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* SpokenWordInMusic: The TitleTrack opens with an excerpt from an exchange between UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump and Creator/{{CNN}} reporter Jim Acosta, leading into the lyrics' rumination on the sociocultural factors that led to Trump becoming president of the United States.

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* SpokenWordInMusic: The TitleTrack opens with an excerpt from an exchange between UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump and Creator/{{CNN}} CNN reporter Jim Acosta, leading into the lyrics' rumination on the sociocultural factors that led to Trump becoming president of the United States.
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** The drum groove and bassline of "Smell The Roses" resemble a slightly sped-up "[[Music/WishYouWereHere "Have A Cigar"]].
** [[Music/WishYouWereHere "Wish you were here in Guantanamo Bay!"]]

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** The drum groove and bassline of "Smell The Roses" resemble a slightly sped-up "[[Music/WishYouWereHere "[[Music/WishYouWereHere1975 "Have A Cigar"]].
** [[Music/WishYouWereHere [[Music/WishYouWereHere1975 "Wish you were here in Guantanamo Bay!"]]
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* SpokenWordInMusic: The TitleTrack opens with an excerpt from an exchange between UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump and Creator/{{CNN}} reporter James Acosta, leading into the lyrics' rumination on the sociocultural factors that led to Trump becoming president of the United States.

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* SpokenWordInMusic: The TitleTrack opens with an excerpt from an exchange between UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump and Creator/{{CNN}} reporter James Jim Acosta, leading into the lyrics' rumination on the sociocultural factors that led to Trump becoming president of the United States.

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* SpokenWordInMusic: "When We Were Young"
* TakeThat: The album and its promotional tour, titled ''Us + Them'', is an indictment on [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump President Donald Trump's]] far-right political standing, in particular the "travel ban" bills and the Republican Party's attempts at dismantling of the Affordable Care Act and his predecessor [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama's]] progressive social policies.

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* SpokenWordInMusic: "When The TitleTrack opens with an excerpt from an exchange between UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump and Creator/{{CNN}} reporter James Acosta, leading into the lyrics' rumination on the sociocultural factors that led to Trump becoming president of the United States.
-->"So, as an example, you're CNN. I mean it's story, after story, after story is bad. I won. I won. And the other thing, chaos. There’s zero chaos.
We Were Young"
are running. This is a fine-tuned mach--"
* TakeThat: The album and its promotional tour, titled ''Us + Them'', is an indictment on [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump President Donald Trump's]] US president UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's far-right political standing, in particular the "travel ban" bills and the Republican Party's attempts at dismantling of the Affordable Care Act and his predecessor [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama's]] UsefulNotes/BarackObama's progressive social policies.policies.
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* CallBack: The instrumentals for "Déjà Vu" are bound to remind one of [[Music/{{Animals}} "Pigs on the Wing"]].

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* CallBack: The instrumentals for "Déjà Vu" are bound to remind one of [[Music/{{Animals}} [[Music/{{Animals|1977}} "Pigs on the Wing"]].
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* {{Anaphora}}: Each verse in "Picture That" features a chunk of consecutive lines that all start with the verb "picture." Verse three is made almost entirely of these lines, with the sole exception of a TitleDrop in the middle.
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Waters is currently promoting this album with his ''Us and Them'' world tour.

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Waters is currently promoting promoted this album with his ''Us and Them'' world tour.
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-->''"If I had been God

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-->[[NayTheist I believe I could have done a better job]]''

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-->[[NayTheist I believe I could have done a better job]]''job]]"

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-->With my staIf I had been given the nod

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-->With my staIf staff and my rod
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I had been given the nod
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-->''"If I had been God
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-->[[NayTheist I believe I could have done a better job]]''
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** [[Music/WishYouWereHere "Wish you were here in Guantanamo Bay!"]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''If I had been God, with my staff and my rod, I could have done a better job.'']]

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''Is This The Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first rock album since 1992's ''Amused To Death''.

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''Is This The the Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first rock album since 1992's ''Amused To to Death''.


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** The drum groove and bassline of "Smell The Roses" resemble a slightly sped-up "Have A Cigar".

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** The drum groove and bassline of "Smell The Roses" resemble a slightly sped-up "[[Music/WishYouWereHere "Have A Cigar".Cigar"]].
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''Is This The Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first rock album since 1992's ''AmusedToDeath''.

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''Is This The Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first rock album since 1992's ''AmusedToDeath''.''Amused To Death''.
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''Is This The Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first rock album since 1992's ''Music/AmusedToDeath''.

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''Is This The Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first rock album since 1992's ''Music/AmusedToDeath''.''AmusedToDeath''.
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''Is This The Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first one in a while.

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''Is This The Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first one in a while.rock album since 1992's ''Music/AmusedToDeath''.
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** The drum groove and bassline of "Smell The Roses" resemble a slightly sped-up "Have A Cigar".
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* TakeThat: ''Music/IsThisTheLifeWeReallyWant'' and its promotional tour, titled ''Us + Them'', is an indictment on [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump President Donald Trump's]] far-right political standing, in particular the "travel ban" bills and the Republican Party's attempts at dismantling of the Affordable Care Act and his predecessor [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama's]] progressive social policies.

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* TakeThat: ''Music/IsThisTheLifeWeReallyWant'' The album and its promotional tour, titled ''Us + Them'', is an indictment on [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump President Donald Trump's]] far-right political standing, in particular the "travel ban" bills and the Republican Party's attempts at dismantling of the Affordable Care Act and his predecessor [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama's]] progressive social policies.
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* TakeThat: At modern society in general. Hence, "is this the life we really want?"

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* TakeThat: At modern society ''Music/IsThisTheLifeWeReallyWant'' and its promotional tour, titled ''Us + Them'', is an indictment on [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump President Donald Trump's]] far-right political standing, in general. Hence, "is this particular the life we really want?""travel ban" bills and the Republican Party's attempts at dismantling of the Affordable Care Act and his predecessor [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama's]] progressive social policies.
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* SpokenWordInMusic: "When We Were Young"
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* CallBack: The instrumentals for "Déjà Vu" are bound to remind one of [[Music/{{Animals}} "Pigs on the Wing"]].
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-->''"...punch their iPhones..."''

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-->''"...punch their iPhones..."''"''
* TakeThat: At modern society in general. Hence, "is this the life we really want?"
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* ListSong: "Is This The Life We Really Want?"
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* CensorBox: The album cover is covered with these.
* ClusterFBomb: "Picture That":
-->Picture a courthouse with no fucking laws\\
Picture a cathouse with no fucking whores\\
Picture a shithouse with no fucking drains\\
Picture a leader with no fucking brains.
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* ProductPlacement: From "The Last Refugee":
-->''"...punch their iPhones..."''
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Waters is currently promoting this album with his ''Us and Them'' world tour.

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* AGodAmI: The first verse of "Déjà Vu".

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* AGodAmI: The first verse of "Déjà Vu".Vu".
* ConceptAlbum
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''Is This The Life We Really Want?'' is a 2017 album by Music/RogerWaters, and his first one in a while.

!!Are these the tropes we really want?

* AGodAmI: The first verse of "Déjà Vu".

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