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Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove 

Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove — a statement that can be taken figuratively, literally and symbolically that teaches the lesson that sometimes simplicity is profundity.

Used symbolically or metaphorically it can apply to people who let Tantric Sex get in the way of good fucking. Never let the “lyrics” get in the way of the “groove”.

Used literally it can refer to a lesson learned by Allee Willis when she co-wrote the song September with Maurice White.

White insisted on using the filler lyric “Ba-dee-ya” in the context of the finished song; and Allee Willis strongly disagreed with this choice and asked:

“What the fuck does “Ba-dee-ya” mean?”

To which Maurice White replied:

“What The fuck does it matter. Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove.”

The song was a smash hit.

Figuratively it can be used to mean “less is more”.

Teenager learning to cook doing waaaaaaaay too much:

I’m gonna make a gourmet hamburger with sausage and beef topped with goat cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, mustard, Ketchup, and Vidalia onion.

Friend hungry and ready to eat now:

DUDE! Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove!!!! Just make us a couple of burgers.
Husband:

First we are going to do eye gazing; then we are going to give each other oil massages. After that we are going to place our right hands on each other’s hearts while chanting a pleasure mantra. Next, we are going to…

Wife interrupts:

Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove.
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Gone the way of the gel 

Where someone who you know for having long and floppy hair suddenly has it cut short and gelled up.
Bob: Wow have you seen Alex's new style?
Jack: Yeah I know, he's gone the way of the gel.

Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo 

Dude, you guys are slowly going the way of the buffalo.

slowly going the way of the buffalo 

When an individual or group of individuals eventually 'sells out'.
"Dude, you guys are slowly going the way of the buffalo".

Going the way of the dodo bird 

A phrase used by doofus’s to attempt to sound intelligent when in all reality it only makes the speaker sound like a dodo bird.
Hey Wally, don’t look into anything that might make us money, that shit’s going the way of the dodo bird around here.

Getting It Out Of The Way 

Doing something you wish you didn't have to, or are otherwise obligated to do, in order to make life easier.
The mall is a nightmare at Christmastime, I'm Getting It Out Of The Way this November.

get-out-of-the-way-and-let-her-fuck-the-construction-worker 

The duty of a male when the girl he likes decides to date a man of lesser qualities / virtues / value
"She evidently likes the douche with the receding hairline...It's time to get-out-of-the-way-and-let-her-fuck-the-construction-worker."