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minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoShe says more “theeeeeeis”, there’s a hint of an “is” sound at the end of the word. I don’t get it. It’s meant to rhyme with “disagree”, and it’s not like the song is interpreted differently if it’s “these” vs “this”.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoit’s called a slant rhyme, and it is the playground of the devil. See: “Here I am, rock you like a hurricane” for another famous example of two words rhyming that don’t.
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoBut “I am” and “hurricane” does rhyme
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agonot even a little bit, but that didn’t stop Lenny Kravitz.
She says more “theeeeeeis”, there’s a hint of an “is” sound at the end of the word.
I don’t get it. It’s meant to rhyme with “disagree”, and it’s not like the song is interpreted differently if it’s “these” vs “this”.
it’s called a slant rhyme, and it is the playground of the devil.
See: “Here I am, rock you like a hurricane” for another famous example of two words rhyming that don’t.
But “I am” and “hurricane” does rhyme
Is that meant to rhyme?
not even a little bit, but that didn’t stop Lenny Kravitz.