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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.
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.
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.
Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove by Mind Hunter the Profiler September 21, 2023
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Mukuro Ikusaba, the 16th student, lying hidden somewhere in this school. The one they call the ultimate despair. Watch out for her.
Mukuro Ikusaba, the 16th student, lying hidden somewhere in this school. The one they call the ultimate despair. Watch out for her.
Mukuro Ikusaba, the 16th student, lying hidden somewhere in this school. The one they call the ultimate despair. Watch out for her.
bitch you lyin
Girl 1: Your man fucked my pussy so good last night.
Girl 2: Bitch you lyin, he was with me all night!
Girl 2: Bitch you lyin, he was with me all night!
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Lorina
An awesome, hilarious, adorable gal with a creative mind. She loves to help people whenever she can and gets all of the guys. She is always kind to people but don’t mess around with her or you will see a whole nother side of her. She is a great friend and a wonderful companion
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Lying Camel
A woman involved in a relationship with someone who's occupation requires them to be out of town for periods of time or lives a distance away, but has sex with others as soon as he leaves town.
Lucy; “Your girlfriend left the bar last night and went to a hotel with a grease-ball.”
Charles; "But she promised me when it came to sex she's like a camel!”
Lucy; “Wow! What a lying camel!”
Charles; "But she promised me when it came to sex she's like a camel!”
Lucy; “Wow! What a lying camel!”
Lying Camel by EBGB September 26, 2011
Lorinators
A Hater: ‘Damn the Lorinators are winning,let me do something to ruin their moment’
Lorinators: ‘What I say bitch,rent-fuckin-free’
Lorinators: ‘What I say bitch,rent-fuckin-free’
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Ratfucker
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