I remember when "near rhymes" were getting popular. There were three of us working on a song, Erik Thorson, "Tennessee" Bob Landrigan, and I. T Bob suggested we could rhyme "blue" with "window" as a near rhyme. With his New York accent (the reason he got the nickname "Tennessee" Bob) it still wasn't quite even a near rhyme. We argued for a while, then Erik and I wrote a limerick which is framed on my wall today:

There once was a songwriter who
Tried to rhyme "window" with "blue"
The publisher said
You're out of your head
And threw him out of the window
-Erik Thorson and Mike Dunbar

Yes, the old joke was "moon, June, croon" nowdays there is hardly a common word that hasn't become a rhyme cliche.

Run fun; take break; heart fart, you hear them all the time.



It's a Cliche
(c)2009 words and music by Mike Dunbar

VERSE
The Nasvhille songwriters say don't rhyme "start" with "heart"
But right from the start you put a new beat in my heart
It feels so new but it's the oldest thing of all
It's such a trip the way you made me fall

CHORUS
It's a Cliche
"I love you" is now passe
And those love rhymes have gone away
But still I feel like I'm inventing the wheel
Each time you blow me a kiss it may be old but it's real
So I can't stop myself from these words I say
Even though
It's a Cliche

VERSE
You might not hear my lyrics singing on the radio
They won't open the doors down there on Music...well, you know
But just like Grandpa or the Romans and those old cavemen
We'll find those simple things work over and over amen

CHORUS
It's a Cliche
"I love you" might be passe
And those love rhymes have gone away
But still I feel like I'm inventing the wheel
Each time you blow me a kiss it may be old but it's real
So now I can't stop myself from these words I say
Even though
It's a Cliche

BRIDGE
I'm not afraid to be foolish
You're too much to lose to a trend
So I'll keep saying "I love you"
Over and over and over

CHORUS
It's a Cliche
"I love you" might be passe
And those love rhymes have gone away
But still I feel like I'm inventing the wheel
Each time you blow me a kiss it may be old but it's real
So now I can't stop myself from these words I say
Even though
It's a Cliche
"I love you" might be passe
And those love rhymes have gone away
But still I feel like I'm inventing the wheel
Each time you blow me a kiss it may be old but it's real
So now I can't stop myself from these words I say
Even though
It's a Cliche


You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
-niteshift

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