![]() ![]() I hear this done in a lot of songs and it makes a mess. I’m talking about the problems that emerge when ‘And’ is used interchangeably with ‘But’. I’m not talking here about its usual connective function (‘You And I’, ‘Ebony and Ivory’). ‘And’ is one of the most commonly used words in the English language. The contrast might in some cases be implicit, and still work, but in most cases the main idea would be unclear. Think about the songs above, and the many thousands of contrast songs like them, with the ‘But’ removed. Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord Indeed you’re gonna have to Serve Somebody ![]() You may be a socialite with a long string of pearlsīut you’re gonna have to Serve Somebody, yes You may be the heavyweight champion of the world You may like to gamble, you might like to dance You may be an ambassador to England or France For example:īut I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking Forīut I Still Haven’t Found what I’m Looking For ‘But’ is an especially important word in songs because different sections (say, Verse and Chorus) often employ contrast and ‘ But’ is what connects them. It’s easy to overlook the oversized impact of such commonplace words. I put them together because not only are they often misused, they’re also easily confused, and one lands where the other would be better. The second and third most dangerous words (in this order) are probably ‘But’ and ‘And’. As with any writing, it’s easy to lose track of what ‘it’ refers to. Shipping varies depending on where you live and the shipping method picked at checkout.I’ve often said that the most dangerous word in songwriting is ‘IT’. Our products typically print and process in 5 business days. come directly from companies that have obtained licensing rights to sell these products. The rest of our selection of officially licensed tees from the likes of Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, etc. We have direct licenses for Hasbro properties such as GI JOE, Transformers, Dungeons and Dragons, Monopoly, My Little Pony, and more! We also have direct deals to make retro tees and products for Doritos and Mountain Dew. We’ve been around since the year 2000 and sold millions of t-shirts. ![]() We’ve seen a ton of fly by night t-shirt companies come along, and lots of them advertise on facebook, so it’s natural for you to feel this way about us.
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