XPost: alt.english.usage, alt.usage.english, nl.taal
From: snidely.too@gmail.com
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> Peter Moylan wrote:
>> On 20/12/25 10:26, Mark Brader wrote:
>>> Anton Shepelev:
>>
>>>> No idea. 99% of English speech I hear is in songs, and I can't
>>>> seem to remember a song with the words `build' or `built'.
>>>
>>> "We built this city on rock and roll."
>>
>> That's the song that started this thread.
>
> A quick google (the AI summary at the top, probably not
> definitive)
>
>
> Songs with "Build" or "Built" in the Title/Chorus:
>
> "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert: "I was never really here until I
> saw this house/And the roof was on fire, and the water was high/But it was
> home, and the walls were warm/And I was safe and sound...".
>
> "We Built This City" - Starship: "We built this city on rock and roll".
>
> "Build" - The Housemartins: "It's build a house where we can stay / Add a new
> bit every day".
>
> "Proud of the House We Built" - Brooks & Dunn: "I'm proud of the house we
> built / It's stronger than sticks, stones, and steel".
>
> "Build My Life" - Pat Barrett: "Build my life upon your word / Build my life
> upon your love".
>
> "Build" - Healy: "I'm just tryna build my block up".
>
>
> Songs with "Built" in the Lyrics:
>
> "Believer" - Imagine Dragons: "You break me down, you build me up, believer,
> believer".
>
> "The Hexx" - Pavement: "never build a building till you're 50, what kind of
> life is that?".
>
> "Built the Wall" - Luke TheNotable: "built the wall it's so dang tall".
Um, 2 of the 3 in the "built" section have "build" in the quoted part.
-d
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