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hwutTF t1_j6fq2j8 wrote

Reply to comment by ElAutismobombismo in Lawsuit claims mini bottles of Fireball Cinnamon don’t actually contain whisky by TheAngryBlackGuy

liquor that's really cheap, has a reputation for tasting terrible = young

fruity = not serious = girly!

the gender one is a combination of two things. one some hang ups about how certain kinds of mixed drinks aren't "serious". this is a palette thing, where the more the alcohol flavour isn't overpowered or disguised, somehow the more serious it is. these people feel self important for their palette essentially. the other part is that these drinks tend to be quite pretty. they tend to be colorful and have cute decorations like little umbrellas and we all know men are stripped of their manhood if they come in contact with a decorative umbrella

the gender one is fucking goofy. the idea that women don't know fine liquor is silly, the idea that drinks with flavour added are more serious is silly, the uses that colourful umbrellas are girl is silly. the funniest part is the number of men who spend time drinking alcohol they don't like the flavour of just to be "serious". lmao bro that's sad

the age idea is partially about their palette, but also mostly about the notion that young people tend to drink for the sake of drinking because it's just become available to them. they tend to not have a lot of experience with liquors, they tend to be drinking in high quantities (if they're partying), and they tend to have little money. so they tend to go for the cheapest stuff and either not care about how awful it tastes OR they become accustomed to the taste and like it.

there's some truth to the age one because if you have an option other than everclear or fireball, you'll usually take it

fireball is one of the most contentious ones because everyone either hates the taste and thinks it's the worst thing they've ever encountered on earth or they love it. Ive heard multiple car mechanics swear fireball tastes exactly like coolant

oh and it has an exceptionally strong smell so everyone KNOWS if you're drinking fireball. i one walked into dive bar that had fireball on tap and damn that place had a..... unique smell

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bossmt_2 t1_j6flvcq wrote

Reply to comment by DraxtortheLock in Rick Astley sues Yung Gravy over alleged Never Gonna Give You Up imitation by redlightist

Bittersweet symphony was a sample. It wasn't an interpolation. Interpolation is Gangsta's Paradise interpolating Pasttime Paradise. Interpolation is what Yung Gravy is doing when he takes the melody of Never Gonna Give You Up and sings different words.

Bittersweet Symphony doesn't take the melody from the Last Time. It samples the riff which they got permission to do. But what happened is a lawsuit from essentially a greedy manager who owned the Stones Catalogue and wanted to make a ton of money and knew they had the Verve over the barrel.

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Anchor689 t1_j6fiacj wrote

Reply to comment by RockyMountainHigh- in Rick Astley sues Yung Gravy over alleged Never Gonna Give You Up imitation by redlightist

Supposedly he doesn't make that much since he didn't write the song. In 2010 it was reported he had only made $12 from the phenomenon. Then again, he said more recently that he's not sure how much it has made on YouTube, but I'm sure Sony Music has made a pretty penny since they now own both the label that the songwriter was with, and the label that the Astley recording was under.

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