1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chibitropes2_3616.jpg]] |
2 | Bitter Ruin is an acoustic DarkCabaret/dark flamenco band formed by the classically trained Georgia Train and Ben Richards who met in Brighton in music school. |
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4 | !This band shows examples of: |
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6 | * AudienceParticipation : For The Dancing Dolls Of Porcelain. "Are we or are we not in a rowdy bar?" |
7 | * CuteGlassesBoy: Ben. |
8 | * DefiledForever: There are elements of this in their song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7361nyVg74 Soldier]], especially lines like "I'm desperately used, no good to anyone else" |
9 | * DestructiveRomance: In The Vice, Trust, Chewing Gum and more. |
10 | * GenreMashup: To list the genres cited on their [[http://www.bitterruin.com/home.html website]]: "Noir, Indie, Rock, Punk, Cabaret, Folk, Soul, Musical Theatre, Flamenco, Classical [...]." |
11 | * HappinessInSlavery: Also in Soldier, the narrator declares that they don't actually want to be free of the subject. |
12 | * LoveNostalgiaSong: Beware. |
13 | * TheMasochismTango: '''Many''' of their songs mention a relationship of this sort, especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUhukCO7li8 Trust]], which is sung as a straight up duet. |
14 | * NeverMyFault: |
15 | ** Georgia's character. From Trust: "How do you expect me to tell the truth ?" |
16 | ** From I'm Going To Be A Murderer: "And I wasn't tested, cause I've learned no lesson, I admit it so I am clearly innocent." |
17 | * PimpedOutDress: Georgia sure likes her dresses [[TrueBlueFemininity blue]], sleeveless, and sparkly. |
18 | * SanitySlippageSong: Deficiency Of You. |
19 | * SpoiledBrat: Georgia's character. From I'm Going To Be A Murderer: ''"I'm a greedy girl who gorges on the grasping of a grudge."'' and ''"I'm a stubborn stuck up petty gal"''. AllTakeAndNoGive is also a recurring theme in the songs. |
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