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Titles based on song lyrics by other people

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Mar 4, 2025
  • 1 min read

Yeah, I do that a bit. A Beauty Asleep, The Road You Didn't Take, Just Like Yesterday. Deconstructing hooks, though it's not like I ever use music from those songs.

 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Mar 03, 2025

Here and Now is just a really common phrase in English. It's hardly specific to one song. At best, all that does is add a tune to the phrase. It's not the same as coining a new phrase. Or, better yet, coining a new word and having it enter parlance.

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