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2Bitter 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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