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** "The Pope Song" chooses to call out the Pope with the opening line "fuck the motherfucker".
* DudeNotFunny: Some more conservative Catholic groups were not amused by "The Pope Song". Given how they didn't get the point, it's not surprising.
* DudeNotFunny: Some more conservative Catholic groups were not amused by "The Pope Song". Given how they didn't get the point, it's not surprising.
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* AcceptableTargets: Child molesting priests in ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRDfut2Vx0 The Pope Song]]''.
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** Child molesting priests in ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRDfut2Vx0 The Pope Song]]''.
** Child molesting priests in ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRDfut2Vx0 The Pope Song]]''.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: ''Some People Have It Worse Than I'' "I could be a thalidomide child with something in my eye, something in my eye!"
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** ''Some People Have It Worse Than I'' "I could be a thalidomide child with something in my eye, something in my eye!"
** ''Some People Have It Worse Than I'' "I could be a thalidomide child with something in my eye, something in my eye!"
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "The Pope Song". The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'. This may sound like a message anyone should get, but there are countless defenders of this sort of stuff even in 2014, so the anvil ''really'' needs to be dropped.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** "The Pope Song". The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'. This may sound like a message anyone should get, but there are countless defenders of this sort of stuff even in 2014, so the anvil ''really'' needs to bedropped.dropped.
** "The Fence". The message is that the world is not as [[AlwaysChaoticEvil black]] and [[AlwaysLawfulGood white]] as some make it out to be. He gives the example of the default "military all good, paedophiles all bad" by pointing out that some soldiers may well be paedophiles, while some paedophiles may have guns.
** "The Pope Song". The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'. This may sound like a message anyone should get, but there are countless defenders of this sort of stuff even in 2014, so the anvil ''really'' needs to be
** "The Fence". The message is that the world is not as [[AlwaysChaoticEvil black]] and [[AlwaysLawfulGood white]] as some make it out to be. He gives the example of the default "military all good, paedophiles all bad" by pointing out that some soldiers may well be paedophiles, while some paedophiles may have guns.
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* TearJerker: ''White Wine in the Sun'' for many.
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* TearJerker: TearJerker:
** ''White Wine in the Sun'' for many.
** ''White Wine in the Sun'' for many.
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* PainfulRhyme: From ''Five Poofs and Two Pianos'':
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* PainfulRhyme: He has quite a few, though mercifully they're rather funny to make up for it in most cases.
** From ''Five Poofs and Two Pianos'':
** From ''Five Poofs and Two Pianos'':
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "The Pope Song". The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'. This may sound like a message anyone should get, but there are countless defenders of this sort of stuff even in 2014, so the anvil ''really'' needs to be dropped.
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** On the bumper sticker "Magic happens": "I have to resist the urge to take my permanent marker and sneak over and write under it, 'So does cot death'."
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* {{Fridge Brilliance}}:
** When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of VulgarHumor and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
** When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of VulgarHumor and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
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** When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of VulgarHumor and nothing but an{{Author Tract}} AuthorTract against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
** When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of VulgarHumor and nothing but an
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* GeniusBonus: the whole routine about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX_K1wb-S9s singing in F-sharp]], aside from showcasing HollywoodToneDeaf in the most wonderful way, is extra funny if you're a vocalist and know that F-major is, for some reason, impossible to sing in. Without instruments to herd them, 90% of singers starting out in that key will have drifted into another by the end of the song.
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* GeniusBonus: the GeniusBonus:
** The whole routine about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX_K1wb-S9s singing in F-sharp]], aside from showcasing HollywoodToneDeaf in the most wonderful way, is extra funny if you're a vocalist and know that F-major is, for some reason, impossible to sing in. Without instruments to herd them, 90% of singers starting out in that key will have drifted into another by the end of the song.
** The whole routine about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX_K1wb-S9s singing in F-sharp]], aside from showcasing HollywoodToneDeaf in the most wonderful way, is extra funny if you're a vocalist and know that F-major is, for some reason, impossible to sing in. Without instruments to herd them, 90% of singers starting out in that key will have drifted into another by the end of the song.
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** When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
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** When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} VulgarHumor and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
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* SophomoreSlump: ''So Rock'' has some good numbers, but veers much further than ''Dark Side'' into RefugeInVulgarity. Fortunately, this is dialled back on ''Ready For This?'' in favour of [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarking]], {{Take That}}s and {{Anti Love Song}}s.
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* SophomoreSlump: ''So Rock'' has some good numbers, but veers much further than ''Dark Side'' into RefugeInVulgarity.VulgarHumor. Fortunately, this is dialled back on ''Ready For This?'' in favour of [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarking]], {{Take That}}s and {{Anti Love Song}}s.
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* {{Fridge Brilliance}}: When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
** For Prejudice, there's some Fridge Brilliance when you realise that Tim can say the infamous word.
*** ''Wossy Can I Bang Your Wife'' was a show of solidarity, crossing the line that had previously got the show he performed it on cancelled.
** For Prejudice, there's some Fridge Brilliance when you realise that Tim can say the infamous word.
*** ''Wossy Can I Bang Your Wife'' was a show of solidarity, crossing the line that had previously got the show he performed it on cancelled.
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* {{Fridge Brilliance}}: Brilliance}}:
** When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
** ForPrejudice, ''Prejudice'', there's some Fridge Brilliance when you realise that Tim can say the infamous word.
*** ''Wossy Can I Bang Your Wife'' ** ''Song for Wossy'' was a show of solidarity, crossing the line that had previously got the show he performed it on cancelled.
** When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
** For
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** ''Drowned,'' about the duality of love.
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** ''You Grew On Me''. The lyrics are hilarious, but the melody and emotion he brings to it are astounding.
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** ''You Grew On Me''. The lyrics are hilarious, but the melody and emotion he brings to it are astounding. During performances, you can hear people laughing along with the first verse, and then listening to it in awed silence when he repeats it at the end of the song.
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** ''Not Perfect''. In particular, this part tends to bring people with body issues to tears.
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** During some live tapings of ''Not Perfect''.Perfect'', you can actually see audience members crying. In particular, this part tends to bring people with body issues to tears.
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It's not perfect, but it's mine
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It's not perfect, but ''but it's minemine.''
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it’s not perfect, ''but it’s mine.''\\
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** ''Not Perfect'' also has the tendency to upset those people with mental health issues; after singing about how his brain made of love and bad lyrics, but can also hide his fucked up thoughts, he closes:
-->It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time.\\
it’s not perfect, ''but it’s mine.''\\
It’s not perfect, I’m not quite sure I’ve worked out how to work it.\\
It’s not perfect, ''but it’s mine.''
-->It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time.\\
it’s not perfect, ''but it’s mine.''\\
It’s not perfect, I’m not quite sure I’ve worked out how to work it.\\
It’s not perfect, ''but it’s mine.''
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** Also, the sceptic Minchin often has a go at irrational belief; such as in "Storm", "If I Didn't Have You", "White Wine In The Sun", "I Love Jesus", "Take My Wife" and "Ten Foot Cock And A Few Hundred Virgins".
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** Also, the sceptic Minchin often has a go at irrational belief; such as in "Storm", "If I Didn't Have You", "White Wine In The Sun", "I Love Jesus", "Take My Wife" Wife", "Thank You God" and "Ten Foot Cock And A Few Hundred Virgins".
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''I took you round to watch the f-uitable.''
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''I took you round to watch the f-uitable.foot-able.''
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** In the ''Three Minute Song'':
-->''But the problem with my particular oeuvre''\\
''Is that half my songs are five minutes and oeu-ver''.
-->''But the problem with my particular oeuvre''\\
''Is that half my songs are five minutes and oeu-ver''.
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** From ''Inflatable You'' (a song that consists of these):
-->''My mates all reckon you are suitable''\\
''I took you round to watch the f-uitable.''
-->''My mates all reckon you are suitable''\\
''I took you round to watch the f-uitable.''
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It's not perfect, but it's mine\\
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It's not perfect, but it's mine\\mine
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But it never says a bad word about me
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But it never says a bad word about meme\\
This is my body, and it's fine\\
It's where I spend the vast majority of my time\\
It's not perfect, but it's mine\\
This is my body, and it's fine\\
It's where I spend the vast majority of my time\\
It's not perfect, but it's mine\\
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** ''You Grew On Me''. Also, ''Rock And Roll Nerd'' for some.
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** ''Rock And Roll Nerd'' for some.
** ''Rock And Roll Nerd'' for some.
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--> I spend so much time hating it\\
--> But it never says a bad word about me\\
--> But it never says a bad word about me\\
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** ''Not Perfect''.
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** ''Not Perfect''. In particular, this part tends to bring people with body issues to tears.
--> And the weirdest thing about it is\\
--> I spend so much time hating it\\
--> But it never says a bad word about me\\
--> And the weirdest thing about it is\\
--> I spend so much time hating it\\
--> But it never says a bad word about me\\
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: ''Some People Have It Worse Than I'' "I could be a thalidomide child with something in my eye, something in my eye!"
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* BetterThanItSounds: ''Mitsubishi Colt'' and ''Storm'' are 9-minute AuthorTract beat poems about, respectively, a drunken yuppie and a GranolaGirl. ''Storm'' in particular is considered among his best work.
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* EarWorm: Most of his songs but especially ''Thank You God''.
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* {{Fridge Brilliance}}: When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
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* AcceptableTargets: Child molesting priests in ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRDfut2Vx0 The Pope Song]]''.
** Also, the sceptic Minchin often has a go at irrational belief; such as in "Storm", "If I Didn't Have You", "White Wine In The Sun", "I Love Jesus", "Take My Wife" and "Ten Foot Cock And A Few Hundred Virgins".
* BetterThanItSounds: ''Mitsubishi Colt'' and ''Storm'' are 9-minute AuthorTract beat poems about, respectively, a drunken yuppie and a GranolaGirl. ''Storm'' in particular is considered among his best work.
* {{Fridge Brilliance}}: When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you havethere'.there'.
* GeniusBonus: the whole routine about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX_K1wb-S9s singing in F-sharp]], aside from showcasing HollywoodToneDeaf in the most wonderful way, is extra funny if you're a vocalist and know that F-major is, for some reason, impossible to sing in. Without instruments to herd them, 90% of singers starting out in that key will have drifted into another by the end of the song.
** In ''If I Didn't Have You'', Tim conjectures an alternate universe in which he is married to a small blonde Portuguese skier with neck-down [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia alopecia]].
* PainfulRhyme: From ''Five Poofs and Two Pianos'':
-->''Five poofs, and two pianos''\\
''Yeah! It's a revolution''\\
''And probably the best solution''\\
''To the problem you're inveitably having with an even number of homosexuals...''
* SophomoreSlump: ''So Rock'' has some good numbers, but veers much further than ''Dark Side'' into RefugeInVulgarity. Fortunately, this is dialled back on ''Ready For This?'' in favour of [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarking]], {{Take That}}s and {{Anti Love Song}}s.
* TearJerker: ''White Wine in the Sun'' for many.
** ''Not Perfect''.
** ''You Grew On Me''. Also, ''Rock And Roll Nerd'' for some.
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** Also, the sceptic Minchin often has a go at irrational belief; such as in "Storm", "If I Didn't Have You", "White Wine In The Sun", "I Love Jesus", "Take My Wife" and "Ten Foot Cock And A Few Hundred Virgins".
* BetterThanItSounds: ''Mitsubishi Colt'' and ''Storm'' are 9-minute AuthorTract beat poems about, respectively, a drunken yuppie and a GranolaGirl. ''Storm'' in particular is considered among his best work.
* {{Fridge Brilliance}}: When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} and nothing but an {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have
* GeniusBonus: the whole routine about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX_K1wb-S9s singing in F-sharp]], aside from showcasing HollywoodToneDeaf in the most wonderful way, is extra funny if you're a vocalist and know that F-major is, for some reason, impossible to sing in. Without instruments to herd them, 90% of singers starting out in that key will have drifted into another by the end of the song.
** In ''If I Didn't Have You'', Tim conjectures an alternate universe in which he is married to a small blonde Portuguese skier with neck-down [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia alopecia]].
* PainfulRhyme: From ''Five Poofs and Two Pianos'':
-->''Five poofs, and two pianos''\\
''Yeah! It's a revolution''\\
''And probably the best solution''\\
''To the problem you're inveitably having with an even number of homosexuals...''
* SophomoreSlump: ''So Rock'' has some good numbers, but veers much further than ''Dark Side'' into RefugeInVulgarity. Fortunately, this is dialled back on ''Ready For This?'' in favour of [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarking]], {{Take That}}s and {{Anti Love Song}}s.
* TearJerker: ''White Wine in the Sun'' for many.
** ''Not Perfect''.
** ''You Grew On Me''. Also, ''Rock And Roll Nerd'' for some.
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* {{Fridge Brilliance}}: When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{RefugeInVulgarity}} and nothing but an {{AuthorTract}} against the Pope filled with {{ClusterFBomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
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* {{Fridge Brilliance}}: When you first listen to The Pope Song, it's tempting to assume it's just an example of {{RefugeInVulgarity}} {{Refuge In Vulgarity}} and nothing but an {{AuthorTract}} {{Author Tract}} against the Pope filled with {{ClusterFBomb}}s.{{Cluster F Bomb}}s. When you listen to it again and think about it, though, you realize that the fact that it's offensive is the whole point - the song isn't criticizing the Pope so much as it is people who look the other way when he does something morally grey (or black) but don't hesitate to jump on anyone for questioning him, other religious leaders, or religion in general. The message isn't 'fuck the Pope' but 'if you're more offended by a song in which I say a few nasty words about the Pope than you are about the Pope knowingly sheltering pedophiles that is a really screwed up system of morality you have there'.
