fits the example better.


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* MindScrew / PrecisionFStrike: "I'm just-a-fucking with your head", in "I'm Only Joking".

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* MindScrew / PrecisionFStrike: "I'm just-a-fucking with your head", in "I'm Only Joking".
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'''Kongos''' is an AlternativeRock band from South Africa. They include four brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, Johnny, who are the sons of John Kongos, best known for his song ''He's Gonna Step on You Again''. Their first album, ''Lunatic'', was released in 2012, and quickly reached the top of the charts in South Africa. A year later, the band self-released the album in the United States, where it finally began to get exposure. In 2014, one of their songs, "Come With Me Now" became the official song a WWE pay-per-view event, ''TheExpendables'' 3, among countless other television shows and advertisements. It became the band's first charting single in America and propelled them to a decent amount of fame, and caused them to get signed by Epic Records.

!!Discography:
* ''Kongos'' (2007)
* ''Lunatic'' (2012)

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This band provides examples of:

* AlbumTitleDrop: The word "lunatics" in "I'm Only Joking".
* BandOfRelatives: Type 2. Dylan, Daniel, Jesse, and Johnny are all brothers. In addition, they're the sons of John Kongos, a popular artist in the 70s.
* BrokenRecord: "Come with me now / come with me now / whoa, come with me now..."
* IndecipherableLyrics: The beginning of "I'm Only Joking" sounds a lot like "Why do I do what I do?" but is actually, "Wadu-aidu-wadaidu".
* MeaningfulName: Kongos is the last name of all of the brothers in the band.
* MindScrew / PrecisionFStrike: "I'm just-a-fucking with your head", in "I'm Only Joking".
* SelfTitledAlbum: ''Kongos''.
* TeensAreMonsters: The beginning of "Kids These Days".
* TitleDrop: At least half of "Come With Me Now".

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