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* {{Determinator}}: Featherhead in "The Poignant and Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack", a young girl who flaps her arms all day in an attempt to fly. [[spoiler: While she doesn't grow wings as Lack does, she grows up to become an astronaut.]]

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* {{Determinator}}: Featherhead in "The Poignant and Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack", a young girl who flaps her arms all day in an attempt to fly. [[spoiler: While [[spoiler:While she doesn't grow wings as Lack does, she grows up to become an astronaut.]]
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Blues Traveler is a jam band formed in Princeton, UsefulNotes/NewJersey in 1987 and primarily known for its two 90s hits "Run Around" and "Hook" (both from the album ''Four'') and for the band's lead singer, John Popper, appearing on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' as an old friend of Dan.

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Blues Traveler is a jam band formed in Princeton, UsefulNotes/NewJersey in 1987 and primarily known for its two 90s hits "Run Around" "Run-Around" and "Hook" (both from the album ''Four'') and for the band's lead singer, John Popper, appearing on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' as an old friend of Dan.



* BornUnlucky: The disabled boy in "The Poignant and Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack" is nicknamed Lack because of all his disabilities.

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* BornUnlucky: The disabled boy in "The Poignant and Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack" is nicknamed Lack because of all his disabilities. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted; after he grows wings and learns to fly, he renames himself Luck because he's now got so much of it.]]



* {{Determinator}}: Featherhead in "The Poignant and Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack", a young girl who flaps her arms all day in an attempt to fly. [[spoiler: While she doesn't get the ability to naturally fly like Lack does, she becomes an astronaut when she grows up.]]

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* {{Determinator}}: Featherhead in "The Poignant and Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack", a young girl who flaps her arms all day in an attempt to fly. [[spoiler: While she doesn't get the ability to naturally fly like grow wings as Lack does, she becomes an astronaut when she grows up.up to become an astronaut.]]
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** "Hook" is entirely about itself, confessing that the singer doesn't mean any of it, and how the lyrics he's singing at that very moment don't really mean anything, but you won't care because the song is catchy.

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** "Hook" is entirely about itself, confessing that the singer doesn't mean any of it, it and how has deliberately written the lyrics he's singing at that very moment don't really mean anything, but you to confuse the listener -- who won't care anyway because the song is catchy.has a catchy melody.
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** "Run-Around" begins with "Once upon a midnight, Dearie"; only one line changed from the first line in ''Literature/TheRaven'' by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe.

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** "Run-Around" begins with "Once upon a midnight, Dearie"; only one line changed from dearie" -- a near-perfect match for the first line in ''Literature/TheRaven'' by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe.
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** In "Hook", Popper admits he's weaponizing shout-outs: "To confuse the issue I refer/To familiar heroes from long ago"; throughout the song he references Literature/PeterPan, [[HeroicDog Rin Tin Tin]], UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn, and Creator/MTV. The music video also references ''Film/CitizenKane'', comparing the [[ThisIsASong empty lyrics of the pop song]] to Kane's manipulative political run in the film.

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** In "Hook", Popper admits he's weaponizing shout-outs: "To confuse the issue I refer/To familiar heroes from long ago"; throughout the song he references Literature/PeterPan, [[HeroicDog Rin Tin Tin]], UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn, and Creator/MTV.Creator/{{MTV}}. The music video also references ''Film/CitizenKane'', comparing the [[ThisIsASong empty lyrics of the pop song]] to Kane's manipulative political run in the film.
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-->'''Popper:''' We're five white kids from the suburbs whose parents supported us while we were starting out, so let's not insult the term.

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-->'''Popper:''' -->'''John Popper:''' We're five white kids from the suburbs whose parents supported us while we were starting out, so let's not insult the term.



** In "Hook", Popper admits he's weaponizing shout-outs: "To confuse the issue I refer/To familiar heroes from long ago"; throughout the song he references Literature/PeterPan, [[HeroicDog Rin Tin Tin]], UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn, and Creator/MTV. The music video also references Film/CitizenKane, comparing the [[ThisIsASong empty lyrics of the pop song]] to Kane's manipulative political run in the film.

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** In "Hook", Popper admits he's weaponizing shout-outs: "To confuse the issue I refer/To familiar heroes from long ago"; throughout the song he references Literature/PeterPan, [[HeroicDog Rin Tin Tin]], UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn, and Creator/MTV. The music video also references Film/CitizenKane, ''Film/CitizenKane'', comparing the [[ThisIsASong empty lyrics of the pop song]] to Kane's manipulative political run in the film.
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* AntiChristmasSong: Subverted; in "Christmas" the singer wants everyone to enjoy the holiday, but he himself is struggling to get into the spirit as an adult.



* RealitySubtext: "Run-Around" was written by Popper about an unrequited crush he had.
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** "Run-Around" begins with "Once upon a midnight, Dearie"; a reference to the first line in Literature/TheRaven by Edgar Allen Poe.

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** "Run-Around" begins with "Once upon a midnight, Dearie"; a reference to only one line changed from the first line in Literature/TheRaven ''Literature/TheRaven'' by Edgar Allen Poe.Creator/EdgarAllanPoe.



** In "Hook", Popper admits he's weaponizing shout-outs: "To confuse the issue I refer/To familiar heroes from long ago"; throughout the song he references Literature/PeterPan, Rin Tin Tin, Anne Bolyne, and MTV. The music video references Film/CitizenKane.

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** In "Hook", Popper admits he's weaponizing shout-outs: "To confuse the issue I refer/To familiar heroes from long ago"; throughout the song he references Literature/PeterPan, [[HeroicDog Rin Tin Tin, Anne Bolyne, Tin]], UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn, and MTV. Creator/MTV. The music video also references Film/CitizenKane.Film/CitizenKane, comparing the [[ThisIsASong empty lyrics of the pop song]] to Kane's manipulative political run in the film.

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* ShoutOut: The first line in "Regarding Steven" is one to [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "Sympathy for the Devil"]]. Throughout the latter song, Satan says, "Hope you guess my name"; the first line in "Regarding Steven" is "Well, I guessed your name and I'm sure you know mine..."

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** "Run-Around" begins with "Once upon a midnight, Dearie"; a reference to the first line in Literature/TheRaven by Edgar Allen Poe.
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The first line in "Regarding Steven" is one to [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "Sympathy for the Devil"]]. Throughout the latter song, Satan says, "Hope you guess my name"; the first line in "Regarding Steven" is "Well, I guessed your name and I'm sure you know mine...""
** In "Hook", Popper admits he's weaponizing shout-outs: "To confuse the issue I refer/To familiar heroes from long ago"; throughout the song he references Literature/PeterPan, Rin Tin Tin, Anne Bolyne, and MTV. The music video references Film/CitizenKane.
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* TheSacredDarkness: "The Darkness We All Need" paints times of emotional darkness as a beautiful time of enlightenment.
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* TheCameo: All of the tracks on ''Blow Up The Moon'' are essentially collaborations with cameos from Music/{{Hanson}}, Rome Ramirez, 3OH!3, Music/JCChasez, Music/{{Jewel}}, and The Plain White Ts among others.

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* TheCameo: All of the tracks on ''Blow Up The Moon'' are essentially collaborations with cameos from Music/{{Hanson}}, Rome Ramirez, 3OH!3, Music/JCChasez, Music/{{Jewel}}, Music/BowlingForSoup, and The Plain White Ts among others.
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* BornUnlucky: The disabled boy in "The Poignant and Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack" is nicknamed Lack because of all his disabilities.


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* {{Determinator}}: Featherhead in "The Poignant and Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack", a young girl who flaps her arms all day in an attempt to fly. [[spoiler: While she doesn't get the ability to naturally fly like Lack does, she becomes an astronaut when she grows up.]]
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* DoggedNiceGuy: The Narrator being given the titular "Run-Around".


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* RealitySubtext: "Run-Around" was written by Popper about an unrequited crush he had.
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Blues Traveler is a jam band formed in Princeton, UsefulNotes/NewJersey in 1987 and primarily known for its two 90s hits "Run Around" and "Hook" (both from the album ''Four'') and for the band's lead singer, John Popper, appearing on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' as Dan's best friend.

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Blues Traveler is a jam band formed in Princeton, UsefulNotes/NewJersey in 1987 and primarily known for its two 90s hits "Run Around" and "Hook" (both from the album ''Four'') and for the band's lead singer, John Popper, appearing on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' as Dan's best friend.an old friend of Dan.
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* RereleaseTheSong: "But Anyway" was the first song of the band's first album in 1990. It was re-released as a single in 1996 with its inclusion on the ''Film/{{Kingpin}}'' soundtrack, and would go to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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* RereleaseTheSong: "But Anyway" was the first song of the band's first album in 1990. It was re-released as a single in 1996 with its inclusion on the ''Film/{{Kingpin}}'' soundtrack, and would go to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.alternative rock chart.
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** "Battle For Someone" plays with this; the first verse is cynical and pessimistic, the second verse is hopeful and optimistic, and the third verse is [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism a balance between the first two.]] A line in the third verse reads, "The preceding verses are the halves of my soul."

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** "Battle For of Someone" plays with this; the first verse is cynical and pessimistic, the second verse is hopeful and optimistic, and the third verse is [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism a balance between the first two.]] A line in the third verse reads, "The preceding verses are the halves of my soul."

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