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* AnimalsHateHim: In his songs, at least, Wesley has been harassed or attacked by horses, vultures, termites, dogs, vampire bats and more.
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* AnimalsHateHim: In his songs, at least, Wesley has been harassed or attacked by horses, vultures, termites, dogs, vampire bats bats, electric eels, and more.
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* VocalRangeExceeded: Happens several times in "I Whupped Batman's Ass".
* VulgarHumor: Some of his songs had titles like, "Suck My Dog's Dick", and "Lick A Bulldog's Nasty Asshole". He apparently directed these songs at Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker in order to cope with his Schizophrenia.
* VulgarHumor: Some of his songs had titles like, "Suck My Dog's Dick", and "Lick A Bulldog's Nasty Asshole". He apparently directed these songs at Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker in order to cope with his Schizophrenia.
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* VulgarHumor: Some of his songs had titles like, "Suck My Dog's Dick", and "Lick A Bulldog's Nasty Asshole". He apparently directed these songs at Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker in order to cope with his Schizophrenia.
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* IAmSong[=/=]SingerNameDrop: "Wesley Willis". Wesley affirms himself as a "good person to the max", despite his demons calling him "a jerk, a bum, and an asshole".
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* ScaryBlackMan: Being that he was inspired by gangsta rap, some of his more violent songs fall into this trope. However, much of the time it is just for shock value, as he wasn't a violent person in real life.
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* RefugeInAudacity: A literal example, since his at times frequently obscene (and hilarious) lyrics were his way of drowning out the schizophrenia voices in his head.
* ScaryBlackMan: Being that he was inspired by gangsta rap, some of his more violent songs fall into this trope. However, much of the time it is just for shock value, as he wasn't a violent person in real life. According to the book Songs In The Key Of Z, his intimidating appearance saved him from being robbed on several occasions.
* ScaryBlackMan: Being that he was inspired by gangsta rap, some of his more violent songs fall into this trope. However, much of the time it is just for shock value, as he wasn't a violent person in real life. According to the book Songs In The Key Of Z, his intimidating appearance saved him from being robbed on several occasions.
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* RealMenHaveShortHair: "Cut the Mullet", though it evidently targets the one particular hairstyle rather than long hair in general.
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* ShoutOut: The Volume 1 UsefulNotes/{{DVD}} for ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' has his song "Birdman Kicked My Ass" playing over the title menu.
** Jick, creator of ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', was a huge fan of his, and the game is liberally studded with references to Willis - Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker themselves even show up in Hey Deze.
** Jick, creator of ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', was a huge fan of his, and the game is liberally studded with references to Willis - Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker themselves even show up in Hey Deze.
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* ShoutOut: The Volume 1 UsefulNotes/{{DVD}} for ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' has his song "Birdman Kicked My Ass" playing over the title menu.
** Jick, creator of ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', was a huge fan of his, and the game is liberally studded with references to Willis - Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker themselves even show up in Hey Deze.ShoutOut:
** Jick, creator of ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', was a huge fan of his, and the game is liberally studded with references to Willis - Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker themselves even show up in Hey Deze.
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** In the ComicBook/New52 ComicBook/WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance been very close to the real person.
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** ''[[http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-rock-over-london/ Rock Over London]]'' was a syndicated show hosted by British DJ Graham Dene that aired on US radio in TheEighties and TheNineties.
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The Rock and Roll Mc Donalds doesn't exist anymore.
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** One of his better-known songs is "Rock N' Roll UsefulNotes/McDonalds" - people outside of Chicago may be surprised that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_N_Roll_McDonald%27s such a place actually exists.]]
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** One of his better-known songs is "Rock N' Roll UsefulNotes/McDonalds" - people outside of Chicago may be surprised that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_N_Roll_McDonald%27s such a place actually exists.existed.]]
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* ScaryBlackMan: Being that he was inspired by gangsta rap, some of his more violent songs fall into this trope. However, much of the time it is just for shock value, as he wasn't a violent person in real life.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Wesley's demons are apparently disgusted by [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality]], [[ExploitedTrope hence is why he wrote songs about it]].
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Wesley's demons are were apparently disgusted by [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality]], [[ExploitedTrope hence is why he wrote songs about it]].
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* HeroicSafeMode: He deals with his demons' torments by [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu telling them to]] [[BestialityIsDepraved suck animal genitalia]].
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* HeroicSafeMode: He deals dealt with his demons' torments by [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu telling them to]] [[BestialityIsDepraved suck animal genitalia]].
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** He also has a song called "Kill Whitey," which most people assume is racist before it becomes perfectly clear that it's just about one specific guy named Whitey who Wesley really hates.
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** He also has a song called "Kill Whitey," which most people assume is racist before it becomes perfectly clear that it's just about one specific guy named Whitey who Wesley really hates.hated.
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* CouchGag: Many (all?) of his songs end with the phrase "Rock over London, rock on Chicago..." after which he would then spout a line from a random commercial jingle or product slogan. The ending phrase is actually the title of the two royalty-free Music/KevinMacLeod tracks that he often sung over.
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* CouchGag: Many (all?) of his songs end with the phrase "Rock over London, rock on Chicago..." after which he would then spout a line from a random commercial jingle or product slogan. The ending phrase is actually the title of the two royalty-free Music/KevinMacLeod named two of his tracks "Rock over London" and "Rock on Chicago" in tribute, mimicking the songs that he often sung over.
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* StrictlyFormula: All his songs follow the same pattern- being around 2 minutes and 50 seconds long, has an identical pattern of verse, chorus (always the same line repeated 4-6 times), verse again, chorus again, roughly 90 second instrumental interlude, verse, chorus, "Rock over London, rock on Chicago" and an advertising slogan.
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** In the ComicBook/New52 WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance been very close to the real person.
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** In the ComicBook/New52 WonderWoman ComicBook/WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance been very close to the real person.
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* CouchGag: Many (all?) of his songs end with the phrase "Rock over London, rock on Chicago..." after which he would then spout a line from a random commercial jingle or product slogan. The ending phrase is actually the title of the two royalty-free Kevin MacLeod tracks that he often sung over.
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* CouchGag: Many (all?) of his songs end with the phrase "Rock over London, rock on Chicago..." after which he would then spout a line from a random commercial jingle or product slogan. The ending phrase is actually the title of the two royalty-free Kevin MacLeod Music/KevinMacLeod tracks that he often sung over.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: His songs fronting The Wesley Willis Fiasco, a live rock/metal band. Though similar lyrically to his self-produced synthesizer songs, they sound''much'' heavier.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: His songs fronting The Wesley Willis Fiasco, a live rock/metal band. Though similar lyrically to his self-produced synthesizer songs, they sound''much'' sound ''much'' heavier.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The song "Kill Whitey" is about...a guy named Whitey who Wesley doesn't like.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Wesley's demons are apparently disgusted by [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality]], hence is why he wrote songs about it.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Wesley's demons are apparently disgusted by [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality]], [[ExploitedTrope hence is why he wrote songs about it.it]].
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*AnimalisticAbomination: The titular beast in "The Chicken Cow," which comes out when it's 25 degrees below zero and stabbed Wesley's brother in the ass when he was in the cold.
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*BigFun: When Wesley was in a good mood, he was big, and he was fun.
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: He had quite a few of these over the years, some of them quite famous, from Music/HenryRollins to Music/JelloBiafra.
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*WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The song "Kill Whitey" is about...a guy named Whitey who Wesley doesn't like.
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* CouchGag: Many (all?) of his songs end with the phrase "Rock over London, rock on Chicago..." after which he would then spout a line from a random commercial jingle or product slogan.
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* CouchGag: Many (all?) of his songs end with the phrase "Rock over London, rock on Chicago..." after which he would then spout a line from a random commercial jingle or product slogan. The ending phrase is actually the title of the two royalty-free Kevin MacLeod tracks that he often sung over.
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* TheMagicTouch: He describes Bill Clinton in the song with the same name that he has the Midas touch.
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* TakeThat: "I Whupped {{Franchise/Batman}}'s Ass" and "I Whupped {{Franchise/Superman}}'s Ass." Oddly enough, Birdman is the only one who can kick Wesley's ass.
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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
** "I Whupped {{Franchise/Batman}}'s Ass" and "I Whupped {{Franchise/Superman}}'s Ass." Oddly enough, Birdman is the only one who can kick Wesley'sass.ass.
** He made a song about how Jar Jar Binks from the Star Wars franchise is the worst character.
** "I Whupped {{Franchise/Batman}}'s Ass" and "I Whupped {{Franchise/Superman}}'s Ass." Oddly enough, Birdman is the only one who can kick Wesley's
** He made a song about how Jar Jar Binks from the Star Wars franchise is the worst character.
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** "Rock over UseuflNotes/{{London}}! Rock on, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}!"
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** In the New52 WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance been very close to the real person.
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** In the New52 ComicBook/New52 WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance been very close to the real person.
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Wesley Willis wrote some awesome fucking songs!\\
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Wesley Lawrence Willis (May 31, 1963 – August 21, 2003) wrote some awesome fucking songs!\\
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* ShoutOut: The Volume 1 {{DVD}} for ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' has his song "Birdman Kicked My Ass" playing over the title menu.
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* ShoutOut: The Volume 1 {{DVD}} UsefulNotes/{{DVD}} for ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' has his song "Birdman Kicked My Ass" playing over the title menu.
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* ConceptAlbum: Sort of - ''Rock N' Roll Will Never Die'' consists entirely of songs about other musicians (such as Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/AlanisMorissette, and [[Music/DeadKennedys Jello Biafra]]), ending with a song about his own band, The Wesley Willis Fiasco.
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* ConceptAlbum: Sort of - ''Rock N' Roll Will Never Die'' consists entirely of songs about other musicians (such as Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/AlanisMorissette, and [[Music/DeadKennedys Jello Biafra]]), Music/JelloBiafra, ending with a song about his own band, The Wesley Willis Fiasco.
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* CatchPhrase: "Rock over London! Rock on, Chicago!"
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* CatchPhrase: CatchPhrase:
** "Rock overLondon! UseuflNotes/{{London}}! Rock on, Chicago!"UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}!"
** "Rock over
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* CoverVersion: Music/DuranDuran's "Girls on Film." For [[TitleOnlyChorus obvious reasons]].
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* CoverVersion: Music/DuranDuran's "Girls on Film." For Film", for [[TitleOnlyChorus obvious reasons]].
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* DarkerAndEdgier: His songs fronting The Wesley Willis Fiasco, a live rock/metal band. Though similar lyrically to his self-produced synthesizer songs, they sound *much* heavier.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: His songs fronting The Wesley Willis Fiasco, a live rock/metal band. Though similar lyrically to his self-produced synthesizer songs, they sound *much* sound''much'' heavier.
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* ListSong: "Suck a Caribou's Ass" and it's cousin, "Suck a Polar Bear's Dick," "Make Sure I'm Out Screwing Up"
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* ListSong: "Suck a Caribou's Ass" and it's Ass", its cousin, "Suck a Polar Bear's Dick," "Make Sure I'm Out Screwing Up"Up".
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Wesley Willis wrote some [[BunnyEarsLawyer awesome fucking songs]]!\\
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Wesley Willis wrote some [[BunnyEarsLawyer awesome fucking songs]]!\\songs!\\
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He suffered from [[CloudCuckoolander paranoid schizophrenia]]!\\
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He released more than [[ArchivePanic fifty albums of music]]!\\
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'''''[[EveryEpisodeEnding Rock over London!\\
Rock on, Chicago!]]\\
Rock on, Chicago!]]\\
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Rock on,
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In "Rock 'n Roll UsefulNotes/McDonalds'" he describes the titular establishment as "A restaurant where people buy food to eat".
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In "Rock 'n Roll UsefulNotes/McDonalds'" he describes the titular establishment as "A restaurant where people [people] buy food to eat".
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** ''[[http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-rock-over-london/ Rock Over London]]'' was a syndicated radio show hosted by British DJ Graham Dene that aired on US radio in TheEighties and TheNineties.
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** ''[[http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-rock-over-london/ Rock Over London]]'' was a syndicated radio show hosted by British DJ Graham Dene that aired on US radio in TheEighties and TheNineties.
