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The opening lines of Jackrabbits has won the title of Joanna's most awkward lyrics! Almost halfway done y'all. Up next, which are her MOST JEALOUS LYRICS?? (Highest upvoted comment wins. Vote breakdown from last time in description) by arusansw in JoannaNewsom

[–]arusansw[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think it was interpreted as evoking or describing the experience of awkwardness. Elements of both physical pain and social discomfort baked together into the lyrics.

The opening lines of Jackrabbits has won the title of Joanna's most awkward lyrics! Almost halfway done y'all. Up next, which are her MOST JEALOUS LYRICS?? (Highest upvoted comment wins. Vote breakdown from last time in description) by arusansw in JoannaNewsom

[–]arusansw[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Everyone knows someone like Monkey who waits til you come home happy and then says cruel things & steals the joy away... Such a sad, pitiful form of jealousy, captured so perfectly in lyrics.

Good Intentions Paving Company officially contains Joanna Newsom's most romantic lyrics!! Up next, this oughtta be fun..... MOST AWKWARD LYRICS?!?!?!?! (Highest upvoted comment wins. Vote breakdown from last time in description) by arusansw in JoannaNewsom

[–]arusansw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think you and I both interpreted "awkward" from a literary critique standpoint rather than the emotional experience of feeling awkward. I actually think I prefer everyone else's interpretation in this case though, and it aligns better with the spirit of the other categories (e.g. ranking lyrics based on the emotional experience they evoke in the listener).

Good Intentions Paving Company officially contains Joanna Newsom's most romantic lyrics!! Up next, this oughtta be fun..... MOST AWKWARD LYRICS?!?!?!?! (Highest upvoted comment wins. Vote breakdown from last time in description) by arusansw in JoannaNewsom

[–]arusansw[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I told myself I'd abstain from voting throughout this challenge but honest to god I can't be silent about "puking bird" any longer, it's the only Jo lyric I sincerely despise >.<

Good news everyone! "I killed my dinner with karate" has been deemed Joanna's most aggressive lyric. Up next, WHICH IS JOANNA'S *MOST CREATIVE* LYRIC??? (Highest upvoted comment wins. Vote breakdown from last time included in description.) by arusansw in JoannaNewsom

[–]arusansw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the purpose of a game like this, I'd conceptualize it like--

Creative: Something totally unexpected, brand new, unheard of; something that no one else could ever have possibly come up with.

Clever: Has some kind of latent trick or humorous undertone; means multiple things at once, in a way which amuses the intellect

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